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Court won’t restrain work on Healesville Railway Line reconstruction
Construction 2025-01-28 11:03 pm By Andy Sidler

Residents of a property near the historic Healesville Railway Line have failed in their bid to halt works proceeding on weekends and out of hours, with a judge calling their complaints “oversensitive”.

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Engineering firm Monadelphous wins $150M contract with Rio Tinto
Energy & Natural Resources 2025-01-28 10:54 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Engineering firm Monadelphous Group has been awarded new construction and maintenance contracts worth $150 million at a Rio Tinto iron ore mine in the Pilbara region. 

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Mineralogy can’t get more discovery from CITIC in $12B Pilbara mine feud
Appeals 2025-01-23 4:27 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Mineralogy has lost its bid for expanded discovery from CITIC in a case seeking to compel the Clive Palmer-owned tenement owner to file expansion proposals allegedly needed to maintain production at a Pilbara iron mine.

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Energy Queensland unit fights probe into Centrepay charges
Energy & Natural Resources 2025-01-23 1:55 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Ergon Energy is challenging a notice from the energy regulator in its probe of payments received via a Centrelink direct debit scheme, after AGL was fined $25 million for overcharging welfare recipients.

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Herbert Smith Freehills commodities partner joins HFW
Energy & Natural Resources 2025-01-23 11:20 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Law firm HFW has welcomed former Herbert Smith Freehills energy M&A partner Graeme Gamble to its Perth office.

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Belmore’s St George Hotel settles fight over approval for digital business signs
New South Wales 2025-01-24 11:08 pm By Sam Matthews

The iconic St George Hotel in Belmore has settled its dispute with the local council, agreeing not to use flashing signs or digital signs that might “unreasonably dazzle” passing drivers. 

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NSW rail unions agree to end work bans amid pay dispute
Employment 2025-01-22 10:52 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Unions involved in Sydney’s rail worker pay dispute have agreed to pause all industrial action and revive negotiations with the NSW government on a new enterprise agreement. 

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Gov’t promises $10K bonuses for residential construction apprentices
Construction 2025-01-24 11:40 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The Albanese government has promised to provide apprentices in the residential construction industry with $10,000 bonuses under a $627 million scheme.

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New class action says 3M sold hazardous PFAS products
Class Actions 2025-01-21 11:48 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Chemical manufacturer 3M is facing a class action alleging it sold products containing hazardous materials known as PFAS without disclosing the risks they posed. 

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Court fight erupts over coverage for cyclone damage to lux Hamilton Island development
Construction 2025-01-23 5:01 pm By Andy Sidler

The owners of a Hamilton Island resort are facing a potentially lengthy legal battle after suing their builder and its insurer over $20 million in allegedly defective rectification works completed after Cyclone Debbie.  The villas owned by Great Barrier Reef Yacht Club Villas were damaged in the March 2017 cyclone, after which Insurance Australia Limited…

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