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$230M Macquarie student accommodation wins development approval
Construction 2025-01-23 4:46 pm By Sam Matthews

Developer Freecity has won court approval for its plans for a 19-level, $230 million student accommodation development near Macquarie University, after its plans were initially knocked back by the local council.

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ACCC report spotlights delays in gas infrastructure
ACCC 2025-01-10 11:55 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has warned new gas production is “not being brought online fast enough” and called for measures to smooth the transition of the energy and has markets.

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Albanese government injects $200M for WA housing, infrastructure
Policy and Regulation 2025-01-10 11:04 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The federal government has announced a $200 million investment aimed at boosting housing and infrastructure in regional Western Australia.

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Taiwan’s HDRE inks deals for solar energy collaboration
Energy & Natural Resources 2025-01-10 2:24 pm By Andy Sidler

Allens has brokered a deal between Australian renewable company ZEN Energy and Taiwanese company HDRE to create a battery system that will increase national solar storage by 33 per cent. 

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Law firm can’t dodge $5.4M security in Macquarie class action
Class Actions 2025-01-06 7:24 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Maurice Blackburn is stuck paying $5.4 million in security in a flex commissions class action against Macquarie, with a judge saying it represents a “business risk willingly undertaken”.

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Pfizer faces class action investigation into Depo-Provera
Class Actions 2025-01-06 8:22 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

US drug maker Pfizer is facing a class action investigation into the possible link between its injectable contraceptive Depo-Provera and brain tumors.

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IP firm loses challenge to Apple’s authentication patent
Intellectual Property 2025-01-06 8:05 pm By Cindy Cameronne

An intellectual property firm has lost its legal challenge to Apple’s bid to patent its method of authentication on electronic devices, including smartphones.

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Quest Dockland residents sue over COVID-19 rent relief
Real Estate 2025-01-08 6:55 pm By Andy Sidler

Commercial tenants of Quest Dockland’s Bourke Street apartment complex have filed proceedings against 45 landlords, claiming their requests for rent relief during the COVID-19 pandemic were ignored. 

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High Court asked to weigh in on Katy Perry trade mark stoush
Intellectual Property 2025-01-03 5:52 pm By Sam Matthews

An Australian fashion designer has asked the High Court to overturn a Full Court win for singer Katy Perry in a long-running trade mark dispute, saying the court’s findings “wrongly privilege the powerful and famous over ordinary traders”.

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Toyota unit Hino to pay $87M to settle emissions cheating class action
Class Actions 2025-01-03 5:51 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Hino Motors has agreed to pay $87 million to settle a consumer class action alleging it misrepresented that its vehicles met Australian emissions and road standards over a 20-year period.

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