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Gina Rinehart denies contract with landowner in dispute over fence
Mining magnate Gina Rinehart has argued she should be dismissed from a dispute with a neighbour at her Sundown Valley cattle station over a fence, with the neighbor telling a judge no lawyer will represent her in the dispute with the billionaire.
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Maas Group sells unit to Heidelberg Materials for $1.7B
Maas Group Holdings has sold its construction material division to Heidelberg Materials for $1.7 billion, vowing to use the proceeds of the sale to invest in AI and digital infrastructure assets after acquiring a minority stake in AI data centre company Firmus.
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Aspen, Establishment developers hit Geocon with $13M cross-claim
The developers of the Aspen and Establishment luxury residential projects in Canberra have lobbed a cross-claim alleging builder Geocon owes them up to $12.9 million in delay damages.
Bunnings wins appeal in privacy case over facial recognition tech
Bunnings has largely won its appeal of a finding that use of facial recognition technology in its stores breached privacy laws, with a tribunal saying an exemption applied to the hardware chain to combat retail crime.
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Charter Hall pays $152M for stake in WSU’s Parramatta campus
Property investor Charter Hall has dropped $152 million for a 50 per cent stake in Western Sydney University's Parramatta campus. 
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High Court tosses Obeid, Macdonald appeals over rigged coal tender
Labor politicians Ian Macdonald and Eddie Obeid, and his son Moses Obeid have lost their High Court challenges to their convictions for a conspiracy to rig a mining exploration tender.
Randwick Racecourse fends off Racing NSW’s push for administrator
The owner of Sydney’s Randwick Racecourse has won its bid for a stay on the appointment of an administrator by regulator Racing NSW, which has raised concerns about a “material uncertainty” in the club’s accounts. 
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Canberra builder loses spat with contractor on Garema Place Hotel
A Canberra builder has failed to set aside a $918,000 decision in favour of the contractor that performed earthworks on the 10-storey Garema Place Hotel, with a judge finding the builder’s payment schedule was not validly served. 
St Vincent’s Hospital hit with underpayments class action
One of the firms that secured a record $230 million settlement in a class action on behalf of NSW doctors is still on the case, firing off a class action against Sydney's St Vincent's Hospital for allegedly underpaying junior doctors.
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Defence department to divest $2B from estate after audit
The government has announced that it will divest 67 defence properties following an audit which found that much of the estate was underutilized and in a state of disrepair.