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Developer can’t halt ACT retirement village review pending appeal
Construction 2026-02-06 11:27 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A developer with plans for a retirement village on part of the Federal Golf Course has lost a bid for an interim stay of a tribunal proceeding by a community group opposed to the project.

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Sydney townhouse project a case of ‘overdevelopment’, court says
Real Estate 2026-02-06 11:48 pm By Sam Matthews

A court has rejected a developer’s plans for a Sydney housing development, finding its cramped townhouses would provide little amenity to future residents and encroach upon an endangered environment site.

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Mitsubishi Estate Asia to sell 49.9% stake in Stockland partnership
Real Estate 2026-02-06 11:47 pm By Christine Caulfield

Real estate investor Mitsubishi Estate Asia is divesting its 49.9 per cent interest in the Stockland Residential Rental Partnership amid what its broker says is “surging” interest in the land lease communities sector in Australia.

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Strongroom AI director claims self-incrimination privilege in EVP case
Technology 2026-02-05 11:50 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A director of med tech start-up Strongroom AI is claiming privilege against self-incrimination in a case by venture capital firm EVP seeking to recoup its $10.4 million investment.

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AMCI founder loses appeal over sacking of Australian boss
Energy & Natural Resources 2026-02-05 11:41 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

An appeals court has thrown out mining billionaire and AMCI co-founder Hans Mende’s challenge to a ruling that found his decision to sack the group’s Australian managing director was invalid.

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St Vincent’s Hospital hit with underpayments class action
Class Actions 2026-02-04 11:25 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

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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Bunnings wins appeal in privacy case over facial recognition tech
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2026-02-04 11:51 pm By Christine Caulfield

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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ASIC fights IAG’s privilege claim in loyalty discounts suit
ASIC 2026-02-04 11:05 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The corporate regulator is challenging insurer IAG’s claims of legal professional privilege over a technical report in proceedings over allegedly misleading loyalty discounts.

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Ex-Queensland senator DQ’d by ASIC over $44M failure of gold companies
Securities 2026-02-04 11:10 pm By Christine Caulfield

Former Queensland senator Claire Moore has been banned from managing corporations for four years over her role as a director of two gold exploration companies that collapsed after raising $44 million from investors.

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Gina Rinehart denies contract with landowner in dispute over fence
Real Estate 2026-02-05 11:31 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

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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