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Real estate agency can’t recoup advertising costs after writing ‘TBA’ in contract
Real Estate 2025-10-29 11:55 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A real estate agency in Victoria has lost a suit seeking the payment of its advertising costs from a former client, with a judge finding that writing ‘TBA’ in the contract defeated the consumer protection purpose of rules for real estate agents.

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Government fast-tracks approval for Western Downs BESS
Energy & Natural Resources 2025-10-29 11:23 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The federal government has approved a battery energy storage system in the Western Downs region in Queensland in just 19 days.

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Janssen sues Juno over patent for schizophrenia drug Invega
Intellectual Property 2025-10-28 11:55 pm By Sam Matthews

J&J-owned Janssen Pharmaceutica has sued Juno Pharmaceuticals, alleging the Australian off-patent drug maker is threatening to infringe its patent for a schizophrenia drug by seeking to list its own products on the PBS.

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Judge rejects Goldstone’s recusal bid in boss’s oppression case
Private equity 2025-10-28 11:46 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Private equity firm Goldstone has lost its bid to disqualify a judge from a damages hearing after he found it liable for shareholder oppression of its managing director.

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Law firms slug it out for Paladin Energy class action prize
Securities 2025-10-27 11:56 pm By Christine Caulfield

A contest to run a class action against Paladin Energy played out Monday, with two law firms each positioning themselves as the better bet, one for their funding and resources, the other for their contingency fee rate.

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Microsoft deliberately concealed AI-free 365 plan, ACCC claims
AI 2025-10-27 11:59 am By Cat Fredenburgh

The ACCC has taken Microsoft to court, alleging the software giant misled 2.7 million customers of its 365 product suite into believing they had to subscribe to its AI assistant Copilot, knowing they were sceptical of the new product.

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Alinta scores win in fight with contractors over Wagerup power station
Energy & Natural Resources 2025-10-28 11:11 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Alinta Energy has won an urgent injunction against former contractors working on the Wagerup power station in Western Australia, saying delays on the project have caused daily losses of $137,000 in revenue since mid-July. 

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Rio Tinto mulls closure of Australia’s largest aluminium smelter
Energy & Natural Resources 2025-10-28 11:16 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Mining giant Rio Tinto is considering ceasing operations at Australia’s largest aluminium smelter amid rising energy costs.

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BCA calls for private partnerships, end to red tape as part of infrastructure reform
Policy and Regulation 2025-10-28 11:27 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Business Council of Australia has released a report calling for policy reforms to facilitate private sector infrastructure development, including changes to the EPBC Act.

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Boral’s recusal bid a bust ahead of SafeWork trial
Construction 2025-10-28 11:48 pm By Christine Caulfield

Refusing to sit out a criminal trial against Boral Cement, a judge has said his sentencing of an engineering firm that pleaded guilty in the SafeWork NSW case did not disqualify him.

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