Industries

An Acciona-led consortium has won a contract to design and deliver major works to speed rail transport between Brisbane and the Gold Coast in anticipation of heightened demand during the 2032 Brisbane Olympics.

The state of Victoria has given fast-track approval to two battery energy storage systems, the latest renewable projects expedited through the state's Development Facilitation Program.

The High Court has declined to grant special leave to a prefab home builder that was hit with $500,000 in damages for engaging in misleading and deceptive conduct by convincing a couple to vary their contract to allow the use of cladding they had previously rejected.

Danish company Vestesen Hybrid Energy has taken Zenith Energy to court for allegedly infringing its patented system for operating an electrical grid where energy is generated by a fluctuating renewable energy source. 

A silk representing the Parramatta Eels has told a court that a lawyer for rugby player Zac Lomax told the club three National Rugby League clubs were interested in adding him to their 2026 lineup.

A tribunal has halved an eight-year ban imposed on a former manager of over-the-counter derivatives provider Trade360, accepting that he did not have actual knowledge of the company's contraventions.

Star Entertainment has come up short in its $4 million case against Buildcorp Group over alleged defective construction and refurbishment work on the gambling giant's Sydney casino.

A joint venture of Monadelphous and Lycopodium faces action by the administrators of construction company WBHO over a $48.4 million contract for the extension of Rio Tinto's iron ore processing plant in Western Australia's Pilbara region.

Investment firm KKR is teaming up with asset manager HMC Capital, investing up to $603 million in a project devoted to wind and battery assets. 

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.