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Quasar Constructions-linked company must disclose assets to liquidators
Construction 2025-09-05 11:22 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

An entity associated with James Crawford, the director of defunct Sydney builder Quasar Constructions, has been ordered to disclose all of its assets to the company’s liquidators as they look to track down funds from the sale of properties.

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Education Department wants claim setoff built into Roberts Co DOCA
Construction 2025-09-05 11:40 pm By Christine Caulfield

The Victorian Department of Education is seeking court declarations that under a plan to restructure Roberts Co (VIC) it can set off claims of its own against any brought by the failed builder.

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Lease over prime Paddington site not enough to resist Aboriginal land claim: High Court
Article 2025-09-05 11:37 pm By Christine Caulfield

A lease granted to developer Quarry Street over the site of the abandoned Paddington Bowling Club did not constitute use of the land under Aboriginal land rights legislation, a High Court majority has found.

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Snowdon Developments liquidators settle with supplier
Restructuring & Insolvency 2025-09-05 11:41 pm By Christine Caulfield

Liquidators of collapsed Snowdon Developments have reached a settlement with a building supplier as part of efforts to collect more than $2 million in payments allegedly made when the Melbourne developer was insolvent.

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ASIC gets High Court’s attention in case against crypto firm Block Earner
Cryptocurrency 2025-09-04 11:33 pm By Christine Caulfield

The corporate regulator has won the High Court’s leave to challenge a ruling for cryptocurrency firm Block Earner that it argues will allow future crypto products to evade the rules.

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ACCC raises concerns over IAG’s proposed $1.3B takeover of RACWA
Competition & Consumer Protection 2025-09-04 11:23 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The competition watchdog has raised concerns that IAG’s proposed $1.35 billion acquisition of the RACWA’s insurance operations could substantially lessen competition.

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Lattouf calls out ABC’s ‘performative’ regret in seeking $350K penalty
Employment 2025-09-03 10:49 pm By Sam Matthews

Ex-ABC presenter Antoinette Lattouf is seeking a penalty of up to $350,000 against the national broadcaster for her unfair dismissal, citing its “performative” expressions of regret. 

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Tasmanian junior doctors launch class action for unpaid overtime
Class Actions 2025-09-03 11:23 pm By Christine Caulfield

Junior doctors in Tasmania are the latest to bring a class action seeking compensation for years of alleged unpaid overtime work at the state’s major hospitals.

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Harvey Norman fails in ‘barely arguable’ appeal over interest free ads
Competition & Consumer Protection 2025-09-05 4:02 am By Cat Fredenburgh

The Full Federal Court has tossed Latitude Finance and Harvey Norman’s appeal of a ruling that found the retailer’s ads touting ‘interest free’ payment methods were misleading. 

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Icon sues insurers over $21M in Opal Tower rectification costs
Construction 2025-09-04 11:33 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Builder Icon has taken insurers Chubb and Mitsui Sumimoto to court, arguing it is entitled to claim $21 million for the costs of rectifying Sydney’s Opal Tower development.

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