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Hall & Wilcox hit with suit over scuttled $30M property sale
Real Estate 2025-12-16 11:57 pm By Sam Matthews

An investment company which retained Hall & Wilcox to advise on the sale of a Mornington Peninsula shopping centre has sued the law firm for millions, alleging due diligence failures in relation to asbestos at the property. 

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WestConnex class action set for hearing on discontinuance
Transportation & Infrastructure 2025-12-16 11:35 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The lead plaintiffs in a class action over the compulsory acquisition of land for the WestConnex road project will press on with a bid to discontinue the case, telling a judge they have exhausted all options for funding.

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Developer gets another shot at demolishing Paddington boarding house
Real Estate 2025-12-16 11:29 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A Sydney developer has successfully challenged a decision which rejected its plans to demolish a 32-room boarding house for the construction of four luxury residences in Paddington, with a judge calling the decision “personal and idiosyncratic”.

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Multiplex wins $317M contract to build new Canberra theatre
Construction 2025-12-16 11:55 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Multiplex has secured a $317 million contract for the construction of a new lyric theatre in Canberra capable of hosting large-scale theatrical productions.

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Acciona, Genus tapped for construction of Western Renewables Link
Energy & Natural Resources 2025-12-16 11:00 pm By Christine Caulfield

Energy company AusNet has appointed infrastructure companies Acciona and Genus to build Victoria’s 190km Western Renewables Link.

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Class action targets government’s ‘unlawful’ card payment surcharges
Class Actions 2025-12-12 11:55 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Fresh off a record settlement for the Robodebt scandal, the government is facing a new class action over a law that retroactively allowed it to impose card payment surcharges, which the suit says amounts to unjust enrichment.

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Reddit brings High Court challenge over social media ban
Social Media 2025-12-12 11:29 pm By Cindy Cameronne

In its writ to the High Court on Friday, Reddit says Australia’s social media ban for children under 16 years old “directly burdens” the country’s implied freedom of political communication.

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CPB, John Holland fight joinder of MTR, UGL to case over $8B Northwest Rail Link
Transportation & Infrastructure 2025-12-15 11:54 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Northwest Rail Link builders CPB Contractors and John Holland are pushing back against a bid by several insurers to join joint venture partners MTR and UGL to a coverage spat over a $100 million policy. 

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ACT warehouse owner loses $5M case over defective flooring
Real Estate 2025-12-15 11:34 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The NSW Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal launched by a Canberra warehouse owner, which sought over $5.3 million from the previous owner for the cost of replacing a concrete slab.

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Builder in ‘hibernation’ must pay Ertech security in payment claim row
Construction 2025-12-15 11:20 pm By Andy Sidler

A court has ordered Queensland builder ADLU to provide security in its dispute with engineering contractor Ertech, finding that its self-imposed “hibernation” disguised a practical impecuniosity.

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