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High Court won’t hear appeal by prefab home builder
Construction 2026-02-09 3:31 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

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.

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Zenith Energy accused of infringing patents for renewable grid system
Intellectual Property 2026-02-06 11:17 pm By Cindy Cameronne

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. 

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Three clubs interested in signing Zach Lomax, court told
Sports 2026-02-06 11:57 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

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.

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ASIC ban on OTC derivatives trader halved on appeal
Financial Services 2026-02-06 11:04 pm By Sam Matthews

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.

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Star largely loses case against Buildcorp over casino refurbishment
Construction 2026-02-06 11:46 pm By Christine Caulfield

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.

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Mondium dragged to court over $48M Rio Tinto contract
Construction 2026-02-06 11:49 pm By Christine Caulfield

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.

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KKR makes $603M investment in HMC renewables project
Energy & Natural Resources 2026-02-06 11:52 pm By Andy Sidler

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. 

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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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