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Mirvac offloads Toombul Shopping Centre site to local builder
Mirvac is selling the site of the Toombul Shopping Centre in Queensland, which was demolished following the 2022 floods, to local developer Irvine Property Group.
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Ashurst hires Deloitte partner to lead infrastructure, energy transition team
Ashurst has nabbed an internationally recognised infrastructure expert from Deloitte to lead Ashurst Risk Advisory's infrastructure and energy transition team.
Mining tech firm’s light tower invention not new or innovative: court
Mining equipment supplier Southern Cross Industrial has lost its suit alleging an industrial lighting manufacturer infringed its patent for a portable light tower, with a judge finding the patent invalid.
Jones Day poaches finance partner from Allens
A securitization and structured finance expert with over 20 years of experience has made the jump from Allens to Jones Day. 
ASIC fights to strike out Palmer’s negligence, public misfeasance claims
ASIC has called for a court to strike out negligence and public misfeasance claims in a suit by billionaire Clive Palmer alleging the regulator and its chief investigator were "improperly influenced” by corporate rivals.
The Wiggles scolded by ACCC over non-compliant Emma headband
Ubiquitous child entertainment group The Wiggles has admitted it likely breached consumer laws by selling Emma light-up headbands without warning consumers the dress-up toy contained button batteries, which can be fatal if swallowed. 
BHP ordered to pay Qld coal mine workers for holiday roster
BHP must compensate coal mine workers who were rostered to work at a Queensland mine on Christmas and Boxing Day without a reasonable right of refusal.
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Russia loses High Court fight over embassy lease termination
Russia has lost its High Court challenge to the federal government’s decision to terminate its lease on a site where it intended to build a new embassy in Canberra, but the court found the Commonwealth must pay the country reasonable compensation. 
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John Holland ends deals with CFMEU for major NSW infrastructure projects
John Holland and the CFMEU have voluntarily nixed agreements requiring the construction company to use certain labour hire businesses on two major projects in NSW, after the ACCC raised competition concerns. 
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‘Deliberate bad faith’ conduct by buyer of $26M Rose Bay villa, trial told
After selling his $26 million Rose Bay mansion to AsheMorgan principal Michael Rothner in 2023, options trader David Waterhouse has levied allegations of “deliberate bad faith conduct”, on the first day of trial in a case over the mysterious removal of trees on a neighbouring property.