Transportation & Infrastructure

Qube and Martinus Rail are locked in another courtroom fight over Sydney's $4 billion Moorebank Intermodal Terminal, with Qube firing off a lawsuit to enforce a $26 million arbitration award.

Car makers Tesla and Hyundai have argued NSW's law imposing a road-user charge on electric vehicles may be invalid following a High Court decision which struck down Victoria's EV tax as an invalid excise, while urging the state government not to introduce any new road charges.

Dexus' decision to resist an undertaking as part of a deal to temporarily block the compulsory sale of its shares in airport operator APAC has been criticised by a judge for resulting in an "appalling waste" of time and money.

Gilbert + Tobin has launched a dedicated multidisciplinary real assets team to advise pension funds, sovereign wealth funds and others on real estate and infrastructure investments, saying the line between the investment classes has "all but disappeared".

A HWL Ebsworth major projects partner has been fined $10,000 for unsatisfactory professional conduct after sending angry text messages to a builder over work on his home, including one message that threatened to "bite" him.

Counsel assisting Queensland's inquiry into the CFMEU is pushing for a new construction code of practice and independent regulator, saying time is of the essence with the government poised to spend $7.1 billion for construction projects for the 2032 Olympic Games. 

AI infrastructure company Firmus has entered into a long-term electricity supply agreement with energy trading company Gunvor to support two data centre projects in South Australia.

Baggage handling company Alstef Australia has had a partial win in its quest to stop the Brisbane Airport Corporation from calling on $13.4 million in bank guarantees.

Corrs Chambers Westgarth has followed other firms in bolstering its projects offering with its latest partner promotions, with two of the firm's four new partners boasting expertise on complex energy and infrastructure projects.

An environmental group has criticised the NSW opposition's plan to scale back the New England renewable energy zone, calling it an “irresponsible backflip”.