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Gina Rinehart denies contract with landowner in dispute over fence
Real Estate 2026-02-05 11:31 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Mining magnate Gina Rinehart has argued she should be dismissed from a dispute with a neighbour at her Sundown Valley cattle station over a fence, with the neighbor telling a judge no lawyer will represent her in the dispute with the billionaire.

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Randwick Racecourse fends off Racing NSW’s push for administrator
Restructuring & Insolvency 2026-02-04 11:35 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The owner of Sydney’s Randwick Racecourse has won its bid for a stay on the appointment of an administrator by regulator Racing NSW, which has raised concerns about a “material uncertainty” in the club’s accounts. 

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Commonwealth can’t strike out chunks of council’s PFAS suit
Environment 2026-02-05 11:24 pm By Sam Matthews

The government can’t strike out key claims from a Queensland local council’s suit over PFAS contamination allegedly caused by its activities at an aviation centre, with a judge rejecting arguments about the impermissibility of an aggregated pleading of knowledge.

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Maas Group sells unit to Heidelberg Materials for $1.7B
AI 2026-02-05 11:03 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Maas Group Holdings has sold its construction material division to Heidelberg Materials for $1.7 billion, vowing to use the proceeds of the sale to invest in AI and digital infrastructure assets after acquiring a minority stake in AI data centre company Firmus.

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Acciona can’t access Kanadevia Inova docs in waste-to-energy spat
Construction 2026-02-05 11:43 pm By Andy Sidler

A judge wants more information before allowing Acciona employees to access documents from the company’s Swiss rival and co-defendant in a dispute over the receivership of the East Rockingham waste-to-energy project. 

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Class action filed against Newmont subsidiary over ‘toxic trifecta’
Class Actions 2026-02-03 11:57 pm By Christine Caulfield

A subsidiary of gold mining giant Newmont has been hit with a class action alleging residents near its Cadia mine in Orange, NSW have been exposed to a “toxic trifecta” of air, land and water pollution.

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Mercedes-Benz denies defeat device claims, says engine features for safety
Class Actions 2026-02-03 3:01 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Mercedes-Benz has hit back at a class action over alleged emissions cheating, denying its cars were fitted with defeat devices and arguing any engine features found to act as such devices were needed for safety.

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Judge rejects Apple’s bid for $1M in security in patent appeal
Intellectual Property 2026-02-03 11:03 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A judge has rejected Apple’s bid for $1 million in security for costs for a patent-holding company’s appeal in its failed IP case over the tech company’s Touch ID and Face ID technology.

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Aspen, Establishment developers hit Geocon with $13M cross-claim
Construction 2026-02-04 11:55 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The developers of the Aspen and Establishment luxury residential projects in Canberra have lobbed a cross-claim alleging builder Geocon owes them up to $12.9 million in delay damages.

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High Court tosses Obeid, Macdonald appeals over rigged coal tender
Energy & Natural Resources 2026-02-04 11:37 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Labor politicians Ian Macdonald and Eddie Obeid, and his son Moses Obeid have lost their High Court challenges to their convictions for a conspiracy to rig a mining exploration tender.

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