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Gina Rinehart denies contract with landowner in dispute over fence
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.
Randwick Racecourse fends off Racing NSW’s push for administrator
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
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
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
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. 
Class action filed against Newmont subsidiary over ‘toxic trifecta’
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.
Mercedes-Benz denies defeat device claims, says engine features for safety
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.
Judge rejects Apple’s bid for $1M in security in patent appeal
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
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
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.