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Victoria plans for country’s first offshore wind auction
Victoria will kick off the country's first offshore wind auction in August, after it was delayed last year.
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Centuria Capital pays $86M for Victorian shopping centre
Centuria Capital has scooped up a Chadstone shopping centre anchored by Bunnings, the Good Guys and JB Hi-Fi for $86 million. 
Youpla directors settle ASIC case alleging directors duty breaches
Four former directors of funeral insurance firm Youpla Group have agreed to settle ASIC claims that they breached their directors duties, with a judge allowed remaining claims against former CEO Bryn Jones to head to trial. 
Clayton Utz poaches Allens’ capital markets co-head
The co-head of Allens' equity capital markets team will make the jump to Clayton Utz, just months after Clayton Utz poached a leading private equity lawyer from its rival. 
BHP, Rio Tinto argue harassment claims can’t run as class actions
BHP and Rio Tinto have told a court that the claims of thousands of women who allegedly experienced workplace sexual harassment and discrimination should not be brought as class actions.
Liberal Party NSW members to face ‘novel’ negligence claim
A judge has allowed a novel negligence claim in a class action over the NSW Liberal Party’s failure to lodge paperwork for local candidates, saying a High Court ruling that rejected a duty of care to protect against economic loss did not doom the claim. 
Melbourne Water faces class action over Maribynong River flooding
Melbourne Water has been hit with a class action by residents of the Rivervue Retirement Village who claim damages from the flooding of the Maribyrnong River three years ago.
Hisense not required to provide employment contract, court finds
Electronics maker Hisense has won an appeal of a finding that it breached the Fair Work Act by failing to provide a worker with an employment contract, with a judge ruling the Act did no prescribe the form in which employment details must be kept.
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Developer Mbark wins appeal over golf club retirement village
A judge has set aside a tribunal’s refusal of a developer’s application to build a retirement village on land owned by the Federal Golf Club in Canberra. 
In self-driving cars class action, Tesla says drivers told to be ‘fully attentive’
Tesla has denied a class action's claims that it misled consumers about the capabilities of its self-driving cars, saying drivers were reminded about feature limitations and warned to be “fully attentive” while operating the cars.