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GPT Group to increase stake in Highpoint Shopping Centre for $205M
Corporate 2025-01-22 4:47 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Property fund manager GPT Group has announced it will increase its stake in Melbourne’s Highpoint Shopping Centre to 25 per cent in a $204.6 million transaction.

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Court rejects plan for ecologically sustainable Port Stephens development
Environment 2025-01-21 3:33 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has rejected green developer Kingshill’s development application for an “ecologically sustainable” 1,900 residential lot concept in Port Stephens, upholding findings that it could have significant impacts on local wildlife.

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$2B Sydney development wins more time to replace combustible cladding
Judgment 2025-01-21 3:22 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The owners of One Central Park in Sydney have struck a deal with the NSW government for more time to replace its Aluminium Composite Panel cladding, which has been largely banned due to fire risk. 

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$1B Western Sydney road upgrade unveiled
New South Wales 2025-01-20 11:59 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The federal and NSW governments will jointly fund a $1 billion investment to upgrade Fifteenth Avenue in Western Sydney, which will link the road to the new airport.

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FWC orders halt to Sydney Trains work bans ahead of hearing
Transportation & Infrastructure 2025-01-16 2:41 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The Fair Work Commission has issued an interim order to suspend industrial action ahead of a hearing in action by the NSW government that aims to shut down the latest work ban.

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Prominent Sydney barrister reprimanded after harassment finding
Business of Law 2025-01-15 3:51 pm By Sam Matthews

Barrister Charles Waterstreet has been reprimanded and banned from practising for one year after he was found guilty of unsatisfactory professional conduct for harassing three women.

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Lendlease loses injunction bid in spat over Campbelltown options deed
Construction 2025-01-16 11:53 pm By Andy Sidler

Lendlease’s hopes of acquiring, subdividing and selling lots in a Campbelltown block have been deferred, with a judge finding he could not make urgent orders with a question mark hanging over the construction of a relevant deed. 

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NSW government to pay Schofields $20M for landlocked property
Real Estate 2025-01-17 10:21 pm By Andy Sidler

Developer Schofields has won $20 million from the New South Wales government after the state failed to provide an easement or road access to land it owned for more than two years after acquiring a neighbouring lot. 

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Union launches case against Sydney Trains over alleged pay docking
Transportation & Infrastructure 2025-01-14 3:53 pm By Sam Matthews

Sydney Trains faces court action alleging drivers were docked pay after taking part in protected industrial action, amid a protracted dispute over a new enterprise agreement.

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Dexus, GPT sue contractor over Australia Square Tower flood
Construction 2025-01-14 10:55 pm By Andy Sidler

The owners of Sydney’s Australia Square Tower have filed proceedings over $250,000 in damage allegedly caused by a subcontractor that flooded the iconic skyscraper’s lift shaft.

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