New South Wales

EY has claimed a "draconian" provision of the Taxation Administration Act precludes it from handing over the client file of a property developer who has accused a former partner of breaching fiduciary duties.

The ATO has lost its appeal of a ruling that put it on the hook for $35 million after a judge found it received millions misappropriated by a former Kupang Resources director in order to satisfy a tax debt against him. 

The NSW government has vowed to fast-track data centre applications if developers comply with a new set of guidelines designed to minimise impacts on local communities.

A landowner that lost a bid to remove a section of the Grand Pacific Walk north of Wollongong because the popular walkway deprived it of car access to its coastal property has taken its fight with the council to the High Court.

A major growth plan for Sydney Airport in response to a jump in predicted demand has won approval from the federal government, which pointed to the airport's role as a key gateway to Australia.

A class action on behalf of Sydney homeowners who allege their homes are sinking into the ground has settled for $18 million, with a judge hearing numerous group members will not receive a payout.

The federal and NSW governments have committed $2.5 billion to save Rio Tinto's Tomago Aluminium smelter in the Hunter region. 

Western Sydney will become a growth engine over the next two decades, while the greatest share of new housing will be developed in the eastern suburbs, according to a 20-year blueprint released by the NSW government.

An appeals court has held that former INXS manager Maria-Christina Copinger-Symes, whose father was part of a wealthy shipping dynasty, cannot withdraw concessions made by her senior counsel in her claim over her father’s estate. 

A class action on behalf of Sydney homeowners who allege their homes are sinking into the ground has settled for $18 million, with a judge hearing numerous group members will not receive a payout.