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Dentons goes national with new employment partner in Perth
Business of Law 2026-01-19 11:27 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Dentons has lured a workplace law partner to grow its practice in Perth, giving the global firm a national platform in Australia to better serve its clients.

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Increased police search powers in Melbourne CBD justified, court hears
Trials 2026-01-16 11:46 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The declaration of Melbourne’s CBD as a designated area permitting increased police search powers was justified to prevent violence, the Victoria government told a court Friday.

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Sydney Trains class action settles for up to $7.6M
Employment 2026-01-16 11:30 pm By Andy Sidler

A class action brought by Sydney Trains’ operations staff alleging they were overworked and underpaid has settled for between $6 and $7.6 million. 

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Sydney apartment complex owners can’t reopen case against Ceerose, Zone Q
Construction 2026-01-19 11:58 pm By Andy Sidler

The owners corporation of a Sydney apartment building can’t run new arguments in a defects case determined last year, with a tribunal finding that while it likely had the power to reopen the case, it had not made an error warranting the move.

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Subcontractor’s failure to give builder SOPA submissions ‘fatal’: appeals court
Construction 2026-01-19 11:48 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A head contractor has successfully challenged a Queensland Supreme Court decision, which tossed its case against a SOPA adjudication decision for a subcontractor on a building project in Southport.

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QCAT can review rectification decision outside time, appeal member says
Construction 2026-01-19 11:13 pm By Andy Sidler

A QCAT ruling not to review a rectification decision because more than six and a half years had passed since completion of construction has been set aside, with the tribunal finding on review that the time limit rule was misapplied.

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Police search powers a ‘significant’ breach of human rights, trial told
Trials 2026-01-15 11:34 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Protesters challenging Melbourne CBD’s ‘designated area’ status claim enhanced Victoria Police search powers were a “significant” breach of their rights, a court heard on the first day of trial Thursday.

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BUMA succeeds in $30M dispute over work at Genuity mine
Energy & Natural Resources 2026-01-16 11:27 pm By Andy Sidler

Mining contractor BUMA, which was hired to provide services at the Commodore coal mine in Queensland, has come out on top in a $30 million dispute with the mine’s owner, Genuity.

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Keppel secures lease for $10B AI hub in Victoria
AI 2026-01-16 11:01 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Singapore-based asset manager Keppel has announced plans for a $10 billion AI data centre hub near Morwell, Victoria, after striking a deal with Lightwood Group to lease a 123-hectare site.

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Victorian students’ passwords, emails accessed in data breach
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2026-01-15 11:53 pm By Andy Sidler

The Victorian Department of Education has revealed that hackers have accessed the names, email addresses, year levels and encrypted passwords for all current and past Victorian government school students.

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