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$330M Gold Creek Country Club development to face appeal from ACT authority
The ACT's Territory Planning Authority can appeal a decision approving a $330 million, 691-unit development at the Gold Creek Country Club. 
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Amazon to build $750M fulfilment centre in Brisbane
Amazon will take up residence in Charter Hall’s logistics estate just south of central Brisbane, building a $750 million first-of-its-kind robot-assisted fulfilment centre spanning 150,000 square metres. 
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Acciona wins $2.1M in dispute with Zurich over Bruce Highway project
Acciona has won $2.1 million from Zurich Insurance and two other insurers in a case alleging it was entitled to indemnity after severe weather events damaged work on the Bruce Highway project in Queensland. 
Dentons nabs arbitration pro from Clayton Utz
A dispute resolution lawyer with expertise in arbitration, particularly in the energy and renewables sectors, has joined Dentons’ Brisbane office as a partner after three years at Clayton Utz. 
Harvey Norman class action seeks 30% GCO, tells court times have changed
A law firm bringing a class action alleging Harvey Norman sold worthless warranties is seeking a 30 per cent group costs order, arguing times have changed and that the court should only consider GCOs awarded in the past year. 
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TfNSW must pay another $28M for land grab near Western Sydney Airport
The owners of land acquired by Transport for New South Wales to build the M12 motorway to the new Western Sydney Airport must be compensated an additional $28.6 million to align with the value of their property after it was rezoned, a court has found.
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Contractors on $2.5B M6 motorway face threat of legal action over delays
Transport for NSW has issued a warning to M6 construction contractors CPB, Ghella and UGL over a “sustained failure” to resume work on the Sydney motorway after sinkholes forced a halt to the project in 2024.
Lawyer referred to watchdog over ‘serious concerns’ about potential AI use
A Queensland solicitor has been referred to the Legal Services Commission after filing submissions in a client’s traffic offense case that a judge said contained fake citations and may have been AI-generated.
ASIC files bid to wind up Sanjeev Gupta’s Liberty Bell
The corporate regulator has filed proceedings seeking to wind up a company in the steel empire of billionaire Sanjeev Gupta for failure to lodge financial reports for four years. 
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‘Plainly in breach’: Judge’s frustration boils over in Pacific Werribee case
The reluctance of Pacific Werribee Shopping Centre co-owner Wadren to withdraw a non-compliant expert report in a $356 million defects case against the collapsed Probuild has raised the hackles of the presiding judge.