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Multiplex sues Star-owned consortium over $2.6B Queen’s Wharf construction
A Star Entertainment joint venture has been hit with a lawsuit by the Queensland arm of Multiplex Constructions over alleged costs overruns in the construction for a multi-billion-dollar resort in Brisbane. 
Blog posts about drag queen story hour not vilification, tribunal says
The QCAT has cleared conservative activist Lyle Shelton of vilification in relation to negative online posts he made about a drag queen story hour at a Brisbane library.
Clive Palmer can’t hide role as funder of discontinued class action against Telstra
A judge who previously described as a "schemozzle" a law firm's attempt to drop a class action over Telstra's COVID-19 vaccine policy has refused a bid to keep secret Clive Palmer's involvement as funder of the aborted litigation.
ACCC rejects $4.9B ANZ, Suncorp merger
The ACCC has rejected ANZ's $4.9 billion acquisition of Queensland-based Suncorp, setting up a likely challenge before the Australian Competition Tribunal.
Lawyer’s notes of meeting with expert ordinarily privileged, appeals court finds
A solicitor’s notes of a meeting with an expert do not fall under an exception to legal professional privilege, an appeals court has found.
ACCC delays decision on $4.9B ANZ, Suncorp merger
The competition regulator has delayed its final decision on whether to approve ANZ's $4.9 billion acquisition of Queensland-based Suncorp, after expressing worries the tie-up could stifle the growth of smaller banks.
Ferroglobe accuses ASX company of using confidential IP after failed collaboration
Ferroglobe has claimed a Queensland technology company used its confidential information in new patent applications, as the global specialty metals producer races to protect its IP before the applications are published.
Subpoenas need only seek relevant, not case-advancing, info: appeals court
A self-represented litigant locked in a legal battle with the ATO and Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions has won an appeal of a decision that set aside nine subpoenas she issued, including one to the Assistant Director of the CDPP, with the appeals court finding that the relevance of the evidence sought was enough to satisfy the application.
ASIC’s power to order fines for Credit Code violations won’t face challenge
Queensland lender SunshineLoans has lost its second bid for the Full Court to decide whether ASIC has the power to bring civil penalty proceedings for violations of the Credit Code, with a judge finding its arguments were not strong enough to vacate an upcoming trial.
$4.9B ANZ, Suncorp tie-up clears a hurdle with $25M commitment to Queensland
The Queensland government has signed off on ANZ's proposed $4.9 billion merger with Suncorp's banking arm, after the company agreed to remain headquartered in Brisbane as a dedicated insurance company.