Andy Sidler

A unit of construction company Ian Harrington Group has lost its bid to add a new claim alleging that it has no obligation to rehabilitate a quarry at the shuttered Mt Lyell mine because Sibayne Stillwater’s Copper Mines of Tasmania will have to reopen.

An IGA store in WA's Kalgoorlie has rejected a claim by Coles that it provides no real competition, telling a tribunal shoppers are buying significant volumes of the supermarket giant's top items at the independent grocer. 

A former director of collapsed AI start-up Strongroom wants the cap on his living expenses removed or increased, telling the court he is unable to pay for legal expenses under the current $80,000 annual allowance.

The competition regulator has warned that Coles may pull back resources if an independent competitor in Kalgoorlie were forced to leave the market. 

The federal government will implement new measures, including mandatory reporting and possible criminal law reforms, to tighten its control of AI companies, after a rogue AI agent infiltrated Medicare's portal. 

A new judge described as an almost fearless “dynamo” who once took a brief eight minutes before she was due to appear has given thanks to the women who paved the way for her appointment to the court. 

Independent supermarkets should not be insulated from the effects of competition by the ACCC, Coles has told a tribunal as it challenges the watchdog's rejection of its proposed acquisition of a Kalgoorlie supermarket site.

The royal commission probing Victoria's Big Build has heard that for site operators, there was no alternative but to give in to demands by the CFMEU.

Construction company Qanstruct has settled its case against steel fibre reinforcement manufacturer Bosfar over $55 million in alleged defects at the Port Botany Enfield intermodal logistics centre. 

A Sydney barrister found guilty of contempt in a fight with his chambers over $112,000 in floor fees has been fined $25,000, with a judge calling his apologies “mealy-mouthed” and “late in the day”.