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$150M in funding to fix Australia’s ‘worst’ roundabout
Transportation & Infrastructure 2025-03-14 11:10 pm By Andy Sidler

The federal government has topped up funding to install traffic lights in a notoriously congestion-prone intersection outside Sydney’s Olympic park.

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Toyota parent co holds ‘crucial’ info for emissions cheat class action, court told
Class Actions 2025-03-13 1:32 pm By Andy Sidler

A class action against Toyota can serve the car maker’s Japanese parent company, in hopes of obtaining technical information about devices it claims were installed in vehicles to cheat emissions tests.

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Judge finds Bondi property can’t be slapped with affordable housing levy
Construction 2025-03-13 11:03 pm By Andy Sidler

A judge has rejected a council’s attempt to slap a $435,000 levy, usually imposed to account for reductions in affordable housing, on the owners of residential property located minutes from Bondi beach.

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Landcom expands Campbelltown development plans
Construction 2025-03-13 11:12 pm By Andy Sidler

NSW government-owned Landcom wants input on a proposal to expand its development plans at a Campbelltown site from 1,250 homes to 1,600 homes. 

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‘Monumental waste of time’: Judge won’t hear summary dismissal bid in postgrads class action
Class Actions 2025-03-11 11:29 pm By Andy Sidler

A judge is not ready to hear a bid to summarily dismiss a “long and tortured” case alleging University of Sydney postgraduate students were underpaid, calling it a “monumental waste of time”.

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Lady Fairfax trust can’t escape surcharge land tax, court finds
Construction 2025-03-12 11:12 pm By Andy Sidler

A judge has found two major Sydney residential developments that are part of the estate of the late Lady Mary Fairfax cannot dodge surcharge land tax.

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Mirvac landscaper subject to ‘tirade of abuse’ after questioning spending, suit claims
Construction 2025-03-12 2:14 pm By Andy Sidler

A former Mirvac landscaper has sued the property developer alleging he was made redundant and copped a “tirade of abuse” after inquiring into overspending and reporting that lights could not be put on a Christmas tree due to safety concerns. 

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Mineralogy can’t get more discovery from CITIC in fight over Sino Iron mine
Contracts 2025-03-12 11:13 pm By Andy Sidler

Mineralogy has lost another bid for further discovery from engineering firm CITIC a month before trial kicks off in their fight over the Sino Iron project in Western Australia’s Pilbara region.

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Foxtel breached gambling ad rules during AFL game, ACMA finds
ACMA 2025-03-07 5:45 pm By Andy Sidler

Cable television provider Foxtel has been pulled up by the media regulator for displaying a gambling advertisement during an AFL match without attaching a responsible gambling notice. 

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Pottery Lane owners corporation can bring delayed defects case against council
Construction 2025-03-11 11:44 pm By Andy Sidler

The owners corporation of an apartment complex in Sydney’s north shore can bring claims against a council over several million dollars in alleged defects, despite a four-year delay. 

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