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Abacus Storage grants due diligence to consortium behind $2.2B takeover offer
Real Estate 2025-07-21 12:59 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Abacus Storage Kings will open its books for a consortium of Ki Corporation and New York Stock Exchange-listed Public Storage, which lobbed a $2.2 billion takeover offer last week.

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Law firm files representative complaint with OAIC over Qantas data breach
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2025-07-17 11:55 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A law firm has filed a representative complaint with the OAIC on behalf of six million Qantas customers affected by the company’s recent data breach.

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Bellamy’s settles sex discrimination suit by former CEO
Employment 2025-07-16 11:49 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Bellamy’s Organic has resolved a suit by its former CEO alleging the baby food producer discriminated against her by offering a salary that was one-third of what her male predecessor earned.

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No end in sight to climate litigation, experts say
Article 2025-07-16 11:59 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Companies will continue to face climate-related litigation — including claims over greenwashing, breaches of directors duties and challenges to projects — despite the recent failure of a climate class action.

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Master Builders says Housing Accord goals won’t be met at current pace
Construction 2025-07-16 11:59 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Master Builders Australia has welcomed a reported increase in residential building activity but said the pace needs to quicken to reach the government’s goal of 1.2 million new homes by 2029.

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Abacus Storage receives $2.2B takeover bid after shunning earlier offer
Real Estate 2025-07-14 3:23 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Abacus Storage Kings has a received a $2.2 billion takeover offer from a consortium of Ki Corporation, the family office of South African businessman Nathan Kirsh, and New York Stock Exchange-listed Public Storage, after rejecting a $1.9 billion offer in May.

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Trial can continue against bankrupt execs of collapsed developer Dyldam
Trials 2025-07-14 11:32 am By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has given a liquidator approval to continue with claims at trial against former executives of failed Sydney developer Dyldam after they declared bankruptcy.

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Full Court asked to rule on reasonableness of financial advisors’ non-competes
Appeals 2025-07-11 11:57 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Two former employees of financial services firm Monarch Advisory have appealed a ruling that awarded their former employer $270,000 in damages after they were found to have breached a non-compete agreement.

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Acciona, AECOM to face class action claims over Hunter Valley bus crash
Transportation & Infrastructure 2025-07-11 11:49 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A class action on behalf of families of victims of a bus accident in Hunter Valley, NSW has won court approval to add builder Acciona and consultant AECOM as defendants, claiming they were responsible for the construction and certification of the interchange where the tragedy occurred. 

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Frequent flyer numbers, meal preferences: Qantas shares more details on data breach
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2025-07-09 11:12 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Qantas has provided on an update a recent data breach affecting six million customers, saying the hacker accessed personal information such as frequent flyer numbers and meal preferences.

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