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Clorox hit with $8.25M penalty for greenwashing
Greenwashing 2025-04-14 1:48 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Clorox has been hit with a $8.25 million penalty for representing to consumers that certain GLAD garbage bags were sourced from plastic fished from the ocean.

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Clayton Utz signs 12-year lease for new Canberra digs
Real Estate 2025-04-15 11:19 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Clayton Utz has become the latest tenant in a new commercial precinct under development in Canberra’s CBD.

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Acciona consortium to work on $5.7B rail project for 2032 Olympic Games
Construction 2025-04-15 11:26 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A consortium including Acciona, UGL and others has been selected for pre-construction work on Queensland’s Logan and Gold Coast Faster Rail project, which aims to reduce congestion ahead of the 2032 Olympic Games.

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HYG wins approval for masterplanned community in Western Sydney
Real Estate 2025-04-15 11:27 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Property developer HYG has been given the green light by a court to build the next stage of a masterplanned community in Western Sydney.

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Clyde & Co hires privacy partner for 24-7 global cyber support offering
Business of Law 2025-04-14 11:28 am By Cat Fredenburgh

Clyde & Co has hired a cyber pro as a partner in its Sydney office to join the firm’s Cyber One team, dedicated to around-the-clock cyber support.

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High Court to hear designer’s trade mark fight with Katy Perry
Intellectual Property 2025-04-11 11:36 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The High Court has agreed to hear an Australian fashion designer’s appeal in a long-running trade mark dispute with pop star Katy Perry.

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Owners of Seasons of Perth hotel lose round in fight with builder over security
Construction 2025-04-14 11:03 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Hotel construction company Reward Group has secured a win in a dispute with the owners of the Seasons of Perth Hotel over progress payment claims, with a judge finding an adjudicator did not err in ordering the release of performance bonds, but more questions over the release of the bonds remain on foot.

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Airservices to face ‘substantially expanded’ case by Perth Airport over PFAS
Real Estate 2025-04-11 11:16 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has allowed Perth Airport to amend its case against sublessee Airservices over alleged groundwater contamination from the use of firefighting foam, finding that allowing the airport to describe PFAS chemicals as “potentially toxic” would not render the case ambiguous.

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Cobalt Blue, Iwatani sign deal for Australia’s first cobalt refinery
Energy & Natural Resources 2025-04-11 11:57 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Cobalt Blue and Japanese conglomerate Iwatani have signed a deal to develop Australia’s first cobalt refinery to help meet a supply shortage of the critical mineral, used in lithium ion batteries, caused by the growing demand for electric cars.

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Herbert Smith Freehills poaches real estate partner from Corrs
Business of Law 2025-04-11 11:51 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Herberts Smith Freehills has bolstered its real estate group, snagging a Corrs Chambers Westgarth partner with expertise in complex real estate transactions.

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