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John Pesutto hit with bankruptcy notice over $2.3M defamation costs
Defamation 2025-06-02 11:01 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Former Victorian Liberal Party leader John Pesutto has been hit with a bankruptcy notice after failing to pay $2.3 million in costs in MP Moira Deeming’s defamation suit over statements implying she had links to neo-Nazis. 

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Government takes steps to advance two WA wind farms
Energy & Natural Resources 2025-06-03 11:52 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The federal government has taken steps towards granting feasibility licenses for two offshore wind farm projects in Western Australia.

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Settlement reached in class action over Melbourne development
Construction 2025-06-03 11:28 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Investors who alleges they were misled about a Melbourne apartment development have reached a $2.5 million settlement in class action proceedings.

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Fourth law firm mulls ad tech class action against Google
Class Actions 2025-05-30 1:41 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A fourth law firm is investigating a class action against Google for allegedly abusing its dominance in the market for online advertising.

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Soul Patts, Brickworks sign $14B merger pact
M&A 2025-06-02 11:23 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Investment house Washington H. Soul Pattinson has reached a merger agreement with building products and property company Brickworks to create a $14 billion powerhouse.

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Transurban says $200M loan obtained for WestConnex
Transportation & Infrastructure 2025-06-02 11:51 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Transurban has announced a $200 million loan has been secured by the financing arm of the WestConnex road project in Sydney. The toll road operator announced the loan facility in an ASX statement on Monday. “Transurban announces that WestConnex Finance Company Pty Limited, the finance vehicle of WestConnex, has successfully raised a A$200 million 10-year…

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Paladin Energy to face competing shareholder class actions
Class Actions 2025-05-29 11:44 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Uranium miner Paladin Energy is facing a second shareholder class action over alleged misleading disclosures to the market about expected production at its flagship uranium mine in Namibia.

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$67M settlement reached in QSuper class action
Class Actions 2025-05-28 7:05 am By Cat Fredenburgh

A $67 million settlement has been reached in a class action alleging Queensland-based superannuation fund QSuper overcharged members for life insurance premiums.

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Too late for Lendlease to run new argument in $120M Campbelltown land feud
Real Estate 2025-05-29 11:52 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Lendlease can’t bring new claims in an unsuccessful fight over Campbelltown plots worth $120 million, with a judge finding it was not appropriate to allow the amendments “at this very late stage”.

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IG Markets class action drops conflicted remuneration claims
Class Actions 2025-05-28 11:06 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A class action against online trading platform IG Markets over alleged risky contracts for difference has dropped its conflicted remuneration claims after the court heard it was struggling to find a sample group member. 

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