Julia Kanapathippillai

Hunt & Hunt NSW and Hicksons Lawyers have signed a deal to combine their mid-size firms, in a merger to take effect on 1 July.

A Stockland consortium has finalised contracts with the NSW government to lead a major redevelopment of social housing in the inner Sydney suburb of Waterloo.

A survey of Property Council of Australia members has found optimism in the industry has improved, but concerns about housing supply remained a concern.

Mills Oakley has hired two new partners for its financial services and national property teams.

Debt management firm Solve My Debt Now will face trial over claims by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission that it left vulnerable customers worse off, despite indicating last year it would admit liability.

The Queensland government has vowed to review legislation that set out the state's renewable energy targets and has pledged to keep coal power plants running beyond 2035.

Abergeldie Complex Infrastructure has been awarded a contract by the NSW government to construct the $100 million Pitt Town bypass in Sydney's outer north west.

An appeals court has upheld a decision that found a pilot employed by Corporate Air Charter is entitled to be paid for stand-by duty.

The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal has thrown out an application to pause the suspension of a builder, who allegedly did not consider fire safety measures in the design of a disability housing project.

A BBC Studios Australia executive has sued her employer, alleging she was the victim of adverse action and discrimination after she exercised her workplace rights.