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A former cryptocurrency boss who faces a criminal investigation by ASIC is on the hook for a $10.3 million Bitcoin payout to a former employee, a court has found.

A judge has taken issue with an argument by disgraced solider Ben Roberts-Smith that a Nine journalist threw his solicitors "under the bus", saying it suggested the MinterEllison lawyers engaged in misconduct in the absence of an appeal claim against them.

Electricity provider Rimfire Energy has prevailed in a fight with the builders of two power plants in the Northern Territory, winning $1.4 million in damages for a four-year delay in reaching target operating dates.

Santos has secured final approval from the offshore energy regulator for its undersea Barossa gas field, dubbed by an environmental group as a "climate bomb".

The litigation funder behind a class action against engineering firm CIMIC took a $4.7 million hit to its commission from a settlement after a dispute with the plaintiff's law firm, according to a decision published Friday.

A failed class action against Queensland utilities Stanwell and CS Energy can't delay payment of what might be in excess of $30 million in defence costs while it pursues an appeal, but has dodged a penalty for running a case the companies said was hopeless.

The High Court has refused special leave to Transport for NSW to weigh in on a dispute over the value of land acquired near the Western Sydney Airport.

The Star is on the brink of collapse again after a potential $940 million refinancing deal with Salter Brothers fell through, with the embattled casino operator continuing to mull an offer by US casino operator Balley.

The Albanese government has vowed to ban price-gouging by supermarkets if reelected, despite the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's supermarkets inquiry finding no evidence of excessive pricing.

Building materials giant Boral has won a $24.5M grant to significantly reduce CO2 emissions from its cement clinker manufacturing.