Origin Energy

Explosives maker Orica is poised to move forward with construction on a renewable hydrogen facility in the Hunter Valley that has received hundreds of millions of dollars from the government, which hopes to export renewable hydrogen and ammonia from the hub.

A judge has rejected as "approaching an abuse of process" a bid by internet provider Origin Net for more documents from power company Origin Energy ahead of next month's trial in their intellectual property stoush.

The law firm running a class action against Origin Energy has argued the case is “financially unviable” if it is stuck with a 30 per cent contingency fee ordered by the court, in the first-ever application to vary a group costs order.