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Lawsuit claims Melbourne Airport’s warehouse construction not up to snuff
Construction 2025-08-29 11:28 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A supplier of power tools has taken Melbourne Airport’s owner to court alleging a warehouse it constructed on leased premises at the airport’s business park was defective and incapable of being occupied.

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Global Capital directors accused of breaching duties over $50M beachfront development
Real Estate 2025-08-26 11:22 pm By Sam Matthews

The liquidators of real estate investment company Global Capital Property Fund have sued the company’s current and former directors, alleging breaches of fiduciary duties in relation to a Queensland development.

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Google to cop $55M penalty for anti-competitive agreements with Telstra, Optus
Competition & Consumer Protection 2025-08-18 2:46 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Google has agreed to pay a $55 million penalty for making anti-competitive agreements requiring Telstra and Optus to pre-install Google Search on Android devices they sold.

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Super giant Mercer sued by ASIC for ‘longstanding and systemic’ failures
Superannuation 2025-08-14 1:11 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Mercer Super faces enforcement action by ASIC, alleging the superannuation giant failed to inform the watchdog about investigations into serious issues, including a failure to refund premiums to dead members.

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HESTA super fund says ATO overtaxed it by $11M
Tax 2025-08-14 11:28 pm By Andy Sidler

HESTA Super has complained that the tax office has unfairly stripped it of $11 million in franking credits, denying it did not hold the credits ‘at risk’ for the required 45-day period. 

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Optus faces privacy regulator’s case over data breach
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2025-08-08 2:21 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The privacy regulator has brought a case against Optus over a 2022 data breach that affected up to 10 million people, as the telco faces a class action and related proceedings by the media regulator.

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Billionaire Clive Palmer claims solicitor Sam Iskander stole $30M in legal fees
Legal Ethics 2025-08-08 11:12 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Mining magnate Clive Palmer has accused his lawyer of longstanding, Sam Iskander, of stealing $30 million in legal fees from his mining company Mineralogy.

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Cornwalls didn’t disclose counsel rates to client in dispute with builder, suit claims
Construction 2025-08-07 11:50 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A former Cornwalls client has brought proceedings over a $486,000 legal bill, claiming the law firm failed to provide updated costs estimates and did not disclose counsel rates while acting in a tribunal matter against a builder. 

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Kmart faces action over Uyghur forced labour claims
Retail 2025-08-05 11:22 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Kmart is facing legal action to determine whether the retail giant has engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct over alleged forced labour of members of a Chinese ethnic minority group.

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SIXT sues Darwin, Alice Springs airports, alleging $1.9M in rent overpayments
Transportation & Infrastructure 2025-08-05 11:00 pm By Andy Sidler

German car hire company SIXT has sued Darwin International and Alice Springs airports for $1.9 million, alleging its lease arrangements with the airports did not allow for rent reductions. 

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