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ACCC accuses mobile crane companies of cartel conduct
Competition & Consumer Protection 2025-09-03 11:45 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The ACCC has taken Sydney’s four largest mobile crane companies and four of their senior executives to court for allegedly engaging in cartel conduct by agreeing not to supply cranes to certain customers or construction sites.

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Icon sues insurers over $21M in Opal Tower rectification costs
Construction 2025-09-04 11:33 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Builder Icon has taken insurers Chubb and Mitsui Sumimoto to court, arguing it is entitled to claim $21 million for the costs of rectifying Sydney’s Opal Tower development.

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ACCC accuses Aldi produce suppliers of engaging in cartel conduct
Competition & Consumer Protection 2025-09-01 2:19 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The ACCC has accused four produce suppliers and three senior executives of fixing prices on vegetables supplied to discount grocery chain Aldi over a six-year period.

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Liberal deputy Sam Groth launches privacy suit over Herald Sun articles
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2025-09-01 11:38 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Victorian Liberal deputy leader Sam Groth and his wife, Brittany, have launched the first privacy suit of its kind over two Herald Sun articles that speculated about whether their relationship began when Brittany was underage.

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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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