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‘On death row’: Roberts Co Victoria fights creditor’s winding up bid
Restructuring & Insolvency 2025-06-17 2:41 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Collapsed Roberts Co Victoria will oppose a creditor’s bid for an extension in a case seeking to wind up the construction company, claiming it is “effectively on death row” and suffering reputational damage.

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Amazon to invest $20B in data centre infrastructure
AI 2025-06-16 11:00 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Amazon will invest $20 billion in Australia’s data centre infrastructure over the next five years to support the country’s AI transformation.

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NSW plans $835M investment in Western Sydney Aerotropolis
Construction 2025-06-16 11:27 pm By Christine Caulfield

The NSW government has announced an additional $835 million investment in Western Sydney’s Aerotropolis, which the government expects will become a “thriving economic centre” with its proximity to the city’s new airport.

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$70M agreement for rezoned Mudgee greenfield site enforceable: court
Real Estate 2025-06-16 11:44 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A Western Sydney developer must make good on an agreement to buy a rezoned greenfield site in regional NSW for $70 million and pay $2.2 million in interest, a judge has found. 

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Clough’s $54M cross-claim stayed in feud with JV partner over EnergyConnect project
Energy & Natural Resources 2025-06-13 11:49 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge has stayed engineering firm Clough’s $54 million cross-claim against its former joint venture partner on the EnergyConnect transmission project, Elecnor, saying the claim must be sent to arbitration.

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‘I’m really going to miss this’: Construction list judge’s curtain call gets a laugh
Courts 2025-06-13 11:39 pm By Christine Caulfield

Turning back to counsel on rising from the bench after an urgent hearing in a dispute between Dexus and the operator of Melbourne airport, Justice James Stevenson told them what his impending retirement would mean.

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NSW government invests $115.5M in logistics precinct for clean energy push
Construction 2025-06-13 11:39 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The NSW government has budgeted $115.5 million for a new logistics precinct in Newcastle, which will be used to store equipment needed for the state’s renewable energy push. The Minns government allocated $115.5 million for the new precinct — located next to the Port of Newcastle at the government-owned former BHP Steelworks’ intergrade site —…

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Sydney Fish Market operator loses bid for stash of docs on new development
Construction 2025-06-12 11:43 pm By Sam Matthews

After describing the $836 million project for a new Sydney Fish Market as “an architecturally designed death knell to the NSW seafood industry”, the market operator has mostly lost its application to make Infrastructure NSW hand over 100 project documents.

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Roberts Co picked for Macquarie Steet hotel revamp
Construction 2025-06-12 11:11 pm By Christine Caulfield

While parts of the business have been placed in administration, Roberts Co has been selected as development manager and early contractor for a project on Sydney’s Macquarie Street.

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FWO to seek default judgment against former CFMEU boss
Construction 2025-06-11 1:45 pm By Andy Sidler

The Fair Work Ombudsman will seek default judgment against former CFMEU secretary John Setka, who has failed to engage with the regulator’s case alleging he attempted to get the former head of the construction industry regulator fired. 

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