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No emergency declaration for Brisbane’s planned Olympics stadium
Environment 2026-01-15 11:19 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The federal environment minister has rejected an emergency application to declare Victoria Park, the planned site for the Brisbane Olympics stadium, a significant Aboriginal heritage area.

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Litigants can tweak defects case against Buildstruct over Caulfield development
Construction 2026-01-15 11:26 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The applicants in a case against Buildstruct over alleged defects at an 11-block apartment complex in Melbourne can update their suit to include new allegations against the builder, its director Mark Cavey and the surveyors.

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Pentridge Village liquidators file High Court challenge in $845M case
Appeals 2026-01-14 3:33 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Liquidators of a collapsed developer have filed a High Court challenge after losing a bid to revive a lawsuit against a financier over the Pentridge Village development in Melbourne. 

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Queensland floats bill to remove ban on developers making political donations
Policy and Regulation 2026-01-14 10:32 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Queensland may remove a ban on property developers making political donations in state elections, with the corruption watchdog warning it could increase risks of corruption in the lead-up to the Brisbane Olympic Games. 

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Monadelphous wins $300M Rio Tinto contract
Construction 2026-01-14 3:58 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Engineering company Monadelphous has been awarded a long-term maintenance services contract with Rio Tinto valued at $300 million over five years. 

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‘Like diamonds, easements are forever’: Council wins fight with Adelaide shopping centre
Construction 2026-01-13 11:03 pm By Andy Sidler

An appeals court has upheld a ruling that said “like diamonds, easements are forever”, finding users of the Unley Shopping Centre do not have right of way over a council carpark and access point adjoining the Adelaide shopping centre.

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Court asked to vary $10.7M freezing order over ‘highly unusual’ airport deal
Competition & Consumer Protection 2026-01-09 11:47 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A Dubai-based investor is seeking to vary “punitive” freezing orders won by a brokerage firm that claims he failed to repay a $10.7 million (US$7.2 million) debt over a “highly unusual” airport investment proposal.

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Buildstruct director added to defects case over Caulfield South development
Construction 2026-01-12 11:55 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The builder of an apartment block in Caulfield South has been joined to a defects case brought by the owners corporation, with a tribunal finding that the application was made in time.

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Court gives green light to inner-Sydney backpackers development
Construction 2026-01-12 11:35 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The NSW Land and Environment Court has cleared the way for a backpackers and hotel accommodation development in Haymarket, Sydney.

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No licence no bar to pursuing payment claim on building project, court says
Aryan Mohseni 2026-01-12 5:28 pm By Andy Sidler

Monarch Building Solutions has lost its bid to strike out waterproofing contractor PJG Frawley Construction’s claim for payment for work allegedly completed on a community-led project to replace buildings destroyed in bushfires in Cobargo. 

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