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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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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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Dispute breaks out over Sorrento’s Continental Hotel
Construction 2026-01-09 11:48 pm By Andy Sidler

The purchaser of the site of the 108-room hotel Continental Hotel Sorrento has sued a consortium that rescued the development after it hit financial troubles, claiming it was excluded from the final stages of the receivership.

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Gilbert + Tobin snaps up infrastructure M&A expert from KWM
Business of Law 2026-01-09 11:23 pm By Andy Sidler

King & Wood Mallesons has lost a seasoned M&A partner with expertise in real estate and infrastructure deals to Gilbert + Tobin.

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ADCO sues local council over Kew Recreation Centre collapse
Construction 2026-01-08 11:55 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

More than four years after the roof of the Kew Recreation Centre in Melbourne’s east collapsed, builder ADCO has filed a suit seeking millions in damages from the local council, alleging it provided a defective design which made collapse “inevitable”.

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Leda Constructions loses bid for injunction in fight over $4M contract
Construction 2026-01-08 11:14 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Builder Leda Constructions has lost its bid for injunctions that would prevent the principal in a $4 million building contract from calling on two bank guarantees worth $101,553 each. 

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HM Capital’s 105-turbine wind farm approved despite environmental concerns
Energy & Natural Resources 2026-01-07 11:04 pm By Andy Sidler

Victoria’s state government has approved the development of a new wind farm on the fringes of protected wetlands and a national park. 

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Architects selected for Brisbane Olympic stadium
Construction 2026-01-07 10:38 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Australian architecture firms Cox and Hassell will team up with Japanese firm Azusa Sekkei to design a new stadium for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

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Court tosses class action’s appeal over public housing demolition
Class Actions 2025-12-22 11:27 pm By Andy Sidler

An appeals court has rejected a class action’s challenge to a finding that Homes Victoria had a legitimate purpose in deciding to demolish and redevelop public housing towers in Melbourne, despite “lamentable” lack of consultation. 

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Port Macquarie pub can’t assert restrictive covenant to block Liquorland
Construction 2025-12-23 3:14 pm By Andy Sidler

A popular Port Macquarie tavern can’t enforce a restrictive covenant which bars a neighbouring shopping centre from selling alcohol, with a court finding that development consent was validly given to Coles to build a Liquorland. 

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