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Class action accuses NSW developer, council of negligence
Class Actions 2025-02-07 12:50 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A class action has been filed against a NSW luxury developer and a local council by property owners alleging the land selected for a 683-lot project was unfit for residential development.

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Law firm found negligent in Victoria hotel transaction, owes $1.2M damages
Construction 2025-02-10 11:05 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A Sydney law firm and its principal have been ordered to pay over $1.2 million to a former client after the solicitor was found to have failed to give proper advice about a hotel purchase.

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Steller directors deny they intended to make $120M guarantee
Construction 2025-02-10 11:14 pm By Andy Sidler

Former directors of Steller Developments have told a court they did not intend to guarantee the company’s debt in the event of bankruptcy, as trial kicked off in proceedings by the collapsed Melbourne developer’s liquidators. 

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Enviro group appeals MACH Energy’s Mt Pleasant coal mine extension
Energy & Natural Resources 2025-02-06 4:42 pm By Cindy Cameronne

An environmental group has lodged an appeal over the extension of the Mount Pleasant coal mine in NSW operated by MACH Energy.

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Star Entertainment rejects offers for Queens Wharf stake
Construction 2025-02-10 11:28 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Embattled casino operator Star Entertainment has rejected offers to buy out its stake in the $3.6 billion Queens Wharf entertainment district project in Brisbane. 

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Insurer AAI can’t escape combustible cladding class action
Appeals 2025-02-05 3:00 pm By Cindy Cameronne

AAI has lost its bid to appeal an order joining it to a class action over alleged combustible cladding installed at two high-rise towers in Liverpool, NSW. 

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Meriton contractor wins case over combustible panels on Brisbane’s Infinity Tower
Construction 2025-02-07 11:19 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A tribunal has refused to order a contractor to remove external sunscreens on Meriton’s 70-storey Infinity Tower in the Brisbane CBD, despite finding they were made of combustible aluminum composite panels.

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NSW builder Clarke Homes collapses after ‘escalating costs’ of material, labour
Construction 2025-02-07 1:31 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Citing rising costs of materials and labour, NSW Central Coast builder Clarke Homes has entered voluntary administration, with several building projects incomplete.

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Crown sues Lendlease over combustible cladding at Metropol
Entertainment 2025-02-06 11:15 pm By Sam Matthews

Crown has sued Lendlease and a host of other companies that signed off on the use of combustible cladding on the façade of the Metropol in Southbank, which it says resulted in two years of expensive rectification work.

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Oreana sells Kallo Town Centre development for $64.5M
Construction 2025-02-06 11:20 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Property group Oreana has sold its Kallo Town Centre development for $64.5 million to ASX-listed company Region Group.

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