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SunCable inks 70-year agreement with Traditional Owners for NT solar farm
Article 2025-11-17 11:57 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Mike Cannon-Brookes’ SunCable has signed a 70-year land use agreement with Traditional Owners to develop the country’s largest solar farm at Powell Creek Station in the Northern Territory. 

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Iberdrola wins contract for VNI West transmission project
Energy & Natural Resources 2025-11-17 11:49 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Spanish multinational electrical giant Iberdrola has been selected to design and operate the Victoria to New South Wales Interconnector West transmission project, part of the state’s pipeline of new energy infrastructure projects.

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Developer can’t appeal modification rejection under Heritage Act, court says
Construction 2025-11-17 11:06 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A judge has tossed a developer’s challenge to a NSW Heritage Council decision on a new residential development plan for the site of the former Kenmore Hospital in Goulburn, saying there was no decision to appeal.

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Rio Tinto invests $35M in Calix green steel plant
Energy & Natural Resources 2025-11-17 11:50 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Mining giant Rio Tinto has put the development of its steel-making decarbonisation technology BioIron on ice, opting instead to invest $35 million into Calix’s zero emissions steel technology demonstration plant.

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Sydney developer sues Fairfax for defamation over arson story
Defamation 2025-11-14 11:54 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The owner of Sydney developer Coronation Property has sued Fairfax for defamation over a Sydney Morning Herald story that allegedly linked him to arson attacks on two childcare centres and the home of YouTuber Jordan Shanks. 

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Lendlease locks down $3B in new construction work
Construction 2025-11-14 11:56 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Lendlease has secured $3 billion in new construction work in recent months, the company told investors on Friday.

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NVIDIA-backed Firmus raises $500M for AI infrastructure project
AI 2025-11-14 11:26 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

NVIDIA-backed start-up Firmus has raised $500 million to drive the next stage of its $6 billion nationwide green AI infrastructure project, Project Southgate.

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Developer’s lawyers dodge personal costs order after trespass trial delay
Construction 2025-11-14 11:03 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A judge has refused to make a personal costs order against the former lawyers for a Canberra developer who sued two owners corporations for trespass and was lumped with costs after the trial was adjourned.

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Report flags risk to $242B infrastructure pipeline from workforce shortage
Construction 2025-11-13 11:32 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Australia’s five-year major infrastructure pipeline has skyrocketed to $242 billion, according to a report from the government’s infrastructure advisor which warns shortages in labour and low construction productivity could put projects at risk. 

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Shangri-La director strictly liable in Victoria’s combustible cladding suit
Construction 2025-11-13 11:07 pm By Christine Caulfield

The director of collapsed Shangri-La Construction is personally liable for the $3.2 million in costs of rectification work on external cladding at an apartment complex in southeast Melbourne, a judge has found.

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