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Builder accused of ‘pattern of incompetence’ can’t lift VBA suspension
Construction 2025-04-09 11:32 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal has thrown out an application to pause the suspension of a builder, who allegedly did not consider fire safety measures in the design of a disability housing project.

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KordaMentha sues to wrest control of Whyalla port from Sanjeev Gupta
Restructuring & Insolvency 2025-04-08 11:02 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

KordaMentha has filed a lawsuit to force Sanjeev Gupta’s GFG Alliance to turn over the port at OneSteel’s Whyalla plant in South Australia, arguing the court should doubt a GFG unit’s claims to a lease for the port.

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Lendlease loses Campbelltown land fight with Macarthur-Onslow family
Construction 2025-04-08 11:55 pm By Sam Matthews

Lendlease has lost a lawsuit seeking to enforce a $120 million purchase agreement for five properties in Campbelltown, with a judge finding its failure to meet the conditions of sale for one key property meant the deal was off.

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AkzoNobel waived privilege over document audit log in suit over Ichthys LNG: court
Energy & Natural Resources 2025-04-08 3:55 pm By Andy Sidler

Paint maker AkzoNobel must produce a document history log that includes embedded comments from its lawyers at Clayton Utz, in a dispute over alleged defective coating used on the $45 billion Ichthys natural gas project.

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Aspen Group pays $32M for Albemarle site in Australind, WA
Construction 2025-04-08 4:21 pm By Christine Caulfield

Affordable housing developer Aspen Group has entered into a conditional contract with lithium giant Albemarle Corporation to buy a 18 hectare accommodation complex in Australind, Western Australia.

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Judge extends freeze on $25M in Main Beach development spat
Construction 2025-04-08 11:39 pm By Andy Sidler

A developer has won an extension of a freeze on $25 million held in escrow in its dispute with a builder over payment claims for a Main Beach high-rise, after it filed an appeal.

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HopgoodGanim bolsters energy transition offering with new partner
Business of Law 2025-04-08 11:08 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

HopgoodGanim has snagged a partner from HFW with in-depth experience in renewables to support the firm’s clients in the transition to net zero.

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AAI hits back with cross-claims in combustible cladding class action
Class Actions 2025-04-04 2:56 pm By Andy Sidler

Insurer AAI has taken aim at an architect and builder as it seeks to limit its liability in a class action over alleged combustible cladding installed in two high-rise towers in a Sydney suburb.

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Woodside sells 40% stake in US LNG project for $5.7B
Energy & Natural Resources 2025-04-07 3:24 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

US investment firm Stonepeak will acquire a 40 per cent interest in Woodside’s Louisiana liquefied natural gas project, in a deal worth $5.7 billion.

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Albanese, Dutton both pledge to take back Darwin Port
Politics 2025-04-07 11:04 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Opposition leader Peter Dutton and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese have both pledged to return Darwin Port to Australian control if elected.

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