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VSD wants stay of Builtcom win pending $8.5M payment claim challenge
Construction 2025-05-02 11:58 pm By Christine Caulfield

It lost its bid in the NSW Supreme Court to withhold a payment claim from the builder of a 30-storey project in Sydney pending an appeal, now developer VSD Investments has asked an appeals court to halt payment.

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HSF infrastructure pros launch legal, advisory firm
People In The News 2025-05-01 11:35 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Two former Herbert Smith Freehills partners who specialise in infrastructure law have joined forces to launch  a new legal and advisory firm.

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Dexus, Ho-Group win challenge to $82.6M land valuation for Sydney office tower
Real Estate 2025-05-01 11:59 pm By Andy Sidler

Real estate investment firms Dexus and Ho-Group have convinced the valuer general of NSW to knock roughly $26 million off its initial valuation of a Sydney office sold by Ho-Group last year that was used in a land tax assessment. 

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Developer, builder’s directors on hook for homeowners’ ‘worst nightmare’
Construction 2025-05-01 11:52 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Directors of a family-run construction company that caused a landslide resulting in a couple’s NSW Central Coast home being “effectively worthless” has been ordered to pay over $2 million dollars.

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Qube takes $70M SOPA spat with Martinus Rail to High Court
Transportation & Infrastructure 2025-04-30 11:52 pm By Christine Caulfield

Logistics company Qube wants the High Court to clarify the scope of an adjudicator’s role in determining a contractor’s payment claims under the SOP Act.

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Harry Stamoulis in $200M bid for Melbourne office tower
Construction 2025-04-30 11:51 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Property investor Harry Stamoulis is reportedly in talks to buy an office tower on Melbourne’s Collins Street for $200 million.

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Purchaser of ‘defective’ ACT property loses bid for $5.3M in damages
Construction 2025-04-30 11:13 pm By Andy Sidler

A court has awarded only $100 in nominal damages to the owner of a $5 million industrial site in the ACT, despite finding there was cracking in a concrete slab covered by a warranty. 

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Boab acquires processor for open pit mine for $10M
Energy & Natural Resources 2025-04-30 11:34 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Boab Metals has agreed to buy a processing plant for $10 million from copper ore company Sandfire.

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Woodside finalises plan for $27B Louisiana LNG project
Energy & Natural Resources 2025-04-29 11:52 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Woodside has signed off on the development of a $27 billion LNG facility in Louisiana that will see the company become one of the world’s largest producers of natural gas by the 2030s.

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Third.i to partner with Dexus on $300M retirement village development
Construction 2025-04-29 11:26 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Property developer Third.i has announced it will partner with Dexus on the development of a $300 million luxury retirement community in Newcastle, NSW. Third.i has entered into a joint venture agreement with Dexus Real Estate Partnership for the 178-unit resort style retirement village at the Merewether Gold Club. “As a joint venture partner, DREP plays…

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