Construction

Star Entertainment has come up short in its $4 million case against Buildcorp Group over alleged defective construction and refurbishment work on the gambling giant's Sydney casino.

A joint venture of Monadelphous and Lycopodium faces action by the administrators of construction company WBHO over a $48.4 million contract for the extension of Rio Tinto's iron ore processing plant in Western Australia's Pilbara region.

A developer with plans for a retirement village on part of the Federal Golf Course has lost a bid for an interim stay of a tribunal proceeding by a community group opposed to the project.

A court has rejected a developer’s plans for a Sydney housing development, finding its cramped townhouses would provide little amenity to future residents and encroach upon an endangered environment site.

Maas Group Holdings has sold its construction material division to Heidelberg Materials for $1.7 billion, vowing to use the proceeds of the sale to invest in AI and digital infrastructure assets after acquiring a minority stake in AI data centre company Firmus.

Leading construction barrister Gregory Sirtes has been sworn in as a judge on the NSW Supreme Court, praised for the impartiality he showed in defending a strata manager against a challenge by a miniature schnauzer named Angus to a blanket ban on pets.

A judge wants more information before allowing Acciona employees to access documents from the company's Swiss rival and co-defendant in a dispute over the receivership of the East Rockingham waste-to-energy project. 

The developers of the Aspen and Establishment luxury residential projects in Canberra have lobbed a cross-claim alleging builder Geocon owes them up to $12.9 million in delay damages.

A Canberra builder has failed to set aside a $918,000 decision in favour of the contractor that performed earthworks on the 10-storey Garema Place Hotel, with a judge finding the builder’s payment schedule was not validly served. 

Real estate investment firm Heitman and developer Erben have acquired a lot from the Western Australian government to develop a 19-storey student accommodation to meet growing demand in Perth.