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Court quashes $1M statutory demand in row over Rio Tinto contract
Construction 2025-08-07 11:52 pm By Andy Sidler

A construction company working on accommodation for Rio Tinto FIFO workers has won its bid to set aside a $1 million creditor’s demand by a subcontractor, with a judge finding the demand was an abuse of process. 

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NRF invests $50M in lithium miner Liontown Resources
Energy & Natural Resources 2025-08-07 11:06 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The federal government’s National Reconstruction Fund has taken a $50 million stake in Gina Rinehart-backed lithium miner Liontown Resources.

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More delays in ACCC decision on Acciona’s play for $500M waste-to-energy plant
Energy & Natural Resources 2025-08-07 11:18 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Acciona’s bid to acquire the $500 million East Rockingham waste-to-energy project in Western Australia is facing more uncertainty after the ACCC said it had paused its review of the proposal. 

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High Court confirms employers must consider redeployment before redundancy
Employment 2025-08-06 11:27 pm By Andy Sidler

The High Court has upheld a decision that found Helensburgh Coal should have tried to redeploy 22 workers it dismissed as redundant and replaced with contractors.

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Santos should prove it can pay for Reindeer gas clean-up, suit says
Energy & Natural Resources 2025-08-06 11:13 pm By Andy Sidler

An environmental group has taken Santos and NOPSEMA to court, alleging the  offshore oil and gas regulator failed to ensure the gas giant has the financial means to decommission its Reindeer gas field in Western Australia. 

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Judge caps Aboriginal group’s costs in dispute over $1B Regis gold mine
Energy & Natural Resources 2025-08-06 11:23 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

An Aboriginal group joined to Regis Resources’ challenge to a decision concerning its McPhillamys gold mine has won an order capping its costs at $20,000, with a judge rejecting the gold producer’s argument the order was unnecessary. 

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BlueScope leads consortium vying for Whyalla Steelworks
Construction 2025-08-04 11:28 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

BlueScope Steel is leading an international consortium that’s bidding to acquired the troubled steel making facility Whyalla Steelworks. 

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Transgrid resolves Melbourne BESS contractor’s $11M case over union dispute
Transportation & Infrastructure 2025-08-01 11:41 pm By Christine Caulfield

A lawsuit against Transgrid by the winning bidder for a contract to build a substation for the Melbourne Renewable Energy Hub, which sought $11 million in extra costs and damages for alleged union disruptions, has been settled.

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$3.9B undersea cable Marinus Link gets final tick of approval
Transportation & Infrastructure 2025-08-01 11:40 pm By Christine Caulfield

Construction of an underwater cable connecting Tasmania’s hydroelectricity to the mainland — slated to pump $3.9 billion into the economy — has secured final approval. 

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Origin class action cites ‘uncertainty’ of shareholder cases in contingency fee bid
Class Actions 2025-07-29 11:22 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The law firm behind a class action against Origin Energy wants a 35 per cent contingency fee, arguing that a string of defeats in shareholders cases has “accentuated the uncertainty and complexities” of proving loss.

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