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AGL appeals $25M penalty for overcharging welfare recipients
Energy & Natural Resources 2025-02-10 11:11 pm By Christine Caulfield

Energy company AGL is fighting a $25 million penalty imposed by a court for continuing to deduct payments from hundreds of welfare recipients after their accounts were closed.

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Judge allows tweaks in case against CBA, Westpac over financing for Perth development
Construction 2025-02-11 11:54 pm By Andy Sidler

A guarantor of developer Westgem Investments can amend her claim against Westpac and the Commonwealth Bank related to the financing for a commercial development in Perth’s Raine Square.

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Video game maker largely wins copyright suit over Grand Theft Auto ‘Mod’
Intellectual Property 2025-02-10 11:55 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The makers of Grand Theft Auto have largely succeeded in a copyright case against the developer behind the “Infamous Mod” — a hack that alters the capabilities of players in the online version of the top-selling game.

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Brunswick Heads estate developers can amend defence in activist case
Environment 2025-02-11 2:51 pm By Sam Matthews

The developers of a Brunswick Heads housing estate have the OK to raise a new defence to injunctions sought by an environmental group.

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Senate signs off on tax credits for green energy, critical minerals projects
Energy & Natural Resources 2025-02-11 11:11 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Senate has waved through a component of the Albanese government’s plans to support the green energy transition, approving tax credits for clean energy and critical minerals production.

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Luxury tower developer hit with freezing order in $10.6M defects suit
Construction 2025-02-11 11:39 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A Sydney premium property developer has been slapped with a freezing order that prohibits it from disposing of assets over $10.6 million as it faces a defects suit from the owners corporation of a Milsons Point tower.

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High Court to hear case to revive Sydney light rail class action
High Court 2025-02-07 11:37 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The High Court has agreed to weigh in on when uncommon use of land amounts to a nuisance in a class action by small business owners over Sydney’s light rail construction.

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Charter Hall boosts social infrastructure REIT with $47M Clinipath buy
Real Estate 2025-02-11 11:00 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Real estate fund manager Charter Hall has paid $47 million to purchase a Clinipath Pathology lab in Perth, bolstering its social infrastructure investment trust.

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Class action accuses NSW developer, council of negligence
Class Actions 2025-02-07 12:50 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A class action has been filed against a NSW luxury developer and a local council by property owners alleging the land selected for a 683-lot project was unfit for residential development.

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Clorox agrees to $8.25M penalty for ‘ocean plastic’ claims
Competition & Consumer Protection 2025-02-07 1:18 pm By Andy Sidler

Consumer goods giant Clorox has agreed to a $8.25 million penalty for representing to consumers that certain GLAD garbage bags were sourced from plastic fished from the ocean.

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