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Abergeldie wins contract for $100M bypass in Pitt Town, Sydney
Transportation & Infrastructure 2025-04-09 2:17 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Abergeldie Complex Infrastructure has been awarded a contract by the NSW government to construct the $100 million Pitt Town bypass in Sydney’s outer north west.

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Stand-by duty is paid work, court says in win for pilots’ union
Employment 2025-04-08 11:48 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

An appeals court has upheld a decision that found a pilot employed by Corporate Air Charter is entitled to be paid for stand-by duty.

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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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AIG reaches settlement in Linchpin investor class action
Settlement 2025-04-07 3:59 pm By Christine Caulfield

A class action brought by investors of failed advisory firm Linchpin has reached a settlement with insurer AIG — the last remaining defendant in the case.

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Judge calls out ‘ambiguities and circularities’ in Mercedes-Benz class action
Class Actions 2025-04-07 11:53 pm By Andy Sidler

Mercedes-Benz has taken aim at an amended group definition in a class action over alleged defeat devices designed to cheat emissions testing, with a judge agreeing that it contains “ambiguities and circularities”.

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Star accepts $300M takeover offer from Balley’s
M&A 2025-04-07 11:53 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Star has agreed to a $300 million deal that will see the embattled company taken over by US-based casino operator Balley’s.

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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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