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Major projects, subcontractors could be ‘imperiled’ if Roberts Co Victoria was liquidated: judge
Construction 2025-04-16 11:51 pm By Andy Sidler

A judge has given the Victorian unit of Roberts Co more time to put forward a deed of company arrangement that would save the builder from liquidation, noting liquidation could imperil its projects and subcontractors, who could not bring claims under the SOP Act if it was insolvent. 

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Woolworths unit wins fight with council over look of Broadmeadow store
Construction 2025-04-16 11:01 pm By Andy Sidler

Newcastle council’s concerns about the street appeal of a Woolworths development have been brushed aside, with a court finding that reasonable minds may differ on the question of ‘high visual quality.’ On Tuesday, Justice John Robson of the NSW Land and Environment Court granted the development approval sought by Woolworths’ development unit Fabcot Pty Ltd,…

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Special Gold liquidator can advance claims against Dyldam
Construction 2025-04-16 11:42 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has ruled the liquidator of Special Gold can advance claims against Dyldam Developments, which the collapsed Sydney developer has called “hopeless”.

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Kent Projects can’t escape fraud claims by CFMEU
Construction 2025-04-16 11:03 pm By Christine Caulfield

The engineering company behind the world-first Kwinana energy transformation hub in WA has lost a bid to strike out fraud claims from a case by the CFMEU over an enterprise agreement covering maintenance workers.

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New apartment construction figures sink to 13-year low, data shows
Construction 2025-04-16 11:24 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Indicative of Australia’s housing crisis is new data showing a drop in apartment construction, according to the country’s peak building group, with last year the worst for higher-density home building since 2011.

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United Petroleum franchisee class action ordered to pay $3.7M in security
Justice Richard Attiwill 2025-04-14 12:57 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A franchisee class action against United Petroleum over alleged loss-making Pie Face stores has been ordered to hand over $3.7 million in security, with a judge finding it was not likely to stultify the class action.

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IC Markets wants deadline on class action’s search for sample group member
Class Actions 2025-04-14 12:18 pm By Christine Caulfield

Brokerage firm International Capital Markets says a class action over risky financial products must put up or shut up when it comes to claims in the case that neither applicant has standing to bring.

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Clorox hit with $8.25M penalty for greenwashing
Greenwashing 2025-04-14 1:48 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Clorox has been hit with 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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ASIC takes Wiluna Mining to court over $57M capital raising announcement
Energy & Natural Resources 2025-04-14 11:52 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The corporate regulator has brought enforcement action against Wiluna Mining, accusing the gold mining operation of misleading conduct over a capital raising a month before it went under.

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Clayton Utz signs 12-year lease for new Canberra digs
Real Estate 2025-04-15 11:19 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Clayton Utz has become the latest tenant in a new commercial precinct under development in Canberra’s CBD.

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