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Home building law enlivened by repudiation claim, WA tribunal finds
Construction 2025-03-19 11:26 pm By Andy Sidler

A Western Australian couple will have their dispute with Thompson Sustainable Homes heard by a tribunal, after the builder’s jurisdictional objection to the operation of the Home Building Contract Act was tossed.

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Acciona’s renewable unit secures $453M green loan for Aldoga solar plant
Energy & Natural Resources 2025-03-19 11:14 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Acciona’s renewable energy subsidiary Energía has closed a $453 million syndicated loan for the Aldoga solar farm project in Queensland, with the backing of Spanish export credit agency Cesce.

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Melbourne builder Buildqa hit with criminal charges
Construction 2025-03-19 4:43 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The Victorian Building Authority has filed criminal charges against Melbourne builder Buildqa for allegedly exceeding its building permit for two three-storey townhouses and garages and failing to comply with a stop work order. The VBA alleges Buildqa and its sole company officer Nicholas Artusa contravened the Building Act by carrying on work without a permit…

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Energy Vault picks up Enervest’s Stoney Creek BESS
Energy & Natural Resources 2025-03-19 11:01 pm By Christine Caulfield

Energy Vault has acquired the 125 MW/1,000 MWh Stoney Creek battery energy storage system from project developer Enervest Group.

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CFMEU, Setka face potential class action over member ‘blacklist’
Class Actions 2025-03-18 11:19 pm By Christine Caulfield

A Canberra-based law firm is investigating a class action against the Victorian branch of the CFMEU’s construction division alleging the union blacklisted hundreds of members.

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Ex-Star GC tells court she had no independent reporting obligation to board
Trials 2025-03-17 11:25 pm By Cindy Cameronne

During trial on Monday, ASIC also accused Star’s former top lawyer of giving false evidence about alleged cash for chip transactions in junket operator Suncity’s VIP room.

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Court rejects developer Hunt’s payment claim on $25M Sydney industrial project
Construction 2025-03-18 11:18 pm By Andy Sidler

A judge has rejected developer Hunt Collaborative’s claim for $232,000 for works performed before real estate investor RWC Brookvale Investments switched builders on a $25.75 million corporate industrial project. Bettar Holdings, trading as Hunt Collaborative, sought to recover the sum under the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act for works completed on the…

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Judge shoots down Crown Group director’s objection to $500,000 payments
Construction 2025-03-18 11:14 pm By Andy Sidler

A judge has found the liquidators for collapsed developer Crown Group would be justified in making $500,000 in payments to related companies Quay Group and Westport, over objections from a director that he was not consulted on a solicitor’s retainer.

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CFMEU accused in potential case of blacklisting members from construction sites
Construction 2025-03-18 11:33 pm By Christine Caulfield

A class action investigation alleges the Victorian branch of the CFMEU’s construction division banned hundreds of members from building sites in the state.

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ExxonMobil, Woodside approve final investment for Victorian natural gas project
ACCC 2025-03-18 11:42 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

ExxonMobil Australia and Woodside Energy have approved a final investment for a project to drill new wells offshore in Victoria’s Gippsland Basin.

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