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Judge tosses unconscionability claims by parents of Luxcon boss
The parents of Luxcon boss Ilya Melnikoff have failed to convince a judge they should not have to pay back a mortgage and guarantee to lenders who gave their son's companies a $13.9 million advance to buy property in Byron Bay and a $3.8 million tax-related loan.
Woolworths exec denies price increases a ‘whistlestop’ before drops
A Woolworths executive facing cross-examination in the ACCC's case over alleged illusory discounts has denied that price increases were anything other than a reaction to inflation and a “tsunami” of supplier cost increase requests. 
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Minister threatened to trash $1.6B road project, CFMEU inquiry hears
A former Queensland minister allegedly threatened to trash a $1.6 billion contract for the Toowoomba Second Range Crossing unless a consortium led by Acciona continued to work with the CFMEU, an inquiry into the union has heard. 
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WA government jumps on new ‘one-stop-shop’ enviro approval process
The Western Australian premier has started talks with the federal government on a bilateral agreement to put an end to duplicative environmental approvals. 
ARN says it had ‘no power’ over Kyle and Jackie O Show
ARN says it had no ability to control the on-air behaviour of KIIS FM shock jock Kyle Sandilands, and has revealed a letter from the lawyers of co-host Jackie 'O' Henderson outlining her allegations of bullying.
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Goodman sheds Sydney industrial sites as it eyes data centre growth
As it bets on the growth of the global data centre market, industrial real estate group Goodman has sold off two Sydney warehouses for a reported $438 million to property investor Aliro.
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Early loss for BGC in class action over home building delays
The word 'day' in thousands of building contracts at the centre of a class action against Perth builder BGC Housing Group refers to a calendar, not working, day, a judge has said in a ruling that may have a significant  impact on damages in the case.
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Dennis unit settles class action over Summerlin Parklands development
A settlement has been approved in a class action against a unit of Dennis Corporation, which was accused of wrongly terminating off-the-plan contracts when local property values jumped.
‘Heed this caution’: Judge warns parties risk costs for filing irrelevant docs
A judge has hit a container systems company with indemnity costs for tendering hundreds of pages of irrelevant evidence in a trade mark dispute and warned "future litigants that fail to heed this caution" face costs risks.
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Court finds payment claim for lux Sydney development validly served
A judge has ordered the developer of a luxury apartment block in Vaucluse, Sydney to pay builder Reform Projects over $260,000, after finding a payment claim sent to the same email as earlier claims had been validly served.