Industries

Australia's richest person Gina Rinehart could be on the hook for millions of dollars in royalty payments, in a long-running battle over lucrative iron ore mining tenements in Western Australia's Pilbara region.

MinterEllison's market-leading construction team is readying for a jump in claims stemming from reforms to Victoria's Security of Payment Act and navigating 'crisis contracting' for clients amid ongoing conflict in the Middle East -- and with a new partner soon to join its ranks, the firm is ready for the challenges.

A deed of company arrangement for three companies associated with developer Descon-Adcon has fallen apart after former boss Danny Isaac failed to make a $5 million contribution required under the rescue plan. 

Two groups have been shortlisted for the final tender in stage one of the Melbourne Airport rail project, part of Victoria's ambitious Big Build infrastructure plan.

Roblox has unveiled a suite of measures to boost protections for kids, after the eSafety Commissioner said it would test commitments made by the popular online gaming company amid concerns about child exploitation on the platform.

Queensland developer York Property has lost its appeal of a ruling that held an adjudicator erred in finding $4.7 million in costs over alleged façade defects should be deducted from amounts owed in a payments spat with a builder Tomkins. 

Institutional asset manager IFM Investor was ready to sweep up Dexus' shares in Melbourne Airport operator APAC under a forced sale process triggered by a default notice for alleged confidentiality breaches, a court heard Tuesday.

Mastercard has hit back at the ACCC’s claims that it sought to prevent competition with EFTPOS through strategic agreements with large retailers, saying the deals were struck for “benign and pro-competitive” reasons. 

Bentleys Wealth is suing a former director and his companies alleging he poached clients after leaving the firm, in breach of his employment agreement and various duties. 

A unit of Wheaton Previous Metals has entered into an innovative $424 million (US$300 million) agreement that will help fund the construction of KGL Resources' Jervois copper project in the Northern Territory.