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Struggling steelworks gets $650M from SA government
Construction 2025-06-10 11:33 pm By Christine Caulfield

The South Australian government will inject $650 million to keep the struggling Whyalla Steelworks afloat until a buyer is found. 

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Anglican church loses challenge to Lion’s brewery storage tanks
Construction 2025-06-10 11:20 pm By Andy Sidler

The Anglican Church’s Brisbane diocese can’t block the installation of ethanol tanks at a brewery adjoining the Francis Theological college, with a judge finding no “unacceptable risk” of explosion.

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Court tosses Clive Palmer’s latest challenge to criminal cases
White Collar 2025-06-06 10:57 pm By Andy Sidler

The Queensland Supreme Court has tossed a judicial review application by mining magnate Clive Palmer seeking a declaration that criminal proceedings against him should be thrown out as abuses of process. 

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Court deals blow to live exports class action as case ticks into 11th year
Class Actions 2025-06-05 11:20 pm By Cindy Cameronne

In a blow for the plaintiffs in a long-running class action over the government’s live exports ban, a judge has found that no additional cattle would have been exported to Indonesia in 2012 and 2013 if the ban had not been in place. 

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Failed NULIS class action can’t duck costs pending appeal
Class Actions 2025-06-05 11:27 pm By Sam Matthews

The lead applicant in a failed class action against ex-NAB super trustee NULIS Nominees has lost his bid to stay a costs order of some $12.5 million pending an appeal.

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Judge won’t toss $328M case against East Timor, but Lighthouse now on tight leash
Energy & Natural Resources 2025-06-05 11:01 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge won’t dismiss a $328 million case brought against the government of East Timor by oil company Lighthouse Corporation despite a long history of delays and non-compliance with court orders.

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IP Australia bursts Pepsi’s bubble, says patent claims obvious
Intellectual Property 2025-06-05 11:25 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A German bottling machine manufacturer has successfully opposed PepsiCo’s patent application for a filling system, after arguing the claims were obvious.

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Cadbury wins challenge to ‘Crunchiez’ trade mark
Intellectual Property 2025-06-05 11:12 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Cadbury has successfully opposed a bid to register ‘Crunchiez Surprize’ as a trade mark, with a delegate finding the mark was deceptively similar to the mark for UK confectionery giant’s  popular Crunchie chocolate bar. 

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Star says it can’t afford $400M penalty sought by AUSTRAC
Gaming 2025-06-04 11:35 pm By Andy Sidler

AUSTRAC wants Star to pay a $400 million penalty for breaching anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing laws, while the company claims a penalty of more than $100 million would tip it into liquidation. 

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High Court urged to take up challenge to security interest over power plant
High Court 2025-06-06 11:40 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Collapsed gold mine owner Kirkalocka has brought a High Court challenge in a dispute with energy company Zenith over the ownership of a power plant in WA, saying the case raises important issues about the operation of security interests. 

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