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Insurers lose bid to join MTR, UGL to case over Northwest Rail Link
Construction 2025-12-19 11:55 pm By Sam Matthews

A group of insurers can’t join Northwest Rail Link joint venture partners MTR and UGL to a suit by CPB Contractors and John Holland over a $100 million policy, with a judge saying the joint venture’s interests in the case are commercial rather than legal. 

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Qube sells stake in Beveridge Intermodal Precinct for $100M profit
Transportation & Infrastructure 2025-12-18 11:45 pm By Christine Caulfield

Logistics giant Qube has shed its interest in a 202-hectare property at Beveridge in Melbourne’s north to Hong Kong-based asset manager C Capital for $111 million.

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WestConnex class action says funding options have been exhausted
Class Actions 2025-12-16 11:33 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The lead plaintiffs in a class action over the compulsory acquisition of land for the WestConnex road project will press on with a bid to discontinue the case, telling a judge they have exhausted all options for funding.

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Jacobs Group wins stay of Brisbane Airport’s defective runway case
Arbitration 2025-12-17 11:38 pm By Christine Caulfield

Engineering consulting firm Jacobs Group has won a stay of proceedings by Brisbane Airport Corporation, after arguing the case was launched in contravention of an arbitration agreement.

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WestConnex class action set for hearing on discontinuance
Transportation & Infrastructure 2025-12-16 11:35 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The lead plaintiffs in a class action over the compulsory acquisition of land for the WestConnex road project will press on with a bid to discontinue the case, telling a judge they have exhausted all options for funding.

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Acciona, Genus tapped for construction of Western Renewables Link
Energy & Natural Resources 2025-12-16 11:00 pm By Christine Caulfield

Energy company AusNet has appointed infrastructure companies Acciona and Genus to build Victoria’s 190km Western Renewables Link.

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CPB, John Holland fight joinder of MTR, UGL to case over $8B Northwest Rail Link
Transportation & Infrastructure 2025-12-15 11:54 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Northwest Rail Link builders CPB Contractors and John Holland are pushing back against a bid by several insurers to join joint venture partners MTR and UGL to a coverage spat over a $100 million policy. 

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Thomson Geer lures construction partner from Addisons
Construction 2025-12-15 11:58 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A property and construction law expert who has worked on some of Sydney’s biggest projects has joined Thomson Geer’s partnership after a decade at Addisons.

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Morisson’s UTA takes full stake in Sydney Desalination Plant
Transportation & Infrastructure 2025-12-11 11:53 pm By Christine Caulfield

Advised by Johnson Winter Slattery, Morrison-managed investment fund Utilities Trust of Australia has bought out a Canadian pension fund for full ownership of the Sydney Desalination Plant.

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Ashurst reps Newcastle Airport on landmark Defence missile factory
Transportation & Infrastructure 2025-12-09 11:12 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Law firm Ashurst has advised Newcastle Airport on arrangements for Australia’s first guided weapons manufacturing and maintenance facility, to be based at its Astra Aerolab precinct.

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