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Clifford Chance launches construction team in Australia
Construction 2025-07-17 11:58 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Global law firm Clifford Chance has launched a construction practice in Australia after nabbing a special council from Pinsent Masons to lead the group.

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Macquarie Technology secures $240M Sydney site for new data centre
Transportation & Infrastructure 2025-07-16 11:14 pm By Andy Sidler

Macquarie Technology Group has secured the option to buy a Sydney city site with a $240 million price tag near its existing data centre holding in Macquarie Park.

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Acciona, AECOM added to Hunter Valley bus crash class action
Class Actions 2025-07-11 11:39 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Builder Acciona and consultant AECOM have been named as defendants in a class action on behalf of families of victims of a bus accident in Hunter Valley, NSW, facing allegations they were responsible for the construction and certification of the interchange where it occurred. 

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Acciona, AECOM to face class action claims over Hunter Valley bus crash
Transportation & Infrastructure 2025-07-11 11:49 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A class action on behalf of families of victims of a bus accident in Hunter Valley, NSW has won court approval to add builder Acciona and consultant AECOM as defendants, claiming they were responsible for the construction and certification of the interchange where the tragedy occurred. 

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Rex Patrick’s case over Snowy 2.0 docs in the public interest: court
Energy & Natural Resources 2025-07-10 11:54 pm By Andy Sidler

Former senator and ‘transparency warrior’ Rex Patrick has won an order capping the government’s costs at $40,000 in his case seeking documents on the $12 billion Snowy 2.0 renewables project, with a judge finding the matter raised issues of public interest. 

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CMS makes inroads in Australia with infrastructure partner hire
Transportation & Infrastructure 2025-07-10 11:58 pm By Sam Matthews

International law firm syndicate CMS has hired an energy and infrastructure partner for its newly established office in Sydney, as it seeks to strengthen its presence in the Asia Pacific region. 

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Destec goes for the kill in trade secrets fight with MinRes
Intellectual Property 2025-07-08 11:56 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Engineering firm Destec has asked the court to finally knock out Mineral Resources’ claim over alleged theft of trade secrets for a modular crushing plant.

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ACCC clears DP World’s $174M acquisition of Silk Logistics
Competition & Consumer Protection 2025-07-04 2:18 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has given the green light to DP World’s proposed acquisition of Silk Logistics, after finding it was not likely to substantially lessen competition.

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Whyalla Port administrators win bid to delay creditors meeting
Transportation & Infrastructure 2025-07-04 11:55 pm By Sam Matthews

The administrators of the company claiming to own the Whyalla Port have more time until a second creditors meeting to investigate a proposed DOCA as well as a $1.3 billion proof of debt served by Whyalla steelworks operator OneSteel.

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Federal government commits $3.4B for 2032 Olympics infrastructure
Sports 2025-07-03 11:55 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Work on a slew of projects in preparation for the 2032 Olympic Games in Brisbane is set to kick into gear, after the federal government committed $3.435 billion for the city’s sports infrastructure, including a new 63,000-seat stadium in Victoria Park.

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