Transportation & Infrastructure

The federal government has scaled back the freight Inland Rail project after a report found the project, which would run Melbourne to Brisbane, would cost $45 billion.

Private toll road operator Atlas Arteria has urged shareholders to reject a $7 billion hostile takeover offer from IFM Investors that allegedly undervalues the company.

Developer H1land Group wants to revise its case against Victoria's Suburban Rail Loop Authority over a substratum land acquisition, claiming that acquiring the land under the Major Transports Projects Act amounts to equitable fraud.

Corrs Chambers Westgarth has hired a leading projects partner from Ashurst who has significant experience in advising companies on the energy transition.

The federal government has awarded contracts to 10 new renewable energy projects in Western Australia, which will deliver a combined 1.9 gigawatts of renewable energy and 484 megawatts of battery storage.

Piper Alderman has hired a leading real estate partner from Clayton Utz who brings in-demand expertise on renewable energy and large-scale developments to the firm.

The owner of Darwin Port, Landbridge Group, has brought arbitration proceedings against the Australian government following threats that it will force the Chinese firm to sell the port.

As part of their global partnership promotions, Clifford Chance and Kennedys have elevated three Australian lawyers with expertise in real estate, infrastructure, and property insurance.

The federal government will spend $45 million over the next four years to develop bilateral agreements with states that will put an end to duplicative environmental approvals. 

Despite its loss in a class action against Queensland power companies, which has put it on the hook for $32 million in costs, funder LCM has avoided calls for cash security in a representative proceeding over toll road charges.