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‘Passion’ for high-end homes just puffery, but builder on hook for defects: judge
Construction 2025-03-06 11:13 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has rejected a misleading conduct claim against a builder who professed his “passion” for building high-end homes to a client, but put the builder on the hook for over $1 million in damages for rectification works.

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AEMO gives nod to ACEN’s pumped hydro project in NSW
Energy & Natural Resources 2025-03-05 11:23 pm By Christine Caulfield

Energy tender firm AEMO has awarded ACEN Australia a contract for its pumped hydro project in the latest competitive tender round as part of the NSW electricity infrastructure roadmap.

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Funder sues WestConnex class action plaintiffs for $1.4M
Class Actions 2025-02-28 11:44 pm By Andy Sidler

The funder backing a class action against Transport NSW by residents displaced by the construction of Sydney’s WestConnex tunnel has brought proceedings seeking $1.4 million from the lead plaintiffs.

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Stamford unit sues Parkview over 700-apartment Macquarie Park development
Construction 2025-03-03 3:14 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A unit of Singapore developer Stamford Land Corporation has sued Parkview Constructions over alleged defects in a 700-apartment development in Sydney’s Macquarie Park. 

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Government grants exploration licence for NSW wind farm
Construction 2025-03-03 3:24 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The Albanese government has granted a feasibility licence to a partnership between Equinor and Oceanex Energy to explore offshore in northern NSW for a planned wind farm project.

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Strata management firm Netstrata accused of conflicts, secret commissions
New South Wales 2025-02-28 11:16 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

An independent report into Netstrata has found numerous alleged conflicts of interest and accuses the strata management company of a failure to disclose commissions from contractors.

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NSW loses bid to strike out class action’s ‘amorphous’ exemplary damages claim
Class Actions 2025-02-27 11:11 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The NSW government has lost its bid to strike out paragraphs related to a claim for exemplary damages in a class action alleging police conducted strip searches at music festivals as a matter of routine.

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Pipeline acquired by Conexa in $74.7M deal is taxable ‘land’: appeals court
Justice Anthony Payne 2025-02-27 4:31 pm By Sam Matthews

An appeals court has found water infrastructure investor Conexa liable to pay land duty on a $46 million Sydney pipeline it acquired as part of a blockbuster deal with Rosehill.

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Mulpha threatens strike-out bid over claims in Mulgoa Rise class action
Class Actions 2025-02-26 11:23 pm By Christine Caulfield

Mulpha says a class action over the Mulgoa Rise development in Glenmore Park, NSW needs to clarify its negligence case to enable the developer to decide on the viability of potential cross-claims.

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One Central Park apartment owners sue Frasers over planter boxes
Construction 2025-02-26 4:16 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Apartment owners at Sydney’s $2 billion One Central Park have sued Frasers Property over 1,750 planter boxes they say are detaching from the two towers and contain combustible material.

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