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Trial can continue against bankrupt execs of collapsed developer Dyldam
Trials 2025-07-14 11:32 am By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has given a liquidator approval to continue with claims at trial against former executives of failed Sydney developer Dyldam after they declared bankruptcy.

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$500M waste-to-energy plant wins extension, as Acciona’s wait continues
Energy & Natural Resources 2025-07-14 12:28 pm By Andy Sidler

Receivers of the $500 million East Rockingham waste-to-energy project will have until the end of September to hash out a plan to maximise creditor returns, as Acciona’s wait for approval of its bid to acquire the plant continues.

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‘Miscellaneous’ licence doesn’t exempt Atlantic from WA land rates: court
Energy & Natural Resources 2025-07-14 11:13 am By Sam Matthews

Atlantic will have to pay its dues to a local council in Western Australia, where it operates a $700 million mining project, with a court rejecting arguments that would allow mining companies to avoid paying rates on land that may produce “considerable profits”.

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Melbourne Uni professor axed for relationship with student wins job back
Employment 2025-07-10 11:06 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A Melbourne University engineering professor who was sacked for sending intimate messages to a PhD student has been reinstated after the Fair Work Commission found he was unfairly dismissed.

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Builder Shinetec claims priority interest in $48M paid to Gosford receivers
Construction 2025-07-11 11:23 pm By Christine Caulfield

In a new suit against the developer of an abandoned $185 million project in Sydney, Shinetec has asked the court to declare its priority interest in a $48 million payment recently paid to the developer by Bank of China.

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‘Unacceptable’: Court says Sydney can’t afford loss of Paddington boarding house
Real Estate 2025-07-11 11:56 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A court has described a plan to demolish a 32-room boarding house for the construction of four luxury residences in Paddington as an “unacceptable loss” of affordable housing in inner-city Sydney.

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Former NT Supreme Court judge to face harassment complaint by associate
Courts 2025-07-09 11:09 am By Cindy Cameronne

The Northern Territory government has lost its bid to block a sexual harassment complaint against a former judge of the state’s Supreme Court by his female associate. 

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Court blocks Paddington boarding house demolition for lux residences
Construction 2025-07-10 11:45 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The NSW Land and Environment Court has blocked a developer’s controversial plan to demolish a 32-bedroom boarding house in Inner Sydney suburb of Paddington to develop four luxury residences.

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Contradictor allowed in Optus appeal over telco tower development
Telecommunications 2025-07-10 11:59 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has allowed a Central Coast resident to weigh in on Optus’ challenge to a council’s refusal to bless its plans to build a telecommunications tower, saying the council’s “commercial relationship” with the telco justified a contradictor.

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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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