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Singapore-based Hoi Hup Realty has marked its foray into the Australian property market with the $201.8 million purchase of Four Points by Sheraton in Chippendale, Sydney.

Charter Hall has picked up three industrial and logistics assets in South East Queensland, including an Australia Post distribution centre, for $192.4 million.

Property developer Troon Group has acquired $80 million worth of industrial land in Western Australia's Bullsbrook, marking the company's entry into the Perth market.

A pro-Israel activist has been hit with indemnity costs after a judge found a settlement deed with Newtown, Sydney restaurant Cairo Takeaway had been breached when his solicitor leaked details of the agreement to journalists.

A class action against the Northern Territory's public housing authority has persuaded a judge to include questions relating to restitution in an initial trial.

Western Power has hired the former Sex Discrimination Commissioner to lead a review into its workplace culture and safety, as MinterEllison investigates claims that employees provided character references for a former manager convicted of raping a colleague. 

A Newcastle residential development had lost its bid to pay around $6 million in damages in monthly installments, with a judge saying there was no evidence paying the amount would put the group in a bad financial situation.

Bathroom products giant Reece has lost its challenge to a decision that found its lease of a western Sydney warehouse remained on foot after it made an invalid attempt to terminate the ten-year deal.

Growthpoint Properties Australia has sold the Grenfell car park in Adelaide’s CBD to a local investor for an undisclosed price.

The state of NSW has dodged a bid to strike out its defence in a class action accusing it of unfair prosecution of south coast Indigenous groups for engaging in cultural fishing practices.