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An application by the funder of a class action over the compulsory acquisition of land for Sydney's WestConnex project to replace the plaintiffs has been ajourned a third time by an increasingly frustrated judge.

Baggage handling company Alstef Australia has had a partial win in its quest to stop the Brisbane Airport Corporation from calling on $13.4 million in bank guarantees.

Coles Group's proposed acquisition of a leasehold interest in a Kalgoorlie supermarket and liquor store site would substantially lessen competition in the retail supply of groceries in the region, the competition cop says.

A judge has ordered soft class closure in a class action by Queensland police officers and staff over the COVID-19 vaccine, forcing group members to register for the case ahead of settlement talks.

An environmental group has criticised the NSW opposition's plan to scale back the New England renewable energy zone, calling it an “irresponsible backflip”.

A traditional owner has launched legal action against the Victorian government, challenging the approval of a floodplain engineering project at Nyah on the Murray River.

A bill introduced by the South Australian government that would retrospectively strip workers of the right to earn Sundary penalty rates has been slammed by a law firm bringing class actions against retail and fast food giants.

The Tasmanian Government is planning to replace the state's 51-year-old Aboriginal Heritage Act, but legal and Indigenous groups say the bill does not go far enough.

BKC Australia and Mitsubishi Estate outfit MEC Global Partners Asia have joined forces to acquire the Cumberland Industrial Estate in Smithfield, Sydney, for $127.5 million from Goodman.

The Queensland government's application to register a trade mark for QBuild will go ahead after an unsuccessful objection by a Melbourne construction company of the same name.