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Class action probe targets Queensland over youth detention centres
Class Actions 2025-09-01 4:28 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Queensland is facing a class action investigation on behalf of detainees who were allegedly subjected to isolation, excessive force and other harmful conditions at five youth detention centres in the state. 

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Downer EDI wins spat with builder over $22M payment claim
Construction 2025-08-29 11:46 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has found that builder DT Infrastructure’s application for adjudication of a $22 million payment claim against Downer EDI was discharged by Downer paying off a smaller claim of less than $1 million, which was the only amount expressly referred to in DTI’s application.

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Court won’t bar MinterEllison from repping Peabody in worker’s case
Employment 2025-08-27 11:01 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A former Peabody Energy employee who claims she was sacked after raising safety concerns has lost her bid to restrain MinterEllison from representing her former employer.

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Court clarifies limits of compensation claims under Queensland’s land acqusition law
Appeals 2025-08-27 11:34 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A Queensland property owner whose Morton Bay land was slated to be acquired by the council can recover more than just legal costs under the state’s land acquisiton law, an appeals court has found.

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Lawyer wins appeal in disciplinary case over ‘no contact’ rule
Queensland 2025-08-27 11:12 pm By Sam Matthews

A tribunal has dismissed a disciplinary case brought against a Brisbane lawyer for allegedly breaking the ‘no contact’ rule and speaking with another lawyer’s client in a debt recovery proceeding.

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State revenue office loses row with Montessori Foundation over property taxes
Real Estate 2025-08-22 11:09 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The Queensland Commissioner of State Revenue has lost an appeal against the Montessori Children’s Foundation after it refused the organisation’s bid to be registered as a charity to avoid property taxes.

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Federal government to foot half of $7.1B bill for Olympics infrastructure
Transportation & Infrastructure 2025-08-20 11:40 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The federal government has agreed to cover almost half of the costs for building and upgrading 2032 Olympic Games venues after striking a deal with the Queensland government.

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ASIC to seek winding up orders against property developer ALAMMC
Financial Services 2025-08-18 11:40 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The corporate cop can revise its action against Gold Coast property developer ALAMMC to seek winding up orders after concerns have emerged about misuse of $70 million in investor funds.

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Santos wins $690M against Fluor over Gladstone LNG project
Energy & Natural Resources 2025-08-11 11:41 pm By Christine Caulfield

Energy giant Santos has won a dispute over its Gladstone LNG project, described by a court as “litigation on a monumental scale”, securing a $692 million judgment against engineering firm Fluor with the help of four silks.

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Billionaire Clive Palmer claims solicitor Sam Iskander stole $30M in legal fees
Legal Ethics 2025-08-08 11:12 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Mining magnate Clive Palmer has accused his lawyer of longstanding, Sam Iskander, of stealing $30 million in legal fees from his mining company Mineralogy.

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