South Australia

South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskus has announced the government will conduct a royal commission into artificial intelligence, just days after signing a memorandum of understanding with OpenAI.

Renewable energy company Neoen has won two 15-year contracts in South Australia’s first energy reliability tender and will double the size of its Goyder Battery at its flagship energy hub to fulfill the mandate.

Built has secured a contract to build Defence HQ, an 11-storey building in Adelaide, which will support defence contractors and projects involved in the AUKUS partnership.

A judge has discharged the mortgages and caveats developer Oliver Hume holds over a residential subdivision project in Onkaparinga Heights in favour of a renegotiated arrangement, allowing the landowner to deal with property amid an ongoing court dispute. 

A court has found that the relationship between the owner and the developer behind a residential subdivision project in Onkaparinga Heights has deteriorated to such a degree that orders requiring them not to abandon the partnership would be of no help. 

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.

South Australia will introduce legislation to speed data centre development and artificial intelligence infrastructure, aiming to capitalise on the AI frenzy amid concerns about the facilities’ energy and water usage. 

Hall & Wilcox has hired a property and disputes lawyer and his team of three to build out its offering in Adelaide. 

Hong Kong-based private equity firm JY Group has paid $670 million to acquire a 50 per cent stake in the Westfield Marion, Adelaide's largest shopping centre, from Singapore-based Cuscaden Peak Investments.

The federal, South Australian and Tasmanian governments will provide mineral producer Nyrstar with a $105 million injection, amid concerns about the impact of conflict in the Middle East on the critical minerals supply chain.