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Deloitte analysis on efficiency standards a trade secret: VCAT
Public law 2026-01-27 11:01 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A tribunal has found Deloitte’s cost-benefit analysis on new energy efficiency standards is protected from disclosure under Freedom of Information laws because it contains trade secrets.

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Ashurst hires partners for disputes, employment teams
Business of Law 2026-01-27 11:17 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Ashurst has snagged two partners to grow the firm’s disputes team in Melbourne and its employment practice in Brisbane.

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Victoria plans for country’s first offshore wind auction
Energy & Natural Resources 2026-01-27 11:00 pm By Andy Sidler

Victoria will kick off the country’s first offshore wind auction in August, after it was delayed last year.

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Centuria Capital pays $86M for Victorian shopping centre
Contracts 2026-01-27 4:10 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Centuria Capital has scooped up a Chadstone shopping centre anchored by Bunnings, the Good Guys and JB Hi-Fi for $86 million. 

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Melbourne Water faces class action over Maribynong River flooding
Class Actions 2026-01-22 3:50 pm By Christine Caulfield

Melbourne Water has been hit with a class action by residents of the Rivervue Retirement Village who claim damages from the flooding of the Maribyrnong River three years ago.

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Uber found to have breached contract by deactivating driver over complaints
Contracts 2026-01-22 11:50 pm By Cindy Cameronne

In the first of dozens of similar cases to be decided, the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal has found Uber breached its contract with a driver by deactivating his account over seven complaints.

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Former PwC CEO sued for defamation by wife over lewd post
Defamation 2026-01-21 11:02 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Former Carlton Football Club president and ex-chief executive of PricewaterhouseCoopers, Luke Sayers, has been sued by his estranged wife for defamation over a lewd social media post that eventually led to his resignation from the football club.

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Increased police search powers in Melbourne CBD justified, court hears
Trials 2026-01-16 11:46 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The declaration of Melbourne’s CBD as a designated area permitting increased police search powers was justified to prevent violence, the Victoria government told a court Friday.

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Police search powers a ‘significant’ breach of human rights, trial told
Trials 2026-01-15 11:34 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Protesters challenging Melbourne CBD’s ‘designated area’ status claim enhanced Victoria Police search powers were a “significant” breach of their rights, a court heard on the first day of trial Thursday.

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Keppel secures lease for $10B AI hub in Victoria
AI 2026-01-16 11:01 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Singapore-based asset manager Keppel has announced plans for a $10 billion AI data centre hub near Morwell, Victoria, after striking a deal with Lightwood Group to lease a 123-hectare site.

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