A recent High Court decision which found the federal government must compensate Indigenous people in the Northern Territory over past mining operations has significant implications for the government’s liability to pay up for historical acts affecting native title, but experts say the decision is unlikely to unleash a torrent of similar claims.
The Queensland government will build a new $3.8 billion 63,000-seat stadium in Brisbane’s Victoria Park to host the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2032 Olympic Games.
Another fight over an $87 million mixed-use Canberra development may be on the cards, after the project’s liquidators won approval to assign potential claims against WSP and builder Construction Control over alleged stitch bolt defects.
A $750 million green hydrogen project in South Australia has been shelved in the wake of a feasibility study.
Star has extended the exclusivity period for a potential $940 million refinancing deal with Salter Brothers as the struggling casino operator races to head off insolvency.
Construction and engineering firm Gradian Group is suing a company partially owned by two former employees, alleging it has stolen its equipment and is poaching clients and suppliers, including Boral.
Pharmacor will be allowed to sell a generic version of heart drug Entresto after the Full Court rejected Swiss drug giant Novartis’ appeal of a ruling that found an extension of the term of its patent for the drug was invalidly granted.
Origin Energy has been ordered to pay a record $17.6 million after admitting it breached Victoria’s energy rules, impacting over 670,000 customers.
A group member in a class action against Johnson & Johnson unit DePuy has filed an appeal after he lost a challenge to his compensation determination, 12 years after the case settled.
Grant Jones has been appointed general counsel at insurer AIA Australia after nearly a decade at competitor MLC Life.
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