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Cornwalls didn’t disclose counsel rates to client in dispute with builder, suit claims
Construction 2025-08-07 11:50 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A former Cornwalls client has brought proceedings over a $486,000 legal bill, claiming the law firm failed to provide updated costs estimates and did not disclose counsel rates while acting in a tribunal matter against a builder. 

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Court quashes $1M statutory demand in row over Rio Tinto contract
Construction 2025-08-07 11:52 pm By Andy Sidler

A construction company working on accommodation for Rio Tinto FIFO workers has won its bid to set aside a $1 million creditor’s demand by a subcontractor, with a judge finding the demand was an abuse of process. 

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NRF invests $50M in lithium miner Liontown Resources
Energy & Natural Resources 2025-08-07 11:06 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The federal government’s National Reconstruction Fund has taken a $50 million stake in Gina Rinehart-backed lithium miner Liontown Resources.

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Vitale teams up with Metrics in large-scale Gold Coast land deal
Real Estate 2025-08-07 11:27 pm By Christine Caulfield

With plans to transform it into a mixed-use estate, Queensland developer Vitale Property Group has partnered with Metrics Credit Partners to acquire a large-scale industrial site on the Gold Coast.

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More delays in ACCC decision on Acciona’s play for $500M waste-to-energy plant
Energy & Natural Resources 2025-08-07 11:18 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Acciona’s bid to acquire the $500 million East Rockingham waste-to-energy project in Western Australia is facing more uncertainty after the ACCC said it had paused its review of the proposal. 

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Gilbert + Tobin beefs up real assets team with Blackstone hire
Real Estate 2025-08-07 11:21 pm By Christine Caulfield

Gilbert + Tobin has strengthened its real assets team with the appointment of a partner recruited from global asset manager Blackstone.

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Lion Property Group entities wound up, as Victoria Police eyes liquidators’ report
Construction 2025-08-06 11:50 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A judge has made winding up orders against companies connected to Lion Property Group and allowed Victoria Police to access a confidential report from the luxury Melbourne developer’s provisional liquidators.

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Challenge launched over development of Brisbane’s Victoria Park Olympic stadium
Construction 2025-08-06 11:36 pm By Andy Sidler

A First Nations group has called on the federal government to block the development of a stadium in Brisbane’s Victoria Park for the 2032 Olympic Games, arguing the park is a significant site that would be desecrated by the development. 

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Santos should prove it can pay for Reindeer gas clean-up, suit says
Energy & Natural Resources 2025-08-06 11:13 pm By Andy Sidler

An environmental group has taken Santos and NOPSEMA to court, alleging the  offshore oil and gas regulator failed to ensure the gas giant has the financial means to decommission its Reindeer gas field in Western Australia. 

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Lipman loses $7M payment claim row with A-Civil over Eugowra emergency housing
Construction 2025-08-06 11:17 pm By Andy Sidler

Construction company Lipman has struck out in its bid to claw back a $7 million payment determination made in A-Civil’s favour, with a court finding no error by an adjudicator. 

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