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Hall & Wilcox hits back at Hastie liquidator’s claim over $18M bill
Construction 2025-09-29 3:24 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Hall & Wilcox has struck back at proceedings by the liquidators for collapsed construction group Hastie, saying they have failed to specify why its $18.6 million legal bill incurred in suing two dozen builders is unreasonable.

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SIXT drops bid for injunction against Darwin Airport
Real Estate 2025-09-29 1:33 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

German car hire company SIXT has dropped its bid for an injunction barring Darwin International Airport from requiring it to vacate the premises it operates out of at the airport. 

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ACCC resumes review of Acciona’s bid for East Rockingham waste-to-energy plant
Energy & Natural Resources 2025-09-29 2:56 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The ACCC has picked up its review into Acciona’s bid to acquire the $500 million East Rockingham waste-to-energy project in Western Australia, after hitting pause last month. 

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Lederer’s takeover offer for Elanor Funds ‘neither fair nor reasonable’: report
Real Estate 2025-09-26 11:18 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Elanor Funds Management’s board on Friday unanimously recommended that securityholders reject the takeover offer and provided an expert independent report from Kroll Group that concluded the offer of $0.70 in cash per stapled security undervalued the fund.

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Palmer loses $300B case against Australia over Pilbara iron ore project
Energy & Natural Resources 2025-09-26 11:29 pm By Christine Caulfield

Mining magnate Clive Palmer has lost a long-running fight against Western Australian legislation over an iron ore project in the Pilbara, with an international tribunal finding it had no jurisdiction to hear $300 billion case.

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Civil construction firm Shamrock loses second attempt to toss $30M Cleanaway claim
Construction 2025-09-26 11:14 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

An appeals court has binned construction firm Shamrock’s second bid to toss waste management firm Cleanaway’s $31 million claim for costs associated with cleanup of an Ipswich dump following a flood.

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BP, McDonald’s at odds with Sunshine Coast planning scheme: court
Construction 2025-09-26 11:57 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A court has declined a developer’s appeal of a Sunshine Coast council’s rejection of plans to build a BP service station as well as a McDonald’s and KFC at vacant land in Maroochydore.

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Aspen Group buys remaining stages of Wallaroo Shores planned community
Real Estate 2025-09-26 11:12 pm By Christine Caulfield

Housing developer Aspen Group has paid $14.1 million to acquire the remaining stages of the Wallaroo Shores master planned community in South Australia.

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ACT loses argument for $100M lease variation fee on Molonglo land
Construction 2025-09-25 11:01 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The ACT revenue office has lost its claim that developer Molonglo should pay $100 million to develop land held under a Crown lease, while Molonglo’s argument that the tax should be nil has also been rejected.

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Cobalt wins injunction in fight over $8M contract for Collingwood development
Construction 2025-09-25 11:32 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The builder of the Duke apartment complex in the Melbourne suburb of Collingwood has blocked the property developer from accessing a bank guarantee, with a judge finding there were serious issues to be tried over payments under their $8 million contract.

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