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Ampol to divest Australia, NZ retail electricity businesses
Energy & Natural Resources 2025-05-13 11:33 pm By Andy Sidler

Petrol giant Ampol has announced it is exiting the retail electricity market in Australia and New Zealand, divesting its assets to AGL and Meridian to direct its focus towards electric vehicle charging and renewable fuels. 

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Court rejects McNab’s payment claim for Forme development in Brisbane
Construction 2025-05-12 11:47 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

An interim payment claim under Queensland’s SOP Act must include claims related to work carried out within the preceding six months, a judge has found.

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Castle Group pays $119.5M for Sydney development site
Construction 2025-05-12 11:14 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Castle Group has acquired a 41.32 hectare landholding in Western Sydney’s Austral region for $119.5 million.

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Telstra snags Microsoft Australia head for infrastructure business
Transportation & Infrastructure 2025-05-12 11:02 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The head of Microsoft Australia will make the jump to Telstra’s $15 billion infrastructure business InfraCo, the latest step in the telco’s path to becoming an “AI-fuelled company”.

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High Court won’t hear case against builder by subcontractor’s injured worker
Article 2025-05-12 11:08 pm By Christine Caulfield

An injured construction worker has failed in his plea to the High Court to weigh in on his case, which alleged a principal contractor owed a duty of care to him as a sub-contractor’s employee.

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Enviro court OKs three fast food outlets in heritage listed suburb
Construction 2025-05-12 11:43 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The NSW Land and Environment Court has granted approval for the development of three fast food outlets on a block off the Central Coast Highway in the heritage listed suburb of Kariong, despite objections from locals. 

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Holding Redlich snags construction, corporate partners
Construction 2025-05-12 2:18 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Holding Redlich has lured two construction partners and one corporate partner for its Melbourne and Brisbane offices.

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Final deadline for Shangri-La director’s evidence in Victoria cladding case
Construction 2025-05-09 11:18 pm By Christine Caulfield

The director of collapsed Shangri-La Construction has been hit with self-executing orders to file evidence in Victoria’s case over alleged combustible cladding on a Melbourne building, after unexplained delays.

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Wind farm asks High Court to toss ‘unwise’ ruling on $21M payments to GE, Elecnor
Appeals 2025-05-09 11:04 pm By Andy Sidler

The High Court has been asked to weigh in on whether issue and Anshun estoppel apply to SOP Act claims, with a South Australian wind farm seeking to overturn a ruling ordering it to make a $21 million progress payment to joint venture partners GE Renewable Energy and Elecnor.

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NSW green lights 10 projects to connect to renewable energy zone
Energy & Natural Resources 2025-05-09 11:59 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

NSW has approved 10 renewable energy projects to connect to the state’s first renewable energy zone.

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