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Industrial, logistics deals drive commercial real estate growth: report
Construction 2025-07-03 11:58 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Australia’s industrial and logistics sector has propelled the commercial real estate market in the first half of 2025, while the office sector has lagged, according to a recent report, which also found a spike in offshore investments. 

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Faced with increasing problem, court puts law firm on hook for AI-hallucinated citations
Native Title 2025-07-02 11:08 pm By Christine Caulfield

Referring to a “growing problem” noticed by the Federal Court, a judge has slapped a law firm in a native title case with costs for its use of artificial intelligence to generate false document citations.

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Aqualand luxury tower loses challenge to $10.6M asset freeze
Construction 2025-07-02 11:55 pm By Andy Sidler

A luxury Aqualand development in Milsons Point can’t undo a $10.6 million freezing order granted to the owners corporation to address the risk that funds would be unavailable to meet its claim for damages to remedy alleged defects. 

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Lendlease appeals loss in $120M Campbelltown land case
Real Estate 2025-07-02 11:10 pm By Sam Matthews

Lendlease has filed an appeal after it failed in its bid to enforce a $120 million purchase agreement for five plots of land in Campbelltown, in a high-stakes challenge set to be heard later this year. 

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Realside sues property valuation firm over ‘excess’ rent on Adelaide mall
Real Estate 2025-07-02 11:55 pm By Andy Sidler

Fund manager Realside and other leaseholders have launched proceedings against M3Property and a valuer, alleging tenants of Rundle Mall in Adelaide have been overcharged for rent since 2006 as a result of consistently flawed valuations. 

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Lendlease’s $500M One Darling Point development wins fast-track approval
Construction 2025-07-02 11:27 pm By Christine Caulfield

Lendlease’s $500 million residential project in Sydney’s eastern suburbs known as One Darling Point has secured development approval from the NSW government in just five months.

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Allens-repped KKR scoops up farm infrastructure firm ProTen in $1.3B deal
Transportation & Infrastructure 2025-07-02 11:59 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

US private equity firm KKR will acquire agriculture infrastructure firm ProTen from superfund Aware Super, in a deal valued at around $1.3 billion.

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Ceerose says Sydney apartment owners may have ‘engineered’ relationship breakdown
Construction 2025-07-01 11:57 pm By Andy Sidler

The developer of a Sydney apartment block has appealed a decision that awarded the owners corporation $1.95 million, arguing the owners may have manufactured a relationship breakdown to escape their obligations. 

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RSL club can raise set-off as defence in dispute with subcontractor
Construction 2025-07-01 11:34 pm By Sam Matthews

An RSL club can raise a set-off defence against a subcontractor’s claim under the Contractor’s Debt Act, after a judge rejected the subcontractor’s argument that the defence was barred by a provision of the SOPA.

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Downer EDI sells stake in transport JV with Keolis for $132M
Transportation & Infrastructure 2025-07-01 11:55 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Downer EDI has sold its 49 per cent stake in a bus and light rail joint venture with French public transport operator Keolis for $132 million.

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