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Australian Pacific Coal claims ex-CEO breached duty with mine agreement
Energy & Natural Resources 2025-10-30 11:55 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A judge has found there is a genuine dispute over an agreement for the recommissioning of Australian Pacific Coal’s Dartbrook coal mine in the Hunter Valley and refused to toss a suit alleging its ex-CEO breached her duty by entering into the agreement. 

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MLC Centre tenant may expand misleading conduct case against owner GPT
Real Estate 2025-10-30 11:56 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Office provider Servcorp may amend a lawsuit against former MLC Centre owner GPT alleging it failed to disclose plans for major redevelopment works on the Sydney CBD high-rise before they signed a lease in 2014.

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Charter Hall Retail picks up four Bunnings Warhouse stores for $151M
Real Estate 2025-10-30 11:42 pm By Christine Caulfield

The retail fund of real estate investor Charter Hall has put down $151 million for the purchase of four Bunnings Warehouse stores in Queensland and New South Wales.

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Monadelphous to buy WA construction firm Kerman for $15M
Construction 2025-10-30 11:30 pm By Christine Caulfield

Engineering company Monadelphous Group has entered an agreement to acquire Western Australia-based Kerman Contracting for $15 million.

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Judge questions jurisdiction over Geocon’s $4M spat with development partners
Construction 2025-10-29 11:55 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A judge wants answers on why builder Geocon has filed a $4 million construction dispute over two Canberra developments in the Federal Court, where a separate fight with its joint venture partners is playing out. 

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Centuria locks down 10-year Tesla lease, eyes new data centre
Construction 2025-10-29 11:48 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Centuria has locked in a 10-year lease with Tesla at an industrial site in Derrimut, Victoria and is considering developing another data centre near an existing Telstra facility in the state.

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‘Ingredients of a Grisham novel’: Judge won’t force MBA to produce docs
Construction 2025-10-29 11:14 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The events described by an ex-Master Builders Association board member read like a best-seller, involving as they do boardroom drama, a secret investigation and an alleged whistleblower. But as thrilling as they sound, they don’t support orders for discovery against the construction lobby group, a judge has said.

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Real estate agency can’t recoup advertising costs after writing ‘TBA’ in contract
Real Estate 2025-10-29 11:55 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A real estate agency in Victoria has lost a suit seeking the payment of its advertising costs from a former client, with a judge finding that writing ‘TBA’ in the contract defeated the consumer protection purpose of rules for real estate agents.

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Government fast-tracks approval for Western Downs BESS
Energy & Natural Resources 2025-10-29 11:23 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The federal government has approved a battery energy storage system in the Western Downs region in Queensland in just 19 days.

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Alinta scores win in fight with contractors over Wagerup power station
Energy & Natural Resources 2025-10-28 11:11 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Alinta Energy has won an urgent injunction against former contractors working on the Wagerup power station in Western Australia, saying delays on the project have caused daily losses of $137,000 in revenue since mid-July. 

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