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Council can intervene in dispute over $30M Hills of Gold wind farm
Environment 2025-04-01 4:23 pm By Andy Sidler

Tamworth Regional Council has won its bid to be joined to an environmental group’s appeal of the approval for the controversial Hills of Gold wind farm.

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Victoria’s Commonwealth Games plan a ‘hasty political decison’: report
Politics 2025-04-01 11:19 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

An inquiry into Victoria’s 2026 Commonwealth Games bid has found the former Andrews government did not do its due diligence when it proposed to host the event across multiple regional cities.

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VCAT throws shade on council’s permit rejection for Fitzroy development
Construction 2025-04-01 11:19 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

VCAT has granted a planning permit to a developer whose eight-storey residential development in Fiztroy was opposed by the local council over concerns about sunlight.

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Public housing authority cites ‘limited resources’ in class action defence
Real Estate 2025-04-01 11:01 pm By Sam Matthews

Western Australia and its public housing landlord have hit back at a class action alleging Indigenous people in remote communities were overcharged for substandard public housing.

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Dexus tells appeals court judge erred in fight with Macquarie over $1.7B shopping centre
Real Estate 2025-03-31 3:29 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A Dexus property fund has argued that a judge went the “wrong way” in deciding that it was forced to sell its 50 per cent stake in Sydney’s largest suburban shopping centre to Macquarie Retail. 

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Cushman & Wakefield faces ex-director’s suit over $1.5M sign-on bonus
Real Estate 2025-03-31 11:50 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A former Cushman & Wakefield managing director has filed proceedings alleging the commercial real estate broker unfairly terminated his employment to prevent him from keeping a $1.5 million sign-on bonus.

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Domain to recommend shareholders approve $2.8B CoStar acquisition
Real Estate 2025-03-31 11:12 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Domain has announced it will recommend shareholders vote to approve a takeover by US real estate company CoStar that values the real estate listing site at $2.8 billion.

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HSF advises government-owned green bank on $160M real estate investment
Construction 2025-03-31 11:53 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Herbert Smith Freehills has advised government-owned green bank the Clean Energy Finance Corporation on its $160 million co-investment in sustainable construction projects.

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Merkon wins $2.4M in dispute over Hawthorn development
Construction 2025-03-31 11:40 pm By Andy Sidler

A developer has been ordered to pay Merkon $2.4 million for construction work on a Hawthorn residential building, with a court finding that the outstanding costs were still payable despite the builder having a stake in the units. 

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Court rejects plea to halt reburial of Indigenous remains
Environment 2025-03-31 11:53 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A court bid to bar reburial of the remains of 108 Indigenous people, including the oldest known human remains found in Australia, has been dismissed.

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