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The ACT's Territory Planning Authority can appeal a decision approving a $330 million, 691-unit development at the Gold Creek Country Club. 

Developer Robert Filippini, who is suspected of fraudulently receiving investor money from defunct Keystone Asset Management, is seeking to appeal an extension of freezing orders over family trusts that hold property and several luxury cars.

Amazon will take up residence in Charter Hall’s logistics estate just south of central Brisbane, building a $750 million first-of-its-kind robot-assisted fulfilment centre spanning 150,000 square metres. 

Anthropic has announced it will launch operations in Australia and plans to build data centres in the country.

MidOcean Energy, backed by US private equity firm EIG, has acquired Japan power company Jera's interest in  the Gorgon and Ichthys LNG projects in Western Australia.

Acciona has won $2.1 million from Zurich Insurance and two other insurers in a case alleging it was entitled to indemnity after severe weather events damaged work on the Bruce Highway project in Queensland. 

Construction company ADCO Group has agreed to pay $850,000 to avoid prosecution for the collapse of a structural steel framework during redevelopment works at the Kew Recreational Centre.

Traditional owners have brought a High Court appeal, arguing the Full Court erred in finding the Western Australian government’s decision to expedite an exploration application by mining company Uro Western is not subject to judicial review. 

Sydney’s four largest mobile crane companies have denied claims by the ACCC that agreements on a group chat to not supply cranes to certain customers and construction sites were anti-competitive.

The government’s National Reconstruction Fund is pumping $200 million into cloud and cybersecurity company Macquarie Technology, as part of its $15 billion mandate to invest in digital infrastructure.