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‘Deliberate bad faith’ conduct by buyer of $26M Rose Bay villa, trial told
Trials 2025-11-12 11:55 pm By Sam Matthews

After selling his $26 million Rose Bay mansion to AsheMorgan principal Michael Rothner in 2023, options trader David Waterhouse has levied allegations of “deliberate bad faith conduct”, on the first day of trial in a case over the mysterious removal of trees on a neighbouring property.

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Judge content to keep $4M Geocon construction dispute in Federal Court
Construction 2025-11-12 11:55 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A judge who previously questioned why Geocon’s $4 million construction dispute over two Canberra developments was in the Federal Court has said he will continue to hear the case.

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Veolia to pay $1M after admitting landfill odour breaches
Environment 2025-11-12 2:59 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Waste management firm Veolia has agreed to pay $1 million after admitting that it failed to use required odour source controls for its landfill site in Hampton Park, Victoria.

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Loss of affordable housing ‘not fatal’ to Annandale development: court
Thomson Geer 2025-11-11 11:29 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A Sydney developer has won a dispute with the Inner West Council over its Annandale housing project application, despite a court finding it would cause a loss of affordable housing. 

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Billboard company Manboom loses trespass case against Jemena Gas
Energy & Natural Resources 2025-11-11 11:36 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Billboard company Manboom has suffered a loss in its case against Jemena Gas alleging the presence of underground gas infrastructure at a site in Mascot, NSW that supplies gas to 1.6 million customers amounts to trespassing.

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Builder Bloc suing over defects in Newcastle development
Construction 2025-11-10 11:43 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Developer Bloc is locked in a dispute with a contractor on the Watervue residential development in Newcastle, who it has accused of carrying out defective piling works.

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Development consent for Sydney Airport hotel ‘in force’: NCAT
Construction 2025-11-10 11:53 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal has given the operator of the Ibis Sydney Airport hotel in Mascot another chance to seek a liquor licence, finding a deferred commencement condition did not mean a development consent was not ‘in force’.

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IP suit against Acciona the latest fight over East Rockingham waste-to-energy plant
Construction 2025-11-07 11:55 pm By Sam Matthews

Acciona is facing what it says is a “hopelessly flawed” suit by its construction partner on the troubled East Rockingham waste-to-energy plant over patented equipment used to facilitate waste combustion. 

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Insurers lose round in case by CPB, John Holland over $8B Northwest Rail Link
Construction 2025-11-07 11:14 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge won’t schedule an initial trial on the limitations period in a $150 million coverage spat between insurers and Northwest Rail Link builders CPB Contractors and John Holland.

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Structural design firm found guilty over ‘potentially catastrophic’ wall collapse at Geocon site
Construction 2025-11-07 11:29 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A defunct design firm has been found guilty of health and safety violations after a shoring wall fell down at a Geocon construction site in Canberra, with a magistrate saying the collapse could have caused multiple deaths. 

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