Construction reforms criticised by WA Opposition

Posted August 12, 2016 15:39:12 Changes designed to protect subcontractors on State Government construction projects do not go far enough, the West Australian Opposition has warned. The Government has announced plans to introduce project bank accounts on all contracts worth between $1.5 million and $100 million. Funds will be safeguarded in a government-controlled trust account

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Farmer chases Linc Energy insurance documents to see if class action is viable

Updated August 12, 2016 10:20:53 A farmer whose property adjoins the failed Linc Energy project on Queensland’s Darling Downs is hoping the Supreme Court will force the company liquidator to hand over its insurance policy. Linc Energy is accused of wilfully and unlawfully causing serious environmental harm with its trial underground coal gasification (UCG) plant

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