Ben Wilmot

Macquarie Group is betting on the hot logistics and industrial market as it returns to the area as the backer of new manager LogiSPACE, which has big ambitions to grow along Australia’s eastern seaboard.

Superannuation fund-backed heavyweight Cbus Property is looking to cash in on the turnaround in the office market, offering up a premium Adelaide tower for about $300m.

Rising real estate fund manager Hale Capital Partners has raised about $800m in fresh equity for its next series of funds in the hot industrial and logistics sectors.

The business people behind the push for a royal commission in the wake of the Bondi Beach ­terrorism attack are hopeful the findings of a federal level inquiry into the incident, as well as into anti-Semitism and social cohesion in Australia, force cultural change.

Hopes of a large-scale tech precinct next to Sydney’s Central Station have taken a blow as a $3bn office development designed to house next generation companies is replaced with plans for student housing.

Industry superannuation fund Aware and its global funds management partner Barings are betting on the resilience of Australian consumers to defeat the threat of higher interest rates, snapping up a shopping centre on Sydney’s North Shore for $180.1m.

Private equity real estate company Conquest has proposed one of the country’s largest-ever build-to-rent towers with a $1.5bn scheme in the western Sydney hub of Parramatta.

Real estate agency JLL is facing a legal claim from former human resources head Julie Skinner alleging that she was sidelined from her job before being abruptly sacked as a review into the company’s culture was undertaken.

Private credit has a crucial part to play in helping to solve the housing crisis, according to leading operator Metrics Credit Partners.

Real estate agency JLL has been hit by an explosive legal claim from its former local chief executive Dan Kernaghan, who was sacked over his handling of a sexual misconduct allegation at the firm.