Court rules 2023 cancellation of $2.75m 99-year lease was legal but Russia must be compensated
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Russia has failed in a high court bid to build a new embassy in Canberra, but the federal government will have to pay compensation for cancelling its lease, and cover the costs of the case.
The high court ruled in a majority decision that it was legal for the lease to be cancelled in 2023.