The Commonwealth Government has announced changes to the Commonwealth Procurement Rules ( CPRs ).

To give effect to the Code, Parliament has passed two key statutes in August 2025: ...

This is underscored by ASIC’s 2025–26 Corporate Plan, which identifies both the use of AI and directors’ conduct as focus areas. It is clear that responsible AI adoption, strengthened governance, and ...

The National Assessment considered 10 priority hazards (including temperature increases, drought, bushfires, storms, flooding and ocean warming) over historical (1850-1900), current (2011-2030), ...

These changes, shaped by feedback from the voluntary transition phase (underway since 1 July 2025), appear to help ensure the new regime focuses on deals that truly impact market structure while ...

An additional layer of complexity is introduced when the Commonwealth steps in, via the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations, to ensure employees of insolvent enterprises receive their ...

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has announced a two-year trial program to accelerate the IPO process for eligible companies listing on the ASX. The trial is effective ...

The NSW Government has introduced into Parliament a Bill which proposes the most radical changes to NSW planning laws in the last decade. The changes proposed in the Environmental Planning and ...

With the 2035 climate target now locked in, organisations must prepare for sharper policy levers – including changes to the Safeguard Mechanism – to halve national emissions within a decade. On 18 ...

If you design mass market marketing claims and promotions, ensure that the bold headline claims are true and accurate, and don't try to introduce significant qualifications through the use of fine ...

The Labor Government's announcement of a record $1.1 billion investment in the low carbon liquid fuel industry signals the importance of opening access to jet fuel infrastructure to facilitate the ...

A Full Court of the Federal Court has ruled that certain patent claims to electronic gaming machines (EGMs, also known as "pokies" or "slot machines") are patentable subject matter, allowing an appeal ...