During the past two years, Australia has witnessed significant business-crime cases, including large-scale loan fraud syndicates, multi-million-dollar Ponzi schemes and insider fraud at major ...

Global experience, even in countries like Denmark with massive world-leading renewables already deployed, show that at a minimum around a 20 per cent baseload dependency remains important. In the ...

For issuers, this emphasises that simply issuing a questionnaire is not enough to discharge their reasonable steps obligations – instead, issuers need to review and assess the responses being provided ...

Subscription traps in digital markets: While last year’s priorities focused on misleading or deceptive advertising in the digital economy, this year the ACCC is prioritising manipulative and false ...

On 9 February 2026, Treasury announced a consultation on draft laws proposed to amend the Australian Consumer Law ( ACL) to strengthen consumer protection by introducing targeted reforms on ...

In 2026, Australia faces renewed pressure by the Trump administration to spend more on its own defence. Current spending hovers at approximately 2% of Australia's GDP ($59 billion for 2025-26), with ...

In late 2025, the Federal Court delivered a landmark decision ordering Fewstone Pty Ltd, trading as City Beach, to pay $14 million in penalties for breaches of mandatory button battery safety and ...

The High Court of Australia recently delivered a unanimous judgment in Obeid v The King [2026] HCA 1, concluding one of Australia's most prominent corruption prosecutions. The decision provides ...

Check any agreements approved or lodged since 1 July 2024 to confirm that the delegates’ rights term is at least as favourable as the new award term. If not, the more favourable award term will be ...

Bunnings' appeal against the Australian Privacy Commissioner's finding that its use of Facial Recognition Technology (FRT) breached privacy laws was successful in ...

In 2025 the High Court was unusually busy with trade mark cases, with six special leave applications, three of which were granted. Judgment in the first of those was handed down on 10 December 2025: ...

Responsible entities, boards and trustees should consider these proposals in the context of their own governance frameworks and remain alert to the direction of reform. The Consultation Paper follows ...