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 ...

Relief expires 1 April 2026. The current exemption under ASIC Corporations (Employee redundancy funds relief) Instrument 2015/1150 will not be remade. From that date, operators must comply with ...

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 ...

A wide-ranging parliamentary Inquiry into the development and regulation of data centres across New South Wales is underway, with a final report from the NSW Legislative Council Public Accountability ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...