On 20 October 2026, the ACCC published new guidance and a checklist for businesses, titled " Making emissions claims to consumers ", setting out how it expects businesses to make claims about ...

Changes are on the horizon for mid-market private companies. The Government has released draft regulations to double the financial thresholds for "large" proprietary companies - the first increase ...

ASIC has achieved a third successful enforcement outcome for cybersecurity failures in ASIC v Fortnum Private Wealth [2026] NSWSC 1252, obtaining a $1.35 million penalty for admitted contraventions of ...

The Treasurer has delivered the most significant Federal Budget Australia has seen since the days of Paul Keating. In last night's Budget, the Treasurer unveiled a series of major revenue measures ...

NSW District Court confirms that principal contractors may be liable for the health and safety breaches of their expert subcontractors. One of the most difficult aspects of work health and safety is ...

The Federal Court’s decision in Australian Information Commissioner v Australian Clinical Labs Limited (No 2) [2025] FCA 1224 marks a turning point in Australian ...

Royalties are a common feature of the mining industry. Private royalties are often granted as a “finder’s fee” for an exploration project or form part of the purchase price payable to acquire a mining ...

If evidence cannot be collated to show either serious harm to reputation having been suffered or the publication being likely to cause such harm, a claim may not go far. In November 2021, the Uniform ...

On 31 August 2026, the Australian Government released an exposure draft and consultation paper of the Privacy Amendment (Personal Data Protection) Bill 2026 (Exposure ...

The Australian Climate Service (a partnership between the Bureau of Meteorology, CSIRO, ABS and Geoscience Australia) has released Australia’s first National Climate Risk Assessment alongside the ...

The Australian Government has released the findings of its Gas Market Review, a comprehensive assessment of Australia's gas market regulations overseen by the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the ...