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 State laws were considered to be a: "circumstance that is an exemplar of the application of s 109" of the Constitution and clearly "impaired or detracted from the operation of the Commonwealth law ...

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

An innovative way to facilitate the transfer of private capital into nature positive projects, the Cassowary Credit Scheme enables investors, governments and corporates to pay landholders and land ...

Liquidators accepting a new appointment will have to think carefully if there's a possibility of disclaiming onerous property as part of that appointment. Setting aside a disclaimer has received ...

Australia is overhauling its substantial holding rules so that physically-settled and cash-settled swaps, options, and other equity derivatives are included in the "5% plus" disclosure requirements.

The Labor Government's announcement of a record $1.1 billion investment in the low carbon liquid fuel industry signals the ...

Material adverse change or effect (MAC) clauses are a common feature in M&A transactions, especially in the public M&A space. These clauses are intended to protect buyers by allowing them to walk away ...

This morning the Attorney-General tabled before Parliament the Australian Government’s initial tranche of proposed privacy reforms in the form of the Privacy and ...