The ACCC has had two notable wins in its program of cartels enforcement, with the Full Federal Court dismissing two separate ...

ASIC’s review is driven by three overarching concerns: market opacity, growing systemic risk and heightened investor-protection imperatives. This private market reform agenda is part of a global ...

Victorian Agencies and Suppliers should be building in the changes introduced by the Local Jobs First Amendment Act 2025 (Vic), some of which commenced on 1 August, and the remainder are due to start ...

Acting promptly, keeping records and enforcing security instruments to recover losses are all key when dealing with a tenant who can't pay rent.

The Australian Treasury has released its quarterly report on foreign investment for 1 October to 31 December 2024 ( Q2 2024/25 ), offering insights into foreign investment activity in Australia, ...

In the Coles matter, the Federal Court was asked to consider whether an employer who has an annualised salary arrangement and set-off clause in a contract of employment for an Award covered employee ...

ASIC's message is unambiguous: investment due diligence and compliance oversight are no longer back-office exercises but core fiduciary and operational functions. Recent regulatory action highlights ...

The unfair contract term (UCT) regime in the Australian Consumer Law and ASIC Act has been a significant part of Australian contract law for over a decade. The regime applies to consumer contracts and ...

Climate-related transition plans are an output of the transition planning process and document how entities identify and respond to climate-related risks and opportunities. Although not mandatory, ...

Since we last examined the new mandatory and suspensory merger regime and how it applies to real estate transactions, the Treasury has published the final Competition and Consumer (Notification of ...

The Planning (Social Impact and Community Benefit) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2025, which took effect on 18 July 2025, introduces significant changes for wind farms and large-scale solar ...

AEMO has announced key changes to the Capacity Investment Scheme (CIS) tender process. Current and future proponents of renewable, storage and hybrid projects wishing to bid into the scheme should be ...