The State Development Bill 2025 was introduced to WA Parliament on 10 September 2025. The Government has referred to the Bill as "Bold new legislation…to unlock strategic precincts, fast-track ...

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 ...

The ACCC has had two notable wins in its program of cartels enforcement, with the Full Federal Court dismissing two separate appeals from BlueScope Steel and Delta Building Automation – and in the ...

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, ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

As shown by the New South Wales Court of Appeal in the Yowie Group case, when litigation is heated and progressing quickly, a short, four-day offer of compromise window can be "reasonable" enough to ...

Governments are beginning to use direct governance rights embedded through tailored equity arrangements, giving them a more structured and durable means of safeguarding sovereign interests ...

Australia's class action industry is more certain, although plaintiff law firms have less to celebrate, following the High Court's decision this morning that the Federal Court does have the power to ...

Trump's second term has been a whirlwind of executive orders, controversial personal appointments and upending of long-standing norms. How do we separate the noise from what really matters for ...