Regarded by some as a "steady as she goes" budget, the 2026–27 Queensland Budget signals that the energy and resources sector (oil and gas and critical minerals in particular) is central to the ...

ASIC's calls to action. REP 833 includes a list of calls to action across key focus areas for all trustees to consider. The report identifies examples of better practice and princ ...

The ACCC’s product safety priorities, alongside its broader enforcement agenda, provide a roadmap for businesses. Last week, ACCC Chair Gina Cass-Gottlieb unveiled the ACCC's latest product safety ...

The NEPA will be established on 1 July 2026 under the National Environmental Protection Agency Act 2025 (Cth) ( NEPA Act ). The NEPA's function is to assist the Chief Executive Officer ( CEO) in the ...

ASIC’s approach to private credit has been sequential, deliberate, and, as of June 2026, unmistakably operational. The regulator’s eight-week snap review of 52 private credit funds overseeing $76 ...

The Environment and Sustainable Development 5 Minute Fix is your quick update on key ESD developments across Australia. This edition covers new Commonwealth exposure draft National Environmental ...

When a company enters voluntary administration, most investors run for cover – but for those with the right strategy and risk appetite, these moments of distress can offer rare opportunities to ...

For responsible entities of critical infrastructure assets falling within the nine affected asset classes, the Enhanced CIRMP Rules represent a material step-change in risk management planning ...

But the reality is that competing priorities and scarce resources/budgets likely have left many organisations covered by the PRIS laws with work to do to achieve a sufficient level of compliance. We ...

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 ...

Following the Google decision, businesses should carefully review and consider any exclusivity clauses in both existing or future agreements, as well as any contractual conditions which are tied to ...