The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner ( OAIC) has issued a clear warning: the New Year will begin with a “compliance sweep” of privacy policies. Businesses that collect personal ...

The Environment and Sustainable Development 5 Minute Fix is a snapshot of need-to-know news on a range of ESD issues nationally. This edition focuses on the latest in significant Federal law reforms ...

The Australian Government has now released Draft Guidance on how the Community Benefit Principles are to be applied to Future Made in Australia supports, with public feedback due by 2 February 2026.

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 ...

With just two weeks before Australia’s new mandatory merger regime goes live on 1 January 2026, Treasury made some significant amendments that narrow the scope of the incoming requirements to notify ...

This week, the Australian Treasurer enacted new regulations to outlaw excessive pricing by Australian supermarkets. These regulations will come into force on 1 July 2026. The Treasurer announced the ...

When ASIC released its Capital Markets Roadmap (REP 823) in November, it foreshadowed the introduction of an “easily-referenced regulatory guidance catalogue” for funds management. That commitment has ...

In a dramatic change to Australian patent law, Australia's Full Federal Court has just held that patents for pharmaceutical formulations are not eligible for patent term extensions (PTE): Otsuka ...

After an inquiry into the quality of governance at Australian higher education providers, on 11 December 2025, the Senate Education and Employment Legislation Committee released its Final Report, ...

Australia’s merger control system is about to undergo its most significant overhaul in half a century. From 1 January 2026, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) will replace the ...

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 ...