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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

There is no "five year requirement" for the section 58 statements that need to be filed with exploration licence applications, following the important and awaited decision in Richmond v Warden Thomas ...

The State Development Bill 2025 introduces mechanisms that could reduce inefficiency and delays in the WA approvals framework for projects of strategic or economic significance. However, the ...

Clayton Utz has advised PM Nominees C Pty Ltd, an investment vehicle of Proprium Capital Partners (Australia) Pty Ltd, and AVID Property Group (together, AVID), on its $365 million acquisition of ...

The Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC) has released its long anticipated regulatory guide on sustainability reporting (RG 280) to assist entities required to prepare a ...

Successful restructurings ideally combine business operational turnaround, contract workout and balance sheet restructure strategies, larger situations advised by teams of legal, financial, capital ...

In the era of rampant cybercrime, Justice Rofe's recently published decision in McClure v Medibank Private Limited [2025] FCA 167 provides useful guidance for clients concerned with minimising their ...