Failure to notify the ACCC of an acquisition of a business or assets above the thresholds will no longer render the acquisition automatically void – the Bill replaces the current regime with a ...

The Commissioner of Taxation (the Commissioner) has now finalised his taxation ruling on the application of Royalty Withholding Tax ( RWHT) to cross-border software intermediation arrangements.

Preserve the integrity of evidence. Gen AI should not be used to draft, embellish, alter or rephrase a witness's evidence. Affidavits, witness statements and expert reports must reflect the witness's ...

On 25 August 2026, the Federal Court of Australia delivered judgment in Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v eHarmony, Inc [2026] FCA 1208. The proceedings were brought by the ACCC against ...

A family-owned Mitre 10 hardware store has successfully obtained an order from the Federal Court that it will not be liable for Bunnings' legal costs regardless of the outcome of the case, in which it ...

The Occupational Health and Safety Amendment (Dangerous Goods) Act 2026 (Vic) ( Act) passed the Victorian Parliament on 28 July 2026. It amends the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (Vic) ( OHS ...

Newmont Australia's 16.2% investment in Regis Resources Ltd was valued at US$185.9 million, with US$6.8 million attributable to non-TARP current assets and US$179.1 million treated as TARP. The ...

The EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) entered its definitive phase on 1 January 2026, making embedded carbon now a direct cost for Australian companies doing business with Europe.[1] At ...

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 ...