Court supervision: A mandatory injunction could lead to the undesirable possibility of the Court having to carry out continuous supervision of Darmad's conduct to ensure compliance. Again, this is ...

Kmart's use of facial recognition technology (FRT) has fallen foul of privacy laws. The Australian Privacy Commissioner's recent determination found that Kmart's use of FRT to detect and prevent fraud ...

Improved enforcement powers: Accelerating the operation of disposal orders, restricting disposal to specified high-risk parties, and empowering the Treasurer to issue directions to third parties in ...

The AER currently operates as a combined entity with the ACCC under the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013, with the ACCC Chair serving as its accountable authority. However, ...

A new Bill seeks to add another string to the Land and Environment Court's jurisdictional bow: disputes over councillor misconduct and corruption.

COP30 is expected to set the direction for global climate policy and markets over the next decade, presenting both ...

The EPBC Act reform package comprises seven Bills, with the most significant changes outlined in the Environment Protection Reform Bill 2025 (Reform Bill), the National Environmental Protection Agency ...

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 covers Queensland's Energy Roadmap 2025, changes to the ...

The Commonwealth Government has announced changes to the Commonwealth Procurement Rules ( CPRs ).

Australia risks falling behind in its energy transition, as Europe leads the way in EV freight by aligning driver work and rest requirements with EV truck charging times. Current driver rest rules ...