Social media companies will face hefty fines of up to $50 million for violating a ban on kids under 16 accessing their platforms.
A senate committee has recommended that rules requiring that lawyers comply with anti-money laundering obligations should not apply to barristers acting on instructions from solicitors.
A judge has balked at a suggestion by group members appealing a $112 million Robodebt class action settlement that the Commonwealth could represent the interests of people content with the deal.
Facing a probe by the corporate regulator, mining giant Mineral Resources has admitted that it should have disclosed transactions relating to managing director Chris Ellisonās company.Ā
The Albanese government is planning to introduce new duty of care regulations that would require social media companies to take proactive steps to protect users from harm online.
ASIC has proposed that companies be required to disclose the basis for any forward-looking statements concerning climate, as part of new reporting obligations set to take effect next year.
A judge has overturned energy minister Chris Bowen’s refusal to greenlight energy company Seadragonās offshore wind farm project off the coast of Gippsland.
Optus has been hit with a $12 million penalty over a āpreventableā nationwide network outage in November 2023, which left thousands of customers unable to make emergency calls.
The corporate cop has launched a formal investigation after the airing of tax evasion allegations against Mineral Resources’ billionaire founder, Chris Ellison.
The Albanese government has taken aim at social media companies, proposing a world-first ban on access to their platforms for children under 16.