The federal government has announced a new competition taskforce supported by a former ACCC chair that will look into reforms of the country’s merger laws, market concentration and non-compete employee clauses.
In a unanimous decision, the Council of the Law Society of NSW has become the latest lawyersâ body to lend its support to the Voice.
One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has succeeded in overturning a defamation judgment requiring her to pay $250,000 in damages to former colleague Brian Burston, with the Full Federal Court finding an allegation of sexual abuse against Burston was substantially true.
One Nationâs NSW leader Mark Latham has responded to a defamation case by Alex Greenwich by claiming his homophobic tweet was an honest opinion and improved, rather than damaged, the independent Sydney MPâs reputation.
Tax advisers and firms promoting tax avoidance could face penalties of up to $780 million, as part of a suite of reforms the government is calling âthe biggest crackdown on tax adviser misconduct in Australian historyâ.
A Coalition MP has urged the government to take action on the regulation of artificial intelligence, flagging âvery significantâ issues in the intellectual property sphere.
Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus has called on Australia’s lawyers to show their support for the Indigenous Voice as the campaign to amend the Constitution to enshrine a Voice in Parliament races ahead.
Victorian premier Daniel Andrews has vowed to limit the role of local councils in planning decisions after the stateâs anti-corruption board delivered a scathing report finding property developer John Woodman âbought influenceâ from councillors in Melbourne and two state MPâs.
The Federal Court has thrown out a lawsuit accusing former NSW politician Craig Kelly of breaching electoral laws with election posters that displayed the details of his authorisation in 8 point font.
Senior EY partners have condemned PwC and attempted to distance the firm from the scandal that has rocked the industry, but its cleanskin claims were met with scepticism by senators, who questioned the failure to provide EYâs partnership deed and remuneration details.