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Microsoft and Stockland have secured NSW planning approval for two data centres worth a combined $1.83 billion, with conditions requiring renewable energy to offset their electricity use and emissions.

China-based Hytera Communications wants the High Court to overturn a finding that it stole Motorola's source code for its digital mobile radios, arguing the appeal raises important issues about how "substantial part" should be assessed under the Copyright Act.

A local council has rejected Centuria's proposal for an expanded data centre in Clayton, Victoria. 

Former Federal Court Justice Iain Ross has been appointed to lead South Australia’s royal commission into the risks and opportunities of artificial intelligence.

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has released a series of proposals to strengthen superannuation investment governance in the wake of the $1 billion collapse of investment funds Shield and First Guardian.

The corporate regulator said Wednesday it would review the banking sector’s use of artificial intelligence to ensure customer protections have not been lost in the rush to adopt AI tools.

A law firm has urged a judge to sign off on a record $37.5 million group costs order in a class action over Victoria’s hotel quarantine debacle that settled for $125 million, saying it spent more than expected in running the case.

As law firms increasingly embrace AI in their work, it's just a matter of time before they face negligence and other claims over their use of the technology, according to one expert. 

ChatGPT owner OpenAI has apologised after one of its AI models gained non-public access to a Medicare reporting service operated by Services Australia.

Lawyers have welcomed a judge's orders that AI be used in class actions to improve efficiency, but warned it could remove opportunities for junior solicitors to hone necessary skills.