Impact on class action landscape: Victoria’s magnet effect

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In the first of a string of upcoming decisions about the class action landscape, the High Court of Australia handed down judgment in Bogan v Smedley on 12 March 2025.1 The Court held that a group costs order (GCO) made in a class…

Commonwealth exposed to compensation claims for pre-1975 native title extinguishments

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The High Court has recently ruled, in Commonwealth of Australia v Yunupingu (on behalf of the Gumatj Clan or Estate Group) & Ors,1 that any actions taken by the Commonwealth before 1975 that extinguished or impaired native title, without providing just…

What you need to know

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The Federal Government’s recent changes to foreign investment policies released on 14 March 2025 introduce significant modifications.
In this Insight, we:

• examine the Government’s latest foreign investment policy changes in respect of the acquisition by foreign persons of established dwellings, application fees in competitive bid processes, concessional

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Failing to protect against cybersecurity risks

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ASIC has announced it has commenced civil penalty proceedings against FIIG Securities Limited (FIIG) for allegedly failing over four years to protect itself and its clients from cybersecurity risks. Specifically, ASIC claims FIIG failed to:

• provide financial services efficiently, honestly and fairly;
• have adequate resources (financial,

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Over the past few months, the Government has introduced a number of important reforms to the Australian telecommunications regulatory landscape. These reforms will have a significant impact on all carriers and many carriage service providers. Taken together with the current Telecommunications Consumer Protections (TCP) Code amendment process, they constitute a significant uplift in regulatory obligations…

Financing the next generation of PHES projects

11 min read

Interest in pumped hydro energy storage (PHES) continues to grow as the need for affordable, long-term, firm and weather-independent dispatchable electricity becomes increasingly critical to Australia’s energy transition. However, its high upfront capital costs and complex planning, procurement, and delivery processes, in contrast with its…

Guidance for employers on minimising risks of sexual and gender-based harassment

The Australian Government has approved a new Work Health and Safety (Sexual and Gender-based Harassment) Code of Practice 2025 which provides practical guidance to employers on how they can identify, manage and minimise risks of sexual and gender-based harassment at work.
In this Insight, we…