Regulation

Government’s $800m digital push removes regulatory barriers

The $800 million JobMaker Digital Business Plan has been released this week to support economic recovery in the wake of...

02 October 2020

By Tony Zhang

Is a new migration law program needed?

COVID-19 has significantly hampered the work of practitioners in the migration law space, but the pandemic does open a...

01 October 2020

By Jerome Doraisamy

Data deluge shaping up as critical concern

Information governance could well be the new cyber security, in that it is becoming a hot-button issue for...

29 September 2020

By Jerome Doraisamy

Westpac agrees to ‘largest-ever civil penalty in Australian history’

Australian banking and financial services giant Westpac has reached an agreement with AUSTRAC to pay $1.3 billion for...

24 September 2020

By Jerome Doraisamy

Lessons from Greg Inglis about legislative interpretation

Believe it or not, we can learn a lot from rugby league in how we interpret the law, writes Alex Collie.

24 September 2020

By Alex Collie

Staying on top of modern slavery issues amid COVID-19

It is especially critical, in the age of coronavirus, that legal teams ensure that the prospect of modern slavery is...

22 September 2020

By Jerome Doraisamy

How to make an anonymous or bystander report

Lodging reports anonymously and/or as a bystander can help eliminate sexual harassment, discrimination or workplace...

22 September 2020

By Penny Thew

Mental health implications from COVID-19 cannot be ignored

Make no mistake: if hospitals listened to family members of patients seeking treatment for mental illness lives would...

22 September 2020

By Daniel Opare

Tax challenges emerging from JobKeeper 2.0

The biggest challenge for legal employers, in the wake of JobKeeper 2.0, will be “getting it right”, says one tax...

21 September 2020

By Jerome Doraisamy

Migration law, COVID-19 and the future

Border closures and economic uncertainty have caused headaches for migration lawyers and accredited specialists, but...

18 September 2020

By Jerome Doraisamy