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Beyond Reasonable Doubt: Queensland Strengthens Protections for the Condamine Alluvium
On 29 June 2026, the Regional Planning Interests (Condamine Alluvium) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2026 (Qld) (the Act) commenced, introducing major reforms affecting coal seam gas (CSG) development in the Condamine Alluvium CSG area of the Darling Downs.
07 July 2026
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Control, Alt, Relief: Parliament clarifies the merger rulebook
On 2 July 2026, the Treasury Laws Amendment (Strengthening Accountability for Tax Adviser Misconduct and Other Measures) Bill 2026 - which makes material clarifying changes to Australia’s merger control regime – was introduced into Federal Parliament
07 July 2026
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An important new precedent on the Liquidator’s power of disclaimer: In the matter of Tahmoor Coal Pty Ltd (in liq) [2026] NSWSC 773
In dismissing the Liquidators’ application, the judgment of Black J delivered today (3 July 2026) provides important clarification on the limits of the disclaimer power under s 568 CA.
06 July 2026
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Privacy Commissioner zooms in on tracking pixels
Recent Privacy Commissioner decisions make it clear: any organisation using tracking pixels for analytics or marketing may be collecting personal (and potentially sensitive) information. This raises compliance obligations, beyond the health sector.
03 July 2026
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Corporate watchdog maintains focus on superannuation platform advice fees
ASIC Report 833 Safeguarding super: How well are platform trustees monitoring risks to retirement savings?, released 29 June 2026, sets out ASIC’s observations following an assessment of six trustees that operate superannuation platform products.
02 July 2026