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The Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) has long been regarded as one of Australia’s most significant public policy achievements.

04 June 2026

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Global unrest. Interest rates. Policy uncertainty. Compound these with planning delays and capex blowouts. None of these make it easy to invest in the energy transition.

03 June 2026

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In today’s market, capital is chasing certainty – and developers are chasing capital. Co-development arrangements have emerged as the meeting point.

03 June 2026

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Policy certainty and market accessibility continue to be critical for investors looking at the energy transition as a fertile source of opportunity – especially in capital-intensive generation projects.

03 June 2026

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The data centre boom is rewriting the rules of energy investment. Surging demand for AI, cloud computing and raw processing power is driving unprecedented growth in data centres, but our energy infrastructure is not keeping pace.

03 June 2026

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Gas continues to play a central role in Australia’s energy transition - supporting domestic supply, enabling exports and economic growth, and providing critical firming capacity as renewable generation scales.

03 June 2026

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Following the review hearing on 25 May 2026, the Expert Panel of the Fair Work Commission has published a revised draft fuel cost recovery order and an accompanying Statement [2026] FWCFB 131. Whilst the Expert Panel stressed in their statement that they “[have] reached no concluded view as to whether a variation should be made or in what terms”, any variation of the RTCCO is likely to closely mirror the amendments proposed in the revise draft fuel cost recovery order. In this regard, we note the following proposed draft changes to the terms of the RTCCO:

03 June 2026

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In Part 2, we turn to the stakeholders. Australia's clinical trial framework involves a range of bodies whose roles, and the sequence in which they play their role, are not always obvious to first time Australia sponsors.

03 June 2026

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Vietnam is among Southeast Asia’s fastest growing markets. Through a combination of economic reforms and favourable global trends – including trade liberalisation, shifting supply chains and growing foreign investment - Vietnam transformed from a low-income economy to a dynamic middle-income nation within a single generation.

02 June 2026

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On 25 May 2026, the Federal Government released a draft Design Framework (Draft Framework) for its Domestic Gas Reservation scheme (Scheme). The core features of the Scheme were announced on 7 May 2026 following the release of the Gas Market Review report in December 2025.

29 May 2026

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On 25 May 2026, the Expert Panel of the Fair Work Commission (the Expert Panel) conducted a review hearing of the road transport contractual chain order (RTCCO). The hearing was an opportunity for interested parties to ventilate interpretation and operational issues they have encountered since the RTCCO commenced operation on 21 April 2026.

26 May 2026

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The recent Supreme Court of New South Wales decision of Brereton J provides a new roadmap for relief under s 447A of the Corporations Act to restrain the Deputy Commissioner of Taxation (Commissioner) from enforcing a notice issued under s 260-5 of Schedule 1 of the Taxation Administration Act 1953 (Cth) (s 260-5 Notice). The precedent also has broader application for other forms of statutory charges and garnishee notices in voluntary administration.

25 May 2026

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AI agents are now being deployed across a growing number of Australian organisations. These systems are characterised by their ability to pursue goals and interact with real-world systems with a degree of autonomy. Many of these AI agents have broad access to proprietary data and internal IT systems and can potentially undertake many irreversible actions. Moreover, the volume and speed of agents’ interactions could mean it is impractical for a human to review each decision. These factors require a rethink of existing approaches to AI governance.

25 May 2026

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On Monday 19 May 2026, the Fair Work Ombudsman (the Ombudsman) updated their published guidance on the operation of the road transport contractual chain order issued by the Fair Work Commission on 20 April 2026 (the RTCCO).

21 May 2026

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The last several years have been transformative for the Australian financial services (AFS) sector.

20 May 2026

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The Budget for rail is headlined by a $3.8 billion investment in the Suburban Rail Loop East, a $1.8 billion boost to the ARTC freight network, and continued funding to progress High Speed Rail between Newcastle and Sydney into its development phase.

19 May 2026

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Artificial intelligence has the potential to deliver significant benefits and opportunities, but rapid advances in AI also carry possible risks for financial services licensees, credit providers and APRA-regulated entities.

19 May 2026