Subscription traps in digital markets: While last year’s priorities focused on misleading or deceptive advertising in the digital economy, this year the ACCC is prioritising manipulative and false ...
On 9 February 2026, Treasury announced a consultation on draft laws proposed to amend the Australian Consumer Law ( ACL) to strengthen consumer protection by introducing targeted reforms on ...
In 2026, Australia faces renewed pressure by the Trump administration to spend more on its own defence. Current spending hovers at approximately 2% of Australia's GDP ($59 billion for 2025-26), with ...
On 10 February 2026, Treasury released a consultation paper, Enhancing oversight and governance of managed investment schemes ...
In late 2025, the Federal Court delivered a landmark decision ordering Fewstone Pty Ltd, trading as City Beach, to pay $14 million in penalties for breaches of mandatory button battery safety and ...
Enforcement is live. ASIC has doubled investigations, nearly doubled court filings, issued multiple stop orders and allocated 40-plus staff to the Shield and First Guardian matters alone. Wholesale ...
On 4 February 2026, the Administrative Review Tribunal set aside an earlier determination, made by the Privacy Commissioner, that Bunnings had contravened the Australian Privacy Principles ( APPs) set ...
A wide-ranging parliamentary Inquiry into the development and regulation of data centres across New South Wales is underway, with a final report from the NSW Legislative Council Public Accountability ...
The High Court emphasised that the answer to the trade mark infringement allegation did not provide an answer to the misleading or deceptive conduct case, the scope and function of the Trade Marks Act ...
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