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Australia's autonomous sanctions regime has continued to evolve over the past 12 months. Driven by ongoing geopolitical tensions, increased global coordination and a commitment...

On April 12, 2023, the High Court of Australia (High Court) rendered a unanimous judgment affirming that a foreign state was not immune from proceedings seeking recognition and enforcement...

In October 2018, the Federal Government released a Consultation Paper on Underwriting New Generation Investments.

For many years, electricity generators and retail business attracted much more attention than networks. That is changing as a bow wave of new network investment is demanded by the transition of the...

A range of commercial and legal issues need to be carefully considered and addressed in contracts for concurrent and co-operative mining and petroleum activities.

NT released new environmental regulations to achieve a best-practice regulatory regime for the NT oil and gas industry.

Asia-Pacific data centre expansion is creating unprecedented insurance challenges as rapid infrastructure growth strains regional water and power resources. Could intensive resource consumption by data centres generate environmental liability claims from affected communities and regulators? And are traditional property insurance models adequately capturing the contingent business interruption risks created by concentrated digital infrastructure dependencies?

The carbon pricing mechanism will have particular implications for the oil and gas industry.

The recent 2023-24 Federal Budget announcement has attracted mixed reactions from across the mining sector, with new funding initiatives for critical minerals and decarbonisation largely welcomed...

Our monthly ESG bulletin provides a targeted snapshot of key developments we see as reflecting the “must know” trends in the Australian market and, where relevant, the international market.

This newsletter has links to media releases, reports, cases and legislation relating to construction and infrastructure.

Discussion of White Paper for secure, affordable and low-carbon electricity together with the UK Renewable Energy Roadmap.

A mandatory code for gas producers in any state or territory except WA aims for reasonable prices for domestic gas.

As part of recent reforms to NSW mining policy, the NSW Government has released these much-anticipated draft Guidelines.

Australia is transitioning from the Renewable Electricity Target (RET) scheme, which mandates surrender of Large-scale Generation Certificates (LGCs), to the Guarantee of Origin (GO) scheme launched in November 2025.

On Thursday 19 August 2010, the Queensland Parliament passed the Geothermal Energy Bill 2010. Among other things, the Bill introduces significant amendments to the regimes for land access and compensation under Queensland’s resources and energy legislation.

This update is a summary of recently completed deals, market rumours and opportunities, and relevant regulatory updates.