SA and Victoria have announced that GP wages for bulk-billed services will be exempt from payroll tax.

The article explains key ACL provisions for false or misleading advertising with lessons from recent ACCC prosecutions.

Restraint clauses can be useful to protect business interests, but in certain circumstances, they may not be enforceable.

Employers may still be liable for individuals who hold themselves out to be contractors, but are in fact 'deemed workers'.

Laws dealing with secret recordings. Examines recent FWC decision that dealt with the admissibility of a secret recording as evidence.

ASIC is concerned with ensuring that the content produced by Finfluencers is compliant with AFSL requirements.

Health and life sciences is rapidly emerging as a major sector in Australia’s economy, helping to drive innovation, advancements in medical treatments, public health and scientific understanding. However, as the sector grows, driven by unprecedent technological change, the industry faces growing risk of fraud and research misconduct, which can have far-reaching consequences for organisations, corporate reputation and public trust.

Reforms will reduce the complexity, timing and costs for small business associated with the current insolvency framework.

The next stage of reform aims to modernise Australia's defamation laws to align with social media and internet usage.

A recent New South Wales District Court decision is a timely reminder that, under the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 (NSW) (SOPA), the validity of service may turn on how the parties have actually conducted themselves during a project. In Reform Projects Pty Ltd v Burge St Developments Pty Ltd [2026] NSWDC 96, the Court held that an email address may be specified for service of a payment claim by implication, even where the contract does not expressly nominate an email address for that purpose.

When parties enter into a valid lease, they are generally bound by the obligations under the lease, for the agreed term.

When reviewing lease terms, NSW retail landlords and tenants need to become familiar with the Retail Leases Act 1994.

Informative discussion about the new NSW Cladding Registration Regulation.

If you are an international online retailer, think twice before assuming you won't fall into the broad net of the ACL.

Learnings from two areas of misleading or deceptive conduct allegations in contracting in commercial cases.

Franchisors are required to create a profile and include their key disclosure information on the Register.

ATO Draft Ruling TR2018/D1 has a useful explanation of the 'in Australia' requirement for tax exemption for non-DGRs.

Recent decision that confirms Hochbaum interpretation of s39 WCA (arrears weekly compensation is not payable) is being tested.

We are familiar with the long standing approach of industrial tribunals in determining whether a dismissal was unfair.

The unfair dismissal scheme needs refinement to deal robustly and decisively with inappropriate behaviours in workplaces.