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Payments made under the contracts between Uber & its drivers are not 'taxable wages'.

The law expects a high standard of professional trustees in the performance of their legal duties and obligations.

Explores aspects of the key legislative amendments in the area of enterprise agreements and bargaining.

Outlines what Tranche 2 entities need to prepare, what the AUSTRAC Business Profile Form requires & how to ensure your AML/CTF compliance framework is ready.

In the ever-evolving landscape of the building and construction industry, legal practitioners and expert witnesses must remain vigilant to the nuances of expert evidence admissibility. The recent case of Max Build Pty Ltd v Owners - Strata Plan No 54026 highlights the importance of an expert’s qualifications, the reliability of expert reports, the requirements of admissible expert opinion evidence, and the role of legal practitioners in shaping expert evidence.

The decision is particularly important for property developers using the margin scheme and for taxpayers who adopt conservative GST positions while awaiting certainty from the ATO.

Although registered mortgages are generally protected under indefeasibility of title, fraud can override this protection, so lenders beware!

The challenges faced by adult grandchildren when seeking a share of their grandparent's estate.

This bulletin seeks to provide some high-level guidance to directors on the four key stages of the restructuring regime.

The approval of two developments to the east did not amount to an abandonment of the Council's development standards.

Opinion piece on future legal trends. Article contains links to further articles for a more in depth view.

Penalties apply when businesses or people make, apply, rely on, or purport to apply or rely on, unfair contract terms.

To avoid employee claims of unfair dismissal, employers should have a robust plan for ‘genuine redundancies'.

Examines recent case & explores several legal & regulatory issues around safety procedures & protocols at work.

On Tuesday, 12 May 2026, the Treasurer, Dr Jim Chalmers, handed down the 2026–27 Federal Budget. The Federal Budget introduces the most significant tax reforms aimed at reshaping how income and wealth are taxed in Australia. The Government is seeking to rebalance the system by reducing tax on income from work and increasing tax on income from assets, and then using that difference to fund personal tax relief and influence housing behaviour.

This bulletin examines how the Fair Work Act holds managers and others to personal account.

Recent decision confirms that employers are not obliged to provide suitable alternative duties to an injured worker indefinitely.