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A professor and a cloud service provider have warned that tougher laws on AI could make it harder for Australian AI companies to compete against international rivals.

OpenAI has fronted a joint committee hearing into artificial intelligence in Australia after one of its AI models gained non-public access to Medicare's site, apologising for the breach and backing legislation that would make reporting of such incidents mandatory. 

Pushing an opt-out system that would enable use of copyright-protected content, artifical intelligence giant Anthropic has told a parliamentary committee Australia needed to "seize" the AI golden goose, while media organisations said an opt-out would be unworkable. 

A barrister whose performance in a remote trial drew comparisons to Al Pacino in 'The Godfather' has been sworn in as a judge on the Victorian Supreme Court, with the new judge promising to bring patience, fairness and hard work to the bench.

Gadens has hired two new partners in its fintech and property practices to meet growing client demand.

Class action barristers were strongly represented in this year's crop of new silks in NSW, with 8 out of 20 boasting expertise in representative proceedings.

Lawyerly’s Litigation Rising Stars 2026 series will profile the top barristers and solicitors under 40 whose successes in the area of high-stakes commercial litigation belie their age.  

Activists have a court's greenlight to amend their case against gas giant Woodside and the Western Australia environment minister over approval for the 40-year extension of the North West Shelf off the state's coast.

Sydney litigation partner Nicholas Mavrakis has been appointed to the Ashurst Perkins Coie board, just months after the firm finalised its merger with US firm Perkins Coie.

Wotton Kearney has picked up two seasoned personal injury experts from Hunt & Hunt, beefing up its Victorian insurance practice.