Policy and Regulation

Victoria's landmark working from home laws have been revised after lobbying from business groups, with the changes meaning employers can temporarily revoke the right if the arrangement becomes unreasonable.

A three-month pause on new government contracts with KPMG following claims of misuse of client auditing data has been push out another month.

Parliament has passed legislation that introduces tougher penalties against tax advisors for misconduct and expands the foreign resident capital gains tax regime.

The Tech Council has come out against a proposed amendment to a law that would strengthen the government's ability to enforce the ban on kids accessing social media, saying it represents "significant regulatory overreach".

The Albanese government's draft Digital Duty of Care legislation, released Tuesday, will require social media giants to protect under 18 users from harmful content, and allow accountholders to control use of algorithms.

Controversial rezoning plans by the NSW government aimed at increasing housing by more than 9,400 homes will allow 34-storey residential buildings in Sydney's east, according to a draft proposal released Tuesday.

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission is reviewing 551 audit-related complaints against KPMG, PwC, Deloitte and EY as part of surveillance triggered by the recent whistleblower scandal.

Diversa has been grilled by a parliamentary committee for its refusal to admit failures over the now defunct First Guardian fund, as ASIC reveals it has launched two additional investigations against the super fund trustee.

As residential developer Bathla struggles to secure more funds to stay afloat, the Australian Securities and Investments Commissionr told a senate committee hearing it had been concerned about the private credit market for the past 24 months.

The Australian Energy Regulator has rejected transmission company Transgrid's bid to bill customers an extra $1.2 billion in costs for its EnergyConnect project.