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NSW government flexes new fast-track authority, approves 11 new developments
Policy and Regulation 2025-02-19 11:05 pm By Andy Sidler

A newly created NSW authority tasked with speeding housing developments has selected eleven developments promising 6,400 new homes for fast-track approval.

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ACCC to sign off on Virgin, Qatar alliance
Competition & Consumer Protection 2025-02-18 1:12 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The competition regulator will sign off on a five-year cooperation agreement between Virgin Australia and Qatar Airways, saying it would give consumers more choice on international flights.

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Government to ban home purchases by foreign investors
Real Estate 2025-02-17 4:41 pm By Andy Sidler

The Albanaese government has announced it will ban foreign investors from buying established homes for two years and also take steps to crack down on land banking.

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New statutory duty aims to block repeat of Robodebt scandal
Public Corruption 2025-02-13 11:39 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The Albanese government has passed a new law aimed at preventing a repeat of the Robodebt scandal, making it an offence for federal agency heads to impede an investigation by the Commonwealth watchdog. 

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NSW strata managers to face penalties for violating new disclosure rules
Real Estate 2025-02-12 11:17 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

New rules requiring strata managers to disclose conflicts of interests and kickbacks to owners have come into effect in New South Wales.

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Senate signs off on tax credits for green energy, critical minerals projects
Energy & Natural Resources 2025-02-11 11:11 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Senate has waved through a component of the Albanese government’s plans to support the green energy transition, approving tax credits for clean energy and critical minerals production.

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Legal body pans Labor’s mandatory sentencing proposal for hate crimes
Policy and Regulation 2025-02-06 11:05 pm By Christine Caulfield

Australia’s peak legal body has slammed the Albanese government’s latest proposal to reform hate speech laws, which would create new offences and introduce mandatory minimum jail terms.

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Lawyer who used ChatGPT for case citations referred to legal watchdog
AI 2025-02-04 5:30 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A lawyer who included ‘hallucinated’ citations from ChatGPT in material submitted to the court in a migration appeal has been referred to the NSW Legal Services Commissioner.

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Victoria’s inquiry into regional housing crisis gets underway
Victoria 2025-02-05 11:12 pm By Christine Caulfield

A state parliament inquiry is underway into the supply of homes in regional Victoria amid a critical housing shortage.

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Law Council backs targets to close workplace gender gap
Employment 2025-01-22 11:55 pm By Andy Sidler

Australia’s peak legal body has come out in support of the Albanese government’s gender equality targets bill, but called for guidance on what is a “reasonable excuse” for non-compliance.

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