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It is estimated that one quarter of all reported cyber security incidents affect organisations associated with Australia's critical infrastructure – that is, things like electricity, gas, water and ports –...

On 13 October 2021 the Australian Government released its Ransomware Action Plan. The Plan sets out the Australian Government's strategic approach to tackling the threat posed by ransomware.

'Cyber insurance is problematic' and 'Don’t pay the ransom'. This was essentially the message of the Cyber Security Cooperative Research Centre and the Australian Government in two key recent publications...

With instances of domestic and family violence surging amid ongoing COVID-19 restrictions and lockdowns, Australia's Federal Government has committed $1.1 billion to a package of initiatives to assist women and...

The NSW Personal Injury Commission recently published its decision of Sara v G & S Sara Pty Ltd [2021] NSWPIC 286. The decision is in respect of a case where...

Australia's Big 4 banks have splintered in their approach to mandating COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of employment.

A search warrant is a powerful tool for a liquidator to hold, particularly with the expected insolvencies that will arise as Australia emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic and associated lockdowns.

In light of Rossato, does the High Court have a clear runway to again overturn the Full Court of the Federal Court and rule that contracts reign supreme for independent...

The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal recently found a chiropractor guilty of professional misconduct for his promotion of dangerous anti-vaccination misinformation. As a result, the chiropractor was reprimanded, had his...

Rent determination clauses are often drafted to include a standard set of criteria that a valuer should consider when determining what the market rent should be after a market rent...

The Victorian Government has announced that COVID-19 vaccinations will be mandatory for all Victorian authorised providers and authorised workers who are not working from home.

Earlier this year, Federal Parliament passed legislation that would amalgamate the Federal Circuit Court of Australia and the Family Court of Australia into one court known as the Federal Circuit...