Software company Oracle is continuing its effort to pause a local court battle with the Commissioner of Taxation, with implications for other companies with cross-border software distribution arrangements.
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The filing marks the first known high-profile legal action faced by a major Australian news publisher in the 2025 calendar year.
If the first full week of 2025 is anything to go by, expect a year of fractured politics, social media mischief and... well, who knows what else?
Uber’s NSW payroll tax dispute and the first Fair Work Act application under new gig economy provisions could reignite Australia’s regulatory debate in 2025.
The election watchdog says it will monitor changes to social media platforms following Meta's decision to end third-party fact-checking on Facebook and Instagram in the US.
After eight years as chair of Australia’s oldest law firm, Crosbie reflects on her tenure and the future of competition law, from merger reforms to digital regulation.
Law graduate numbers have risen over the past decade, but what people are looking for from a legal career has changed.
TikTok has a final shot at preventing a US ban after the Supreme Court agreed to consider its case. Millions of young Americans, Donald Trump and the Australian government will be watching closely.
The Piper Alderman-led class action against Google has set the stage for the filing of three competing group claims and a likely "beauty parade" to decide exactly which matters proceed.
AMP’s Bitcoin investment is a boost for the crypto industry, but the move sits in regulatory grey areas — even as other super funds consider following suit.
The case between the state-based venture capital fund and a struggling portfolio company has become a flashpoint in the debate over government funding for startups.
The lobby group for independent publishers has thrown its support behind Labor's new tech levy, but TikTok has hit out at the policy, while LinkedIn owner Microsoft is still silent.
Australia's second attempt to force tech giants to pay for news might just work, observers say, but there are also risks.
Labor has revealed its plan to force tech giants to provide funding for Australia's news industry. While the big media companies are upbeat, many questions remain.
Labor’s new policy will push tech giants to fund Australian news publishers through offsets and penalties, as an evolution of the Morrison-era media bargaining code.
Australian law firms are taking different paths to address slow and untested regulation in the country's growing space industry.
An announcement on the future of the news media bargaining code is expected on Thursday afternoon after months of policy debate.
