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Australian Sanctions: Navigating The Waters Of 2025 And Charting The Course For 2026 Across The Asia Pacific

Australia's autonomous sanctions regime has continued to evolve over the past 12 months. Driven by ongoing geopolitical tensions, increased global coordination and a commitment...

Australia International

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Gas Market Review Report And Fundamental Reforms Ahead

The Australian Government's Gas Market Review Report (December 2025) calls for fundamental reform of the East Coast gas market to address forecast supply...

Worldwide Energy

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

NSW Government Bulletin (In the Media, Publication, Practice and Courts, Cases and Legislation)

In the Media, Publication, Practice and Courts, Cases and Legislation.

Australia Employment

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Holding Redlich

Queensland Plugs Big Batteries Into The Community Benefit And Social Impact Framework

How this framework will apply to BESS projects and what developers and local governments need to be aware of.

Australia Energy

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Holding Redlich

Renewable Electricity Guarantee Of Origin Certificates

Australia Energy

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Tomago Aluminium Smelter - Another Rescue Package For Large Energy Consumers

Australia Energy

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

ASIC Report 827 On Whistleblowing Practices Of 134 Surveyed Companies: How Does Your Company Stack Up?

Australia Commercial

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Offshore Decommissioning And Financial Assurance In Australia - Reform Is Back On The Agenda. Consultation Now Open

Australia Energy

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Gas Market Review Consultation

Worldwide Energy

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

October 2025 ESG Policy Update—Australia

Australia Commercial

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K&L Gates LLP

Bridging The Gap: Clear Investment Conditions Crucial To Powering Australia's Energy Transition

Australia Energy

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Alvarez & Marsal

Australia's $120B+ Clean Energy Transition At Risk

Australia Energy

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Alvarez & Marsal

Building The Future: Construction And The Energy Transition

Australia Energy

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Keeping Up With ESG In Australia – October 2025

Australia Commercial

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

New English Requirements For Visas

Australia Immigration

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Interstaff Immigration Agency

Novation Of Contract In Australia

Australia Commercial

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Stonegate Legal

Neurodiversity In The Workplace

Australia Employment

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Kennedys

The Papercut Decision And The Current Position On WFH

Australia Employment

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Swaab

Podcast: SMSFs With CGW – What Is Happening With Division 296 Tax? (Tax On Large Superannuation Balances)

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Cooper Grace Ward

Australia Sets 2035 Emissions Reduction Target

Ahead of the upcoming 30^th Conference of the Parties (COP30), the Australian Government has released its updated Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC)...

Australia Environment

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

August 2025 ESG Policy Update—Australia

A recent report "Australia's Waste[d] Opportunity 2025" (AWO Report) has identified that Australia's construction industry stands as the nation's largest source of waste, which reportedly contributes to a staggering 29% of Australia's total waste.

Worldwide Environment

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K&L Gates LLP

Mitigate, Measure, Report: Proposed Reforms To NSW Environment Protection Licences For High Emitting Facilities

The NSW Environment Protection Authority (NSW EPA) has announced plans to impose new environment protection licensing requirements on almost 200 licensed premises.

Australia Environment

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

The EPBC Act Is Up For Review Again. A Few Tweaks Could Make It Much Better

After the unsuccessful bid to introduce the "nature positive" changes prior to the recent Federal election, new discussions are emerging about the future direction of the Environment Protection...

Australia Environment

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

June 2025 ESG Policy Update—Australia

Australia Strategy

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K&L Gates LLP

Major Changes Announced For Capacity Investment Scheme Tender Process

Australia Energy

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

NSW Releases Strategic Benefit Payment Guidelines For Hosting Transmission Infrastructure

Australia Energy

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Keeping Up With ESG In Australia – June 2025

Australia Environment

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Social Capital - The New Currency For Queensland Wind And Solar

Australia Energy

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Moulis Legal

Federal election energy policies: could a new east coast gas policy trigger foreign investor claims?

Australia Energy

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Corrs Chambers Westgarth

December 2024 ESG Policy Update—Australia

Worldwide Energy

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K&L Gates LLP

Clearance Achieved: Securing Regulatory Approval For NSW's First Renewable Energy Zone (Video)

Australia Energy

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FTI Consulting

Project Revitalised: Securing Renewable Energy For Southeast Asia.

Australia Energy

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FTI Consulting

Energy Transition In The Construction And Infrastructure Industry

Worldwide Energy

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Jones Day

December 2024 ESG Policy Update—Australia

On 3 December 2024, the Australian Government approved an AU$75 million equity investment in the Singapore Government's Financing Asia's Transition Partnership (FAST-P) initiative.

Worldwide Energy

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K&L Gates LLP

Clearance Achieved: Securing Regulatory Approval For NSW's First Renewable Energy Zone (Video)

In late 2020, the NSW Government unveiled its Electricity Infrastructure Roadmap to replace coal-fired power with renewable energy, focusing on developing Renewable Energy Zones (REZs).

Australia Energy

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FTI Consulting

Project Revitalised: Securing Renewable Energy For Southeast Asia.

FTI Consulting helped to unlock a funding deadlock at Sun Cable, developer of the Australia-Asia Power Link ("AAPL") project, a giga-scale renewables project that will provide green energy from Australia to Southeast Asia, ensuring its future viability and contribution to the region's energy transition

Australia Energy

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FTI Consulting

Energy Transition In The Construction And Infrastructure Industry

While the impact of the energy transition is being felt across all industries and all economies, the growing importance of decarbonization is particularly apparent in the construction and infrastructure sectors.

Worldwide Energy

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Jones Day

Australia Greenwashing: Half-Yearly Review Of ASIC And ACCC Prosecutions – And ACCC Position On Environmental Collaborations

Australia Anti-trust

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K&L Gates LLP

June 2024 ESG Policy Update—Australia

On 28 May 2024, Australia and the European Union (EU) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for a bilateral partnership to cooperate on sustainable critical and strategic minerals.

Australia Environment

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K&L Gates LLP

A question of balance: Australian Government announces Future Gas Strategy

Key principles and actions that the government has outlined in its Future Gas Strategy.

Australia Energy

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Corrs Chambers Westgarth

Bill introduced on the impacts of coal seam gas-induced land subsidence in Queensland

If passed, the Bill will have significant implications for coal seam gas operations in relation to land subsidence effects.

Australia Energy

CC

Corrs Chambers Westgarth

Offshore Wind In Australia – March 2024

On 6 March 2024, the Southern Ocean region off the coast of Port Fairy and Warrnambool was declared an offshore wind zone under the Offshore Electricity Infrastructure Act 2021.

Australia Energy

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Public Consultation Open: Proposed Offshore Wind Zone In The Indian Ocean Off The Bunbury Region, Western Australia

Australia Energy

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Clean Fuel Of The Future: Policy And Legislation Shaping Australia's Hydrogen Industry

Australia Energy

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Jones Day

Report on Energy (Renewable Transformation and Jobs) Bill 2023 due soon in Queensland

Australia Energy

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Cooper Grace Ward

Consulting On Consultation: Clarifying The Offshore Environmental Management Framework

Australia Environment

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Australian Government Publishes Proposed Climate Disclosure Legislation

Australia Environment

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Ropes & Gray LLP

New Year, New Environment Legislation

Australia Environment

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Commonwealth Nature Repair Market Given The Green Light, Expands The EPBC Water Trigger

Australia Environment

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

COP28: Taking Stock Of Progress

Australia Energy

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Norton Rose Fulbright Hong Kong

Changes To The Australian GreenPower Accreditation Program In 2024 And 2025

Australia Energy

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

How to benefit from the fringe benefit tax exemption for electric vehicles

CG

Coleman Greig Lawyers

Award-Winning Restructuring Deal: Basslink Pty Ltd

Australia Energy

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FTI Consulting

Safeguard Mechanism Reforms: New Guidelines Released On Emissions-intensity Determination Applications And A Review For A Potential Carbon Border Adjustment Underway

Australia Energy

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Renewable Energy Legislation Introduced In Queensland

Australia Energy

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Public Consultation Open: Proposed Offshore Wind Zone In The Bass Strait, Off Northern Tasmania

Australia Energy

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Queensland Legislates For Hydrogen Injection Into Gas Pipelines

Australia Energy

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

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