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Weatherboard house with a For Sale sign showing $850,000, illustrating Victoria’s Property Price Statement rules.

Victoria’s new property price transparency rules

Victoria’s new property price transparency rules Victoria’s residential property market now runs under a new set of price transparency rules, and the old Statement of Information has been replaced. Its successor, the Property Price Statement, is the key document agents […]
Home care nurse holding hands with an older woman at home, illustrating the End-of-Life Pathway

Aged care End-of-Life Pathway extends to 24 weeks from 8 March 2027

Services Australia has confirmed that the End-of-Life Pathway for aged care will be extended from 8 March 2027. Under the change, care recipients who are still living at home once the first 12 weeks are up will automatically continue receiving […]
ASIC remakes six managed investment scheme instruments from 1 October 2026

ASIC remakes six managed investment scheme instruments from 1 October 2026

What changed ASIC has remade six managed investment scheme instruments that give regulatory relief under the Corporations Act 2001. The earlier instruments were due to sunset on 1 October 2026, and the replacements carry the same kinds of relief forward. […]
Bitcoin coin in front of the Binance logo and a crypto price chart, illustrating the Binance hack

Binance hit by record $6.3bn hack as withdrawals frozen

Binance hack may trace to one laptop; losses to be covered. The Binance hack appears to be the largest crypto theft on record. The exchange puts the total impact at about $6.3bn, of which around $3bn has been frozen on-chain, […]
R-Codes changes in WA

Proposed R-Codes Changes: Bigger Granny Flats and Easier Subdivision in WA

Proposed R-Codes changes are now open for public comment in Western Australia, with the State Government seeking feedback on reforms that would make it easier to build a granny flat, put up an apartment block or subdivide a residential lot. […]
Illustration of a veteran and his family chatting over coffee, representing the support offered at the Goldsworthy Centre in Rockingham.

New Veterans’ and Families’ Hub Opens in Rockingham

A new base for Rockingham’s veterans The Goldsworthy Centre at 1/65 Dixon Road, Rockingham, opened on 22 October 2026. Run by RSL WA as the region’s Veterans’ and Families’ Hub, it was funded by a federal government grant of more […]
No Parking sign reading 6am–8am Mon–Fri, for the Princes Highway Heathcote changes

No Parking coming to a Heathcote stretch of Princes Highway

What changed Transport for NSW has announced No Parking restrictions along about 1.75 kilometers of the western side of the Princes Highway, between Jennings Road and Heathcote Road in Heathcote. Once in place, the rules will apply from 6am to […]
Wheelchair user boarding a tram via a ramp, illustrating Australia’s Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport

New accessibility rules for public transport operators take effect

New design and training rules Australia’s Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport 2002 have been amended. The changes bring in new requirements for staff training and information sharing, designed to better meet the needs of passengers with different types of […]
A renter receives house keys and a lease agreement outside a red-brick home, following the Victoria rental reforms.

Victoria’s new rental rules, building dispute service and property transparency updates

What changed New Victoria rental reforms put an end to unsupported bond claims and set out clearer obligations for rental providers and agents. The Domestic Building Legal Service is also being expanded, so Victorians can get help with building disputes at […]
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