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WA anti-discrimination laws set for biggest overhaul in more than 40 years
What’s changing WA anti-discrimination laws are set for their biggest overhaul in more than 40 years, after the Cook Labor Government introduced the Equal Opportunity Bill 2026 into the Western Australian Parliament on 20 October. The Bill would modernise the […]
ASIC raises minimum capital requirements for fund managers from July 2027
Higher capital floors coming ASIC minimum capital requirements for fund operators are going up. The regulator has made ASIC Corporations (Amendment) Instrument 2026/708, which raises the minimum net tangible assets (NTA) requirement that certain fund operators must meet. The change […]
Vehicle Assistance Scheme closed to new claims as MRCA takes over
Vehicle Assistance Scheme moves to the MRCA Since 1 July 2026, the Vehicle Assistance Scheme (VAS) under the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 (VEA) has no longer accepted new applications. The Department of Veterans’ Affairs has confirmed that vehicle assistance for […]
Australia Travel Declaration expands to Western Sydney International Airport
What changed Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport has become the first airport in Australia to offer the web-based version of the Australia Travel Declaration, the digital alternative to the paper incoming passenger card. Until now, the declaration was only […]
Queensland replaces dangerous driving laws with new offences from March 2027
Queensland dangerous driving laws: what is changing and who is affected Queensland dangerous driving laws are being rewritten, with the state scrapping its long-standing offence and replacing it with a tougher, more detailed set of rules. The Criminal Code (Dangerous […]
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 […]
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
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. […]
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, […]
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