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Anti-Scam Week in Australia has seen the first concrete results in efforts to reduce scams, with the Assistant Treasurer announcing the National Anti-Scam Centre’s Quarterly Update: While scam losses are still sign ...

The new restrictions on fixed term contracts are commencing on 6 December 2023, and will apply to all contracts entered on or after that date. A handful of exceptions were written into the amendments, and now the Federal ...

A new law which makes permanent the use of electronic signatures and introduces a new digital execution option for Commonwealth statutory declarations received Royal Assent last week. According to the Attorney-General wh ...

Amid the biggest crypto rally in 2023 which sent the Bitcoin price to a 12-month high, the Australian Crypto Convention was successfully held over the weekend of 11 and 12 November in Melbourne. With over 10,000 attende ...

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has released new non-binding web guidance addressing the taxation of crypto assets for individuals engaging in crypto asset activities. The newly updated guidance is provided across ...

Reforms regarding the use of ‘unfair’ contract terms will come into effect on 9 November 2023, implementing restrictions against a wider range of contracts and with more severe penalties. Introduction On 9 November ...