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Improvement still needed in how some super funds and auditors assess and scrutinise the value of unlisted investments
On 14 October 2026, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) issued the results of its second review into the financial reporting and audit of superannuation funds. In Report 841 Accounting for your super: Super fund financial reporting and audit
Scope 3 GHG Emissions Are Not Dead – Australia Says They Are A Global Liability for U.S. Businesses
The absence of a federal Scope 3 mandate does not eliminate indirect emission risk; it only changes where that risk appears.
NSW SES or RFS as event first aid providers
Today’s correspondent is:
… wondering where it stands with NSW SES and RFS being used as the first aid provider at events to cut costs. I own an event first aid business and I’m finding it more and more common
Nurse struck off after claiming to be a paramedic
The facts in Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia v Butler [2026] TASCAT 136 simply beg the question ‘what was she thinking?’
Ms Butler was a registered nurse. In February 2017 ‘she applied to undertake professional honours in a Bachelor
3M tells court it will argue Australia’s $1.4B ‘forever chemicals’ lawsuit is legally flawed
Home>National News>3M tells court it will argue Australia’s $1.4B ‘forever chemicals’ lawsuit is legally flawed
The logo of 3M is seen at the 3M Tilloy plant in Tilloy-Lez-Cambrai, France on August 18, 2019. (REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol/ File Photo)
Egg Freezing in Prison: The High Court’s Decision in Smith
Does a prison sentence also mean losing the opportunity to become a parent after release? That question sits at the heart of Smith v Chief Executive, Queensland Corrective Services, a powerful High Court decision about egg freezing, fertility preservation and
IP Administration
The Explanatory Statement for the Regulatory Reform Omnibus Bill 2026 (Cth) – now passed – states Schedule 1: Amendments to simplify business regulation The amendments in Schedule 1 make regulatory improvements for businesses by
simplifying business reporting obligations, adding targeted safeguards for
GRATK
The Australian Parliament’s Joint Committee on Treaties in its latest report addresses the WIPO Treaty on Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge (aka GRATK) as follows
The WIPO Treaty on Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge
Doctor suspended for assaulting a patient in the Emergency Room
A doctor in Victoria has been reprimanded and suspended for six months after he struck a patient in the face, twice, and abused him. The longer story is that the patient ‘was verbally and physically aggressive’ (Medical Board of Australia