Australia: White Collar Crime, Anti-Corruption & Fraud

Australia's anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing regime is expanding to include lawyers, accountants and other professional service providers from July 2026. Piper Alderman is implementing comprehensive compliance systems to meet these new obligations, which will affect client onboarding, transaction monitoring and matter management processes across the firm.

The Australian trucking industry faces a perfect storm of structural challenges including driver shortages, environmental obligations, and sham contracting arrangements. Recent insolvency appointments reveal disturbing patterns of inflated vehicle acquisitions, missing assets, and potential phoenix activity that are creating substantial losses for lenders and creditors across the sector.

The NSW Government has introduced sweeping legislative reforms targeting organised crime and gang violence following a surge in shootings, kidnappings, and fire-bombings across Western Sydney. These new laws establish dedicated offences for "kill cars," impose harsher penalties for recruiting children into criminal activity, and strengthen provisions around public shootings and fire-bombing while explicitly incorporating organised crime considerations into bail decisions.

Recently, content creators Pete Zogoulas and Drew Pavlou posted footage, which went viral, from their visit to a National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) provider known as Sunny Days Care in Fairfield, Sydney.

Traffic matters are often treated as routine. In practice, many driving offences in Queensland carry a real risk of imprisonment, particularly where there is harm, repeat offending, or disregard of court orders.

Explores how ASIC identifies misconduct, the scope of its investigative authority & why strategic legal defence is essential to protecting your rights.

Following new amendments to Australian anti-bribery and corruption laws introduced in September 2024, HSF Kramer Partners Leon Chung, Tania Gray and Eunice Park delve further...

In our latest episode of Conversation with Podcast, we have Kylie Kilgour, Deputy Commissioner at the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NAAC).

Fraud risk is accelerating. Many organisations are not adapting fast enough.