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Personal Responsibility, Corporate Liability and Criminality: An Australian Perspective on the New UK Failure to Prevent Fraud Offence

Australian government introduced guidance as to what constitutes 'adequate procedures to prevent foreign bribery.

Australia Government

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Doogue + George Defence Lawyers

Tale of three cities: International student revenue surged - but not for everyone. Here's what's coming next.

Numbers have recovered since COVID, and 2024 saw a universal increase in international student revenue across the sector.

Australia Government

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KordaMentha

2023: Doing Business In Australia

Australia stands as a prosperous and stable nation, offering abundant opportunities for foreign investment across diverse industries.

Australia Government

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World Law Group

Ban on foreign purchases of established dwellings

Temporary ban on foreign purchases of established dwellings in Australia for a period of at least two years from 1/4/25.

Australia Real Estate

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Holman Webb Lawyers

Australian Treasury Reports Faster Foreign Investment Application Processing Amidst Increased Focus On Compliance And Enforcement

Australia Government

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Jones Day

ICLG Investor-State Arbitration 2025: Australia

Australia Government

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Corrs Chambers Westgarth

The Regulation Of Foreign Direct Investment In Australia: Australian Treasury's Recent Facts And Figures

Worldwide Government

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Jones Day

NSW State Budget 2024-25 revised: Foreign investors beware

Australia Government

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Holding Redlich

Australian Government Announces Procedural Reforms To Strengthen And Streamline Australia's Foreign Investment Policy

Australia Government

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Jones Day

FIRB reforms: a strengthened and streamlined approach

Australia Government

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Corrs Chambers Westgarth

Doing Business In Australia - A Guidebook For Investing In Australia

Australia Government

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K&L Gates LLP

Build-To-Rent: Do The Proposed Tax Incentives Go Far Enough?

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Alvarez & Marsal

Summary Of New Important Changes To The Foreign Investment Legislation

Australia Government

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Vincent Young

New housing provisions aimed at foreign investments

Australia Government

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Holding Redlich

Immigration And Australian Federal Election Campaign Promises

Australia Immigration

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Interstaff Immigration Agency

APAC Monthly Private Wealth Legal Developments – July 2025

Worldwide Finance

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Inside IR Podcast Series - Episode 29 Gender-based Undervaluation And Its Impact On Modern Award Rates Of Pay (Video)

Australia Employment

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Blockchain Bites: Blockchain Bites: ASIC Corporate Plan backs tokenisation work; Tokenised Funds move closer to launch with Cayman Consultation; Project Acacia: Australia's leap into tokenised finance

Australia Technology

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Piper Alderman

AS4000:2025 – What is all the fuss about?

Australia Real Estate

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Swaab

The great homecoming: challenges and opportunities for foreign investment

"National interest" means business must make choices about with whom they do deals, particularly in strategic sectors.

Australia Government

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Corrs Chambers Westgarth

亚太地区的商业复杂性：深入探究该司法管辖区

TMF Group的《2023年全球商业复杂性指数》（GBCI 2023）基于与商业复杂性相关的292个不同指标，深入分析了全球与各地所面临的挑战，及其对全球营商便利性

Worldwide Commercial

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TMF Group BV

Complexidade Corporativa Na Região Ásia-Pacífico: Aprofundando Os Conhecimentos Sobre As Jurisdições

O Índice Global de Complexidade Corporativa 2023 da TMF Group explora 292 diferentes indicadores relacionados à complexidade corporativa, para fornecer uma análise aprofundada dos desafios globais e locais que afetam a facilidade ...

Worldwide Commercial

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TMF Group BV

Complejidad Corporativa En APAC: Perspectivas De Cada Jurisdicción

El Índice Global de Complejidad Corporativa 2023 de TMF Group tiene en cuenta 292 indicadores diferentes relacionados con la complejidad corporativa y brinda un análisis de los desafíos globales y locales ...

Worldwide Commercial

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TMF Group BV

#FDIFriday: HSF Global FDI Podcast – The US And Australian FDI Regimes

Worldwide Government

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

BTR Series Part 9—Navigating The Need For Foreign Investment Approval

Australia Government

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K&L Gates LLP

New Register of Foreign Ownership of Australian Assets commences on 1 July 2023

Australia Government

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Holman Webb Lawyers

Investment treaties and the energy transition: challenges and opportunities

Australia International

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Corrs Chambers Westgarth

Exposure draft legislation released for foreign financial service provider (FFSP) licensing options

Australia Finance

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Corrs Chambers Westgarth

Reporting obligations under new Register of Foreign Ownership of Australian Assets

Australia Government

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Coleman Greig Lawyers

Australia's Pitch In A Net-Zero Future: Critical Minerals Strategy

Australia Energy

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K&L Gates LLP

Everything You Need To Know About Australia's 2023 Critical Minerals Strategy

Australia Energy

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Australia's New Register Of Foreign Ownership Of Australian Assets Commences On July 1, 2023

Australia Government

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Jones Day

Foreign Direct Investment Update

Australia Government

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K&L Gates LLP

Australia's Pitch In A Net-Zero Future: Critical Minerals Strategy

The Australian Government recently released its Critical Minerals Strategy 2023–2030 (CM Strategy).

Australia Energy

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K&L Gates LLP

Everything You Need To Know About Australia's 2023 Critical Minerals Strategy

Australia's new Critical Minerals Strategy is finally here – so how does it stack up against expectations, and what will it mean for our resources sector? In this article, we break down the key components...

Australia Energy

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Australia's New Register Of Foreign Ownership Of Australian Assets Commences On July 1, 2023

Although the legislative framework for the Register was introduced under Part 7A of the FATA back in January 2021, it has become more squarely in focus as the July 1, 2023, commencement date approaches.

Australia Government

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Jones Day

Foreign Direct Investment Update

The new Register of Foreign Ownership of Australian Assets is imminent, with the Australian Taxation Office having announced that it will be introduced on 1 July 2023.

Australia Government

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K&L Gates LLP

Critical Measures For Critical Minerals: The 2023-24 Federal Budget And Beyond

Australia Energy

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

When is FIRB approval required in Australia?

FIRB (Foreign Investment Review Board) examines applications from foreigners to invest or buy a home in Australia.

Australia Government

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JB Solicitors

Double Trouble: Increase To Foreign Investment Financial Penalties

Starting 1 January 2023, penalties for breaching Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) regulations related to foreign acquisitions of residential land will be doubled, per the Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Act 1975 (Cth).

Australia Government

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Vincent Young

Eligibility test for owning residential real estate property in Australia as a foreigner

Generally, foreigners can only purchase new residential dwellings in Australia.

Australia Real Estate

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Rostron Carlyle Rojas

The Impact Of Increases To FIRB Fees On The Australian Mining Industry

From 29 July 2022, Foreign Investment Review Board ("FIRB") application fees have doubled, following the introduction of amending legislation to the Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers...

Australia Energy

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

The new cost of foreign investment

Australia Government

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McCullough Robertson

Doubling of foreign investment fees

Australia Government

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Piper Alderman

Foreign investors left out of pocket as FIRB application fees double

Australia Government

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Cooper Grace Ward

Australia Foreign Investment Fees Set To Double

Australia Government

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Jones Day

Introducing Corporate Collective Investment Vehicles (CCIVs)

Australia Finance

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ClarkeKann Lawyers

Treasury evaluation prompts further reforms to Australian foreign investment framework

Australia Government

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Cooper Grace Ward

Finessing Australia's Foreign Investment Rules: New Reforms Following Treasury Evaluation

Australia Government

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

NSW duty and land tax surcharge regimes to sting discretionary trusts

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Bartier Perry

NSW surcharge purchaser duty and land tax surcharge - Not limited to foreign persons!

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Bartier Perry

The new foreign resident capital gains withholding regime - A new tax on becoming the owner

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Bartier Perry

Cross-border investment and the environment: friends or foes?

Australia Government

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Corrs Chambers Westgarth

ICLG Investor-State Arbitration 2022: Australia

Australia Government

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Corrs Chambers Westgarth

FIRB compliance audits: what to expect and how to respond

Australia Government

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McCullough Robertson

New, or near-new, exemption certificates for property developers

Australia Real Estate

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JHK Legal

National Security Actions: The New Foreign Investment Review Framework

Australia Government

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Vincent Young

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Foreign bank activity on Australian shores

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DibbsBarker

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