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Recent developments in workplace safety and discrimination laws have fundamentally transformed sexual harassment investigations beyond simple fact-finding exercises. Investigators must now navigate complex requirements spanning procedural fairness, psychosocial safety obligations, and trauma-informed practices while managing competing pressures and legal risks that can arise from poorly conducted investigations.

Australia's foreign resident capital gains tax regime is undergoing its most significant expansion since 2006, with new rules commencing October 2026 that will fundamentally reshape how M&A transactions involving land-connected assets are structured and executed. The changes introduce a 365-day look-back test for determining whether shares or units constitute indirect Australian real property interests, broaden the definition of taxable Australian real property to capture energy, infrastructure and data-cen

When separated parents make child support payments outside the official system—like paying school fees directly or covering car repayments—do those payments actually count toward their legal obligation? Understanding the difference between non-agency payments and prescribed payments, and proving the intention behind them, can determine whether your contributions are officially recognised or disputed later.