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Shh: CEO’s and Labor don’t want to talk about climate change anymore
By Jo Nova Even the Australian Financial Review is admitting no one wants to talk about climate anymore We’ve reached that point where even the leading globalist-friendly newspaper is writing long features on the decline of interest in climate change. The pre-COP was a flop, the corporate world is backing away, the polls are sliding, and even the Labor government is using the terms climate change and net zero 60% less than it did a few years ago.
Flannery tells Greens to get real on plan to end logging
Leading conservationist Tim Flannery says environmental opposition to a controversial new plan to use carbon credits to end logging in NSW is shortsighted and the federal Greens should back a move that will create huge benefits for the state’s native forests. The credits, which are generated by nature restoration projects and used by big industrial companies to offset emissions, have been proposed by the NSW government as a way to fund its new Great Koala National Park in the state’s north.
PACNEWS THREE, 17 AUGUST 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — Human rights groups urge Tuvalu and Ireland to put rights at centre of fossil fuel transition talks 2. SOL — Solomon Islands shapes first national response to climate Loss and Damage 3. PACIFIC — Foreign influence could quietly weaken Pacific unity, expert warn 4. FIJI — Fiji PM Rabuka refuses to concede Malimali case defeat 5. NZ — China rejects New Zealand spy allegations as false 6. FIJI — Do not play around with sex, University of Fiji students told 7.
Inside Australia’s $150m gamble on the Pacific climate summit
The government says its plan to host a climate summit in Fiji will direct global eyes on the Pacific’s fight against rising seas. But will anyone show up? By Ryan Cropp, Nicola Smith In 2019, during then-prime minister Scott Morrison’s visit to Tuvalu, a low-lying nation on the front lines of climate change-induced sea level rises, his deputy, Michael McCormack, rather indelicately summed up Australia’s general response to the Pacific Islands’ existential concerns.
Queensland delays emissions plans by up to five years
View article here The Queensland government could delay the release of its detailed plans to meet the state’s 75 per cent 2035 emissions target by up to five years in a move likely to further inflame tensions between the federal and state governments over climate and energy policy.
Green start-ups facing red lights
Nov 13, 2025 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Multi-billion dollar government investment funds such as the Australian Renewable Energy Agency and the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility have come under fire from the Net Zero Economy Authority.
Holds the Presses: Australian Energy Boss Says Wind 'An Expensive Source of Energy'
Calabria, whose company recently put its own $8 billion Navigator North project in Gippsland on ice, said offshore wind was an expensive source of energy and its development would involve “a big commitment” from the Victorian government. “It’s a tough industry ... it would require a lot of support to create an offshore wind industry,” Calabria said, following the company’s annual general meeting on Wednesday.
‘It’s not dreaming, it’s dragging’: Inside Labor’s COP bid
The Albanese government’s bid to host the huge COP31 global climate summit is more than three years old. Just over 12 months out from the event, it has yet to secure the meeting By Ryan Cropp, Energy and climate reporter The timing of United Nations climate chief Simon Stiell’s visit to Australia last week was not accidental. Climate is on the political agenda in 2025, both at home and abroad, and Stiell was here to send the government message – or two.
Nationals driving Liberals to extinction, says Climate 200
Simon Holmes à Court’s crowdfunding group Climate 200 says the Coalition cannot win government unless it embraces climate action, after a string of lower-profile candidates backed by the organisation made electoral inroads in formerly safe seats of the major parties.
The Climate 200 candidate who won’t commit to wind power
If there was any doubt about just how politically fraught offshore wind has become, Alex Dyson may have put it to bed. Dyson is the Climate 200-backed independent candidate for the Victorian seat of Wannon, on the state’s south-west coast. He campaigns in orange colours, like Andrew Wilkie and Helen Haines, rather than teal. CONTINUE READING
Australian data-portability regime needs higher demand, top official says
Home / News / Data Privacy & Security / Australian data-portability regime needs higher demand, top official says Data Privacy & Security Published 31 Oct 2024 05:36 Modified 31 Oct 2024 05:51 Fintech Australia’s fledgling data-portability system will remain underutilized unless businesses and policymakers can come up with compelling use cases to drive consumer demand, says a top competition official.
Keep market-share thresholds in Australian merger bill, says key official
Home / News / Mergers & Acquisitions / Keep market-share thresholds in Australian merger bill, says key official Mergers & Acquisitions Published 31 Oct 2024 03:36 Modified 31 Oct 2024 03:36 Antitrust remedies Behavioral remedies Killer acquisitions Structural remedies A ministerial power to impose market-share notification thresholds on dealmakers should be included in Australia’s new merger laws, even if the current government has no intention of using it, says a key official.
Google, Meta lobbied Australian officials ahead of privacy-law announcement
Home / News / Data Privacy & Security / Google, Meta lobbied Australian officials ahead of privacy-law announcement Data Privacy & Security Published 29 Oct 2024 03:33 Modified 29 Oct 2024 06:37 Data transfers Tech giants including Google and Meta Platforms directly lobbied Australian government officials in the weeks leading up to the unveiling of radically watered-down changes to the country’s privacy laws in September, documents show.
Tech sector's complaints about startup exits in M&A dismissed by Australian regulator
Home / News / Mergers & Acquisitions / Tech sector's complaints about startup exits in M&A dismissed by Australian regulator Mergers & Acquisitions Published 25 Oct 2024 05:02 Modified 25 Oct 2024 05:02 Antitrust remedies Behavioral remedies Killer acquisitions Structural remedies Complaints by tech companies that Australia’s new merger laws will stifle innovation by limiting the ability of startups to be acquired by larger firms have been rejected by the country’s competition watchdog.
Second tranche of Australian privacy law changes to be drafted by December, says government official
Home / News / Data Privacy & Security / Second tranche of Australian privacy law changes to be drafted by December, says government official Data Privacy & Security Published 22 Oct 2024 07:48 Modified 23 Oct 2024 03:24 Data transfers Consultation on a second round of major changes to Australia’s privacy laws is expected to begin before the end of the year, says a top government official.
Australian Government-led social media inquiry recommends tech tax, new digital ministry
Home / News / Technology / Australian Government-led social media inquiry recommends tech tax, new digital ministry Technology Published 22 Oct 2024 06:17 Modified 22 Oct 2024 06:17 Antitrust remedies Responsibility for digital-platforms policy and regulation in Australia should rest with a newly created digital affairs minister, a government-led inquiry has recommended.
'Very clear notification' required to train AI on consumer data, Australia's privacy chief says
Home / News / Data Privacy & Security / 'Very clear notification' required to train AI on consumer data, Australia's privacy chief says Data Privacy & Security Companies found to be misusing personal information to train AI models in Australia could soon find themselves on the wrong end of the enforcement stick, after the country’s top privacy official revealed that the watchdog had several early-stage AI-related investigations underway.
Generative AI use should pass the privacy pub test, says Australian watchdog
Home / News / Data Privacy & Security / Generative AI use should pass the privacy pub test, says Australian watchdog Data Privacy & Security Australian businesses using or developing generative artificial intelligence models should generally avoid deploying sensitive or personal information in those systems if they are to avoid running afoul of complex and evolving legal obligations, says the country’s privacy watchdog.
Australian regulators, corporates warn against adoption of standalone AI law
Home / News / Technology / Australian regulators, corporates warn against adoption of standalone AI law Technology Australia’s key digital regulators have rejected the need for specific new laws to govern the use of artificial-intelligence technologies in the country, which they say would infringe on the well-established boundaries between their different agencies.
Australian government makes vague promise to ban unfair trading practices
Home / News / Antitrust / Australian government makes vague promise to ban unfair trading practices Antitrust Published 16 Oct 2024 07:03 Modified 16 Oct 2024 07:03 Antitrust remedies Behavioral remedies Killer acquisitions Structural remedies Long-running Australian plans to outlaw business behaviors such as subscription traps and “drip pricing” have inched one step closer to fruition, after the government today flagged its intention to enact a full prohibition on so-called unfair trading...
Consumer-law probe extends Australian government's artificial intelligence consultation fest
Home / News / Data Privacy & Security / Consumer-law probe extends Australian government's artificial intelligence consultation fest Data Privacy & Security The flood of Australian inquiries and consultations into artificial intelligence has continued unabated, with the government today releasing a new discussion paper on the application of the technology to the country’s existing consumer laws.
Market-share thresholds scrapped as Australian merger law changes enter parliament
Home / News / Mergers & Acquisitions / Market-share thresholds scrapped as Australian merger law changes enter parliament Mergers & Acquisitions Published 09 Oct 2024 12:30 Modified 10 Oct 2024 00:36 Antitrust remedies Behavioral remedies Killer acquisitions Structural remedies Market-share notification thresholds won't feature in Australia’s new merger control regime, with the government instead opting for a series of monetary thresholds that it says will strike a balance between rigorous...
AI regulators should 'protect rather than break,' Australia's top antitrust official says
Home / News / Data Privacy & Security / AI regulators should 'protect rather than break,' Australia's top antitrust official says Data Privacy & Security Rapidly evolving technological advancements in the field of artificial intelligence are significantly increasing the risk of consumer harm, says Australia’s competition chief.
Comment: Straight-shooting Australian enforcer wants to put privacy on the map
Home / News / Technology / Comment: Straight-shooting Australian enforcer wants to put privacy on the map Technology Published 26 Sep 2024 05:26 Modified 26 Sep 2024 05:26 Data transfers On stage at a recent event, Australia’s new privacy commissioner, Carly Kind, fielded a cheeky question from the crowd. If she could have anything she wanted, the audience member asked, what would it be? “An unlimited enforcement budget,” Kind shot back — half joking, half not.
Antitrust’s Big Tobacco moment • James Panichi & Ryan Cropp
Braving the Melbourne winter recently were the University of Toronto’s Avi Goldfarb, the University of California’s John Asker, Julian Wright from the National University of Singapore, Lorin M. Hitt from the University of Pennsylvania and Johns Hopkins’ Aviel Rubin, to name just a few. They were in town for Australia’s show-stopping antitrust trial — Epic Games versus Apple and Google — a pitched battle over how the two internet giants treat app developers.
Digital platform technical expertise in short supply for regulators, says top Australian official
Home / News / Antitrust / Digital platform technical expertise in short supply for regulators, says top Australian official Antitrust Published 24 Sep 2024 07:34 Modified 24 Sep 2024 07:34 Ad-tech The relative scarcity of technical specialists with expertise in digital markets has created difficulties for Australia’s competition watchdog, the country’s top antitrust official has warned.
'Extraordinarily unambitious' Australian privacy bill to face parliamentary probe
Home / News / Data Privacy & Security / 'Extraordinarily unambitious' Australian privacy bill to face parliamentary probe Data Privacy & Security Published 19 Sep 2024 07:03 Modified 19 Sep 2024 07:03 Data transfers A watered-down privacy bill introduced into the Australian parliament last week could become law by the end of the year, pending the completion of a legislative inquiry, to be announced shortly.
Winners of the 2024 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards announced
Creative Australia has announced the winners of the 2024 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards at a special event at the National Library of Australia in Canberra. Offering the most substantial literary prize in the nation, with a tax-free prize pool of $600,000, the Prime Minister’s Literary Awards recognise the outstanding literary talents of established and emerging Australian writers, illustrators, poets, and historians.
Comment: Anticlimactic privacy bill leaves Australian businesses in regulatory purgatory
Home / News / Technology / Comment: Anticlimactic privacy bill leaves Australian businesses in regulatory purgatory Technology Published 12 Sep 2024 03:12 Modified 12 Sep 2024 03:14 Data transfers Four years, four reviews and half a million dollars in consultant’s fees later, a bill designed to update Australia’s aging privacy law has reached the country’s parliament. The only problem is: There’s not a lot in it.
Statutory tort, children's protections to headline slimmed-down Australian privacy bill
Home / News / Data Privacy & Security / Statutory tort, children's protections to headline slimmed-down Australian privacy bill Data Privacy & Security Published 11 Sep 2024 13:00 Modified 12 Sep 2024 00:35 Data transfers A legal recourse for serious invasions of privacy, increased clarity around the use of data for automated decision-making and the creation of an online children’s privacy code will headline a slimmed-down privacy bill to be introduced into the Australian parliament on Thursday.
Social media platforms to introduce blanket age-restrictions under surprise Australian proposal
Home / News / Technology / Social media platforms to introduce blanket age-restrictions under surprise Australian proposal Technology Published 10 Sep 2024 08:00 Modified 10 Sep 2024 08:00 Child Privacy Social media sites will be forced to limit the ability of children to access their services under a surprise new proposal floated by the Australian government.
Aussie Skips withdraws appeal of Australian waste-management criminal-cartel conviction
Home / News / Antitrust / Aussie Skips withdraws appeal of Australian waste-management criminal-cartel conviction Antitrust Published 09 Sep 2024 03:55 Modified 09 Sep 2024 06:07 Criminal charges The high-profile criminal-cartel prosecution of Australian waste-management company Aussie Skips Bin Services and one of its top former executives is over, with court documents showing that the company has backed away from an appeal lodged over penalties resulting from its convictions.
Comment: Australian policymakers float third way in call-in power debate
Home / News / Mergers & Acquisitions / Comment: Australian policymakers float third way in call-in power debate Mergers & Acquisitions Published 06 Sep 2024 08:38 Modified 06 Sep 2024 08:38 Antitrust remedies Behavioral remedies Killer acquisitions Structural remedies Few policy logjams have produced more discord among Australian antitrust boffins over the last 12 months than the watchdog’s proposal to award itself the power to “call in” below-threshold deals under a soon-to-be updated...
Watered-down Australian privacy law legislation expected to be introduced next week
Home / News / Data Privacy & Security / Watered-down Australian privacy law legislation expected to be introduced next week Data Privacy & Security Published 05 Sep 2024 05:23 Modified 05 Sep 2024 05:23 Data transfers Long-awaited changes to Australia’s aging privacy laws are expected to be introduced to parliament next week, MLex has learned.
Turnover, market share will be assessed under fresh Australian merger-law threshold proposal
Home / News / Mergers & Acquisitions / Turnover, market share will be assessed under fresh Australian merger-law threshold proposal Mergers & Acquisitions Published 30 Aug 2024 03:25 Modified 30 Aug 2024 07:18 Antitrust remedies Behavioral remedies Killer acquisitions Structural remedies Companies doing deals in Australia would face a tough new threshold regime that combines a dealmaker’s local and global turnover with their market share, under a new proposal put forward by the government as...
Comment: Fierce business SLC backlash slows down Australian merger-law steam train
Home / News / Mergers & Acquisitions / Comment: Fierce business SLC backlash slows down Australian merger-law steam train Mergers & Acquisitions Published 27 Aug 2024 08:54 Modified 27 Aug 2024 08:54 Antitrust remedies Behavioral remedies Killer acquisitions Structural remedies When the Australian government dropped the first detailed draft of its new merger law changes this time last month, all indications were that it was close to a done deal.
Pre-notification discussions will be key to new Australian merger system, says top official
Home / News / Mergers & Acquisitions / Pre-notification discussions will be key to new Australian merger system, says top official Mergers & Acquisitions Published 22 Aug 2024 06:34 Modified 22 Aug 2024 06:34 Antitrust remedies Behavioral remedies Killer acquisitions Structural remedies Discussions held between merger parties and the competition regulator prior to the formal notification of a transaction will be crucial to the efficient operation of Australia’s new merger-control regime,...
'No bright lines' between criminal and civil cartel enforcement decisions, says top Australian official
Home / News / Antitrust / 'No bright lines' between criminal and civil cartel enforcement decisions, says top Australian official Antitrust Published 21 Aug 2024 08:54 Modified 21 Aug 2024 08:54 Criminal charges Australia’s competition watchdog remains committed to bringing cartel cases that meet a criminal standard, according to a senior official at the agency.
New Zealand's crime-busting platform Auror hit with full Australian privacy probe
Home / News / Data Privacy & Security / New Zealand's crime-busting platform Auror hit with full Australian privacy probe Data Privacy & Security Published 19 Aug 2024 07:50 Modified 19 Aug 2024 07:50 Facial recognition New Zealand-based retail crime-intelligence platform Auror has been under investigation by Australia’s privacy watchdog for the past six months, newly released documents reveal.
Small Australian beer brewers urge government to push ahead with merger-law overhaul
Home / News / Mergers & Acquisitions / Small Australian beer brewers urge government to push ahead with merger-law overhaul Mergers & Acquisitions Published 19 Aug 2024 07:33 Modified 19 Aug 2024 07:33 Antitrust remedies Behavioral remedies Killer acquisitions Structural remedies An association of over 600 small beer brewers has urged the Australian government to follow through on its proposal to introduce tough new merger and acquisition controls, amid a major backlash against the latest...
Third Australian telco forced to abandon restrictive search deals with Google
Home / News / Antitrust / Third Australian telco forced to abandon restrictive search deals with Google Antitrust Published 13 Aug 2024 07:00 Modified 13 Aug 2024 07:00 Ad-tech Location Tracking Australian telecommunications major TPG Telecom has agreed to end restrictive agreements with Google that allow the tech giant’s search services to be exclusively pre-installed on Android devices, less than a week after a Washington DC court found similar arrangements to be in breach of US antitrust...
Australian lawyers challenge proposal to remove corporate counsel from cartel immunity interviews
Home / News / Antitrust / Australian lawyers challenge proposal to remove corporate counsel from cartel immunity interviews Antitrust Published 12 Aug 2024 07:47 Modified 12 Aug 2024 07:47 Criminal charges Australia’s top antitrust lawyers have picked another fight with the country’s competition watchdog, arguing that recently proposed upgrades to the regulator’s cartel immunity guidelines are inconsistent with those in comparable international jurisdictions.
Comment: Australian M&A regulatory overhaul points to broader interventionist-policy pivot
Home / News / Mergers & Acquisitions / Comment: Australian M&A regulatory overhaul points to broader interventionist-policy pivot Mergers & Acquisitions Published 07 Aug 2024 08:11 Modified 07 Aug 2024 08:11 Antitrust remedies Behavioral remedies Killer acquisitions Structural remedies Plugging Australia’s merger-law overhaul in Melbourne last week, Assistant Treasurer Andrew Leigh was at his big-picture best, positioning the government’s sweeping new changes as the culmination of over 50...
Australia to expedite deals consistent with 'national economic interest,' says key minister
Home / News / Mergers & Acquisitions / Australia to expedite deals consistent with 'national economic interest,' says key minister Mergers & Acquisitions Published 31 Jul 2024 22:00 Modified 31 Jul 2024 14:17 Antitrust remedies Behavioral remedies Killer acquisitions Structural remedies Deals that align with Australia’s “national economic interest” will be fast-tracked under proposed changes to the country’s merger-review system, says a key government minister.
New clearing, settlement rules to challenge Australia's securities-exchange monopoly
Home / News / Financial Services / New clearing, settlement rules to challenge Australia's securities-exchange monopoly Financial Services Published 30 Jul 2024 07:39 Modified 31 Jul 2024 00:34 Clearinghouses Australia's monopoly provider of securities clearing and settlement services will soon be subject to new competition-enhancing regulatory requirements, under rules proposed by the country’s securities regulator.
Comment: Australian lawyers find devil in the overwhelming detail of new merger legislation
Home / News / Mergers & Acquisitions / Comment: Australian lawyers find devil in the overwhelming detail of new merger legislation Mergers & Acquisitions Published 26 Jul 2024 05:11 Modified 26 Jul 2024 05:11 Antitrust remedies Behavioral remedies Killer acquisitions Structural remedies When Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers announced the first details of the country’s merger-law overhaul earlier this year, he promised dealmakers a system that was “faster, stronger, simpler.” But if the draft...
AI, cloud computing on the radar of Australia's latest digital-platforms probe
Home / News / Antitrust / AI, cloud computing on the radar of Australia's latest digital-platforms probe Antitrust Emerging digital competition issues involving artificial intelligence, cloud computing and online gaming will be scrutinized by Australia’s competition watchdog in a report that will also reiterate the agency’s calls for greater powers to regulate digital markets. In a statement announcing the tenth and final report of the watchdog’s Digital Platforms LOG IN TAKE A FREE TRIAL
New merger laws would provide 'flexibility' in setting thresholds, Australian government says
Home / News / Mergers & Acquisitions / New merger laws would provide 'flexibility' in setting thresholds, Australian government says Mergers & Acquisitions Published 24 Jul 2024 08:11 Modified 24 Jul 2024 08:11 Antitrust remedies Behavioral remedies Killer acquisitions Structural remedies Companies doing deals in Australia may soon need to contend with detailed new regulatory review timelines, amid a root-and-branch overhaul of the country’s merger system.
'International practice' to inform new Australian merger notification thresholds, says top lawmaker
Home / News / Mergers & Acquisitions / 'International practice' to inform new Australian merger notification thresholds, says top lawmaker Mergers & Acquisitions Published 22 Jul 2024 22:00 Modified 22 Jul 2024 08:05 Antitrust remedies Behavioral remedies Killer acquisitions Structural remedies Deal notification thresholds in Australia’s soon-to-be revamped merger review system will be based on consultation and “international practice,” according to a top government lawmaker.
CFMEU’s cartel question • James Panichi and Ryan Cropp
In a story reminiscent of Jimmy Hoffa’s International Brotherhood of Teamsters, the allegations of corruption in the Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union just keep on coming from the Nine papers. It’s all there: kickbacks, organised crime, wads of cash passing under a table and high levels of political intrigue — plus that unmistakeable twenty-first century phenomenon, the string of embarrassing text messages.
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