icare imposes top workers’ comp rate rise
26 May 2025
NSW employers will pay 8% more on average for workers’ compensation cover next financial year...
Regulatory & Government
Inquiry draws blank on NSW worker injury overhaul
26 May 2025
A NSW parliamentary inquiry into proposed changes to workplace injury compensation laws has made no recommendations...
Landlords in crosshairs as state takes on tobacco trade
26 May 2025
The Queensland government has announced a crackdown on landlords who knowingly lease properties to illegal tobacco and vape retailers...
Lawyers, union slam NSW workers’ comp overhaul
19 May 2025
Proposed measures to tackle the “financial deterioration” of NSW’s workers’ compensation scheme have drawn criticism from lawyers, unions, mental health advocates and other stakeholders...
‘Bureaucratic nightmare’: Assetinsure warns on building cover reform
19 May 2025
Proposed changes to Victoria’s building insurance system will lead to higher premiums and should be put on hold to allow industry consultation, Assetinsure says...
ASIC to extend rules for incidental retail cover
19 May 2025
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission plans a five-year extension of rules that simplify obligations and reduce the regulatory burden when retail cover is bought “incidental” to business insurance...
NSW rolls out new safety framework for e-scooters
19 May 2025
New speed limits and a review of road rules and other regulations for e-scooters will be introduced in NSW to improve safety...
Flood-hit businesses offered $15 million grant pot
19 May 2025
The Queensland government has helped establish a $15 million recovery fund for small businesses reeling from floods in the state’s north earlier this year...
Mulino named Financial Services Minister
12 May 2025
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has today named Daniel Mulino as Assistant Treasurer and Financial Services Minister...
Committee to examine NSW worker safety reforms
12 May 2025
The NSW government has referred its plans for worker health and safety law reforms to a parliamentary inquiry...
NZ minister hails completion of key flood defences
12 May 2025
The New Zealand government says spillway infrastructure that opened at the weekend in Edgecumbe represents one of the country’s largest completed flood resilience projects of recent times...
NSW police convoy marks ‘100 years of road safety’
12 May 2025
The NSW Police Force is celebrating 100 years since the establishment of its Public Safety Bureau to help oversee road rules...
‘Deaths cannot be ignored’: Queensland probes e-scooter safety
05 May 2025
Queensland will hold a parliamentary inquiry into the use of electric scooters and bikes, to address safety concerns as Brisbane prepares to host the Olympics...
Fake surveyor fined for ‘flagrant attack’ on laws
05 May 2025
A fraudster who pretended to be a registered building surveyor has been ordered to pay a $60,000 penalty and $20,000 in costs for “flagrant” breaches of construction laws...
Proudfoot becomes consumer watchdog CEO
05 May 2025
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission says Sarah Proudfoot has been appointed CEO after holding the role on an acting basis since February...
NSW, ACT join forces on weather warnings
05 May 2025
The NSW State Emergency Service will issue ACT severe weather warnings under an agreement with the territory’s Emergency Services Agency, to ensure consistent cross-border messaging...
ICA wants advice statement exemption in reforms
05 May 2025
The Insurance Council of Australia has urged Treasury to include in its draft advice bill a provision in relation to statement of advice exemption for general insurance products...
Scouts ACT calls for public insurance option
28 April 2025
A government-backed insurance scheme should be established in the Australian Capital Territory to provide affordable cover to community organisations, says Scouts ACT, as insurance costs reach a quarter of its operational budget...
Director fined over invalid home indemnity insurance
28 April 2025
A WA director who misused his father’s building contractor credentials has been fined $20,000 after pleading guilty to several offences, including invalid home indemnity insurance...
UK regulator to open Australia office in July
28 April 2025
Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority is setting up an office in Australia in July to oversee its activities in the Asia Pacific region as part of a new strategy to support UK financial services firms...