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SUPPORT FOR CHRISTMAS APPEAL RAISES $18,328 FOR INDIGENOUS LITERACY FOUNDATION

Support for Christmas appeal raises $18,328 for Indigenous Literacy Foundation

Changes to the Fair Work Act: closing in on labour hire loopholes

The Federal Government passed some changes to the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth), through the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes) Bill 2023 inundating employers with more changes in an economically challenging period.

Equity Capital Markets: 7 Trends Shaping the Landscape

In 2023, Australia saw volatile interest rates, a rise in inflation and the fear of recession. Australia is seeing the nation's largest transfer of intergenerational wealth and boasts the fifth-largest pension pool in the world.

Further turbulence in international aviation injury compensation

The recent decision of Justice Rothman in the NSW Supreme Court in Evans v Air Canada [2023] NSW SC1535 may only serve to have further muddied the waters rather than clarify similar matters.

Development setbacks: Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal provides contrasting decisions regarding the application and impact of recently codified Standard B17 on proposals for two or more dwellings on one lot

The cases of D'Andrea v Boroondara CC [2023] VCAT 1148 (D'Andrea) and Costa v Banyule CC [2023] VCAT 1273 (Costa) concerned appeal proceedings in the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (Tribunal).