On 01 December 2025, the Hon. Richard Marles MP, Acting Prime Minister and Minister for Defence and the Hon. Pat Conroy MP, Minister for Defence Industry and for Pacific Island Affairs, announced changes to the Department of Defence with the amalgamation of three groups into the newly formed Defence Delivery Agency. The Albanese Government has… Continue reading Reforming Defence Capability Development and Delivery
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Environmental Protection Reform Bill 2025
On 27 November 2025, the Environmental Protection Reform Bill 2025 is expected to be passed by the Senate and sent to the House of Representatives for endorsement of the amendments passed in the Senate. The Reform Bill is the primary component of a package aimed to modernise the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act and has been the subject of widespread industry, state government and cross party consultation over several years. The passage of the package of Bills through the… Continue reading Environmental Protection Reform Bill 2025
2026 Parliamentary Sitting Calendar
On 26 November 2025, the House of Representatives and Senate agreed to a sitting pattern for 2026. For more information, please contact Hawker Britton Partner & CEO Simon Banks on 0419 638 587.
United States-Australia Framework for Securing of Supply in the Mining and Processing of Critical Minerals and Rare Earths
On Monday 20 October 2025, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and President Donald Trump signed the United States-Australia Framework for Securing of Supply in the Mining and Processing of Critical Minerals and Rare Earths, a significant bilateral framework on critical minerals and rare earths at the White House, in a much anticipated first time meeting between… Continue reading United States-Australia Framework for Securing of Supply in the Mining and Processing of Critical Minerals and Rare Earths
Digital Platform Regulators Forum: Immersive Technologies Working Paper
30 September 2025 On Wednesday 24 September, the Digital Platform Regulators Forum (DP-REG) published a working paper on immersive technologies. Immersive technologies are those which enable users to experience and interact in three dimensions with digital content and includes technologies such as virtual reality, mixed reality, augmented reality and haptics. The working paper acknowledges the… Continue reading Digital Platform Regulators Forum: Immersive Technologies Working Paper