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Enabling Australia’s data centre future
Unlocking potential Australia has the scale, geography and renewable energy potential to be a leading global data centre market. As cloud adoption, AI and data sovereignty reshape the digital economy, data centres have evolved from niche ...
Built to scale: why Australia's data centre opportunity won't wait
Australia stands at a defining inflection point in the rise of data centres as critical national infrastructure. Backed by deep global capital and a surging domestic pipeline, yet held back not by demand, but by the growing challenge of delivering at scale. ...
AFR Mining Summit 2026
As a major sponsor of the AFR Mining Summit 2026, Allens supported a timely discussion on the forces shaping mining, capital and long-term investment. Against a backdrop of unprecedented government su ...
Australia's domestic gas reservation – draft design released
The Federal Government has now released its consultation paper, setting out the first substantive detail on how it proposes to implement the announced domestic gas reservation scheme from 1 July 2027. ...
Extensive reforms to the FIRB regime
On 19 May 2026, the Australian Treasurer announced extensive reforms to the Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) framework and released a reforms overview paper. The stated purpose is to further str ...
Federal Court delivers record cultural loss award in landmark native title compensation decision
The Federal Court has handed down a significant decision in Yindjibarndi Ngurra Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC v State of Western Australia (No 2) [2026] FCA 585, marking an important development in Aus ...
Private capital — from roadmap to enforcement
Since releasing its private markets roadmap and surveillance findings in November 2025, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has moved at pace, from research and surveillance to ...
Enforcement action against the superannuation sector peaks in 2025
This report provides an overview of the key regulatory and governance risks facing superannuation trustees in the year ahead. It outlines areas of heightened enforcement focus, upcoming legislative reforms and emerging obligations under prudential standards. It also highlights practical steps trustees can take to strengthen resilience and meet evolving expectations across governance, risk and member outcomes. ...
Beyond the benchmark—proposals to unlock investment flexibility for superannuation
Treasury has taken a meaningful step toward addressing long-standing industry concerns that the current performance test discourages trustees from making investments in certain asset classes, includin ...