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Queensland proposes a refresh of its environmental offsets framework
The Queensland Government is reviewing its environmental offsets framework, and consultation is now open on A fresh start for Queensland’s Environmental Offsets Framework (the Discussion Paper). ...
AFR AI Summit 2026
As a major sponsor of the AFR AI Summit 2026, Allens supported a timely discussion on AI moving from experimentation to delivering real, measurable business value. The summit explored how organis ...
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. ...
Water-related disputes risk: access to water, PFAS class actions and other key risks
Water is no longer a purely environmental issue. It is a social, commercial and legal crisis in the making. 'Day Zero'1 has moved from a hypothetical warning to a lived reality, with Mexico City, Cape ...
Supply chain disruption: legal considerations during a fuel crisis
The ongoing conflict involving Iran has sent shockwaves through global energy markets, driving up fuel costs at a pace that is placing enormous strain on supply chains across virtually every sector. A ...
Biosecurity in the spotlight: is your business doing everything it can to manage risk?
Biosecurity risks such as pest, weed and disease outbreaks are often firmly on the risk radar of companies, given their potential to have catastrophic impacts on businesses and impact the economy as a ...
Successfully navigating renewable energy approvals in Western Australia
Western Australia has introduced a suite of mechanisms designed to materially reduce approval timelines and streamline the path from concept to construction for renewable energy projects. With 2024 se ...
Part 1 - Unlocking energy investment at scale: contracts, infrastructure and market confidence
Australia's successful transition to a net-zero electricity system depends on the swift and coordinated buildout of the nation's transmission infrastructure. Yet, despite an ever-increasing number of ...
Courts willing to grant injunctive relief to compel performance of contractual obligations
In this Insight, we consider two recent Supreme Court decisions where injunctions were granted to compel the performance of contractual obligations. The first is Alinta Cogeneration (Wagerup) Pty Ltd ...
Understanding 'the biggest shake-up in decades' of Victoria's planning system
The major overhaul of the Planning and Environment Act 1987 (Vic) (the PE Act) that has passed into law has been described as the 'biggest shake-up in decades' of the planning system, and is designed ...