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Australia continues to be the destination of a significant volume of foreign direct investment, and has been ranked within the top 10 most attractive locations for foreign investment globally. Foreign investment in Australia is governed by a complex combination...

Welcome to our monthly roundup of news and legal developments from the Australian energy and resources sector. Each month, we cover news from around the country, including new legislation, commercial developments and judgments affecting the industry. &n...

The Australian Productivity Commission is currently reviewing the statutory regime that permits third-party access to private essential infrastructure via the declaration process contained in Australia’s competition legislation. This review has been...

Mining and oil and gas companies are increasingly turning to alternative financing structures to fund their development. Of these, royalty and streaming agreements are two alternative means by which a company can raise capital to fund its development plans or...

The interest from both State and privately held Chinese acquirers in natural resources companies traded in London or on the Australian Securities Exchange ("ASX") is well acknowledged. In this article, we focus on the often poorly understood outbound...

The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) issued a draft version of revised Guidance Note 8: Continuous Disclosure on 17 October 2012, and is seeking market feedback by the end of November 2012. Whilst the proposed revisions do offer additional and helpful...

Australia's Minerals Resource Rent Tax (MRRT), will apply from 1 July 2012. The Australian Treasury forecasts revenue of A$10.6 billion from the MRRT in its first three years. The MRRT legislation also extends coverage of the existing Petroleum Resource...

The Australian “Clean Energy” (Carbon Tax) package of legislation was passed into law on 8 November 2011. Key features of the Carbon Tax legislation are set out in this briefing. As the Carbon Tax legislation comprised a complex package of 19...

Extensive changes to personal property securities laws and the implementation of the new Personal Property Securities Register (PPSR) in Australia began on 30 January 2012. The changes will have a major impact on an extensive range of services and businesses...

Extensive changes to personal property securities laws and the implementation of the new Personal Property Securities Register (PPSR) in Australia began on 30 January 2012.