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. ...

Australia’s regulatory and enforcement landscape remained active and increasingly assertive in 2025, driven by cost-of-living pressures, rapid digital change and rising expectations around governance and accountability. ...

One of the most significant developments in the loan markets over the past year or so has been the rapid increase in the use of green and sustainable financing products. These include sustainability-linked loans, green loans, social loans ...

In PE Horizons 2021, we predicted the year could be one of, if not the, busiest years ever for dealmakers in Australia. Although our prediction proved to be correct, to the surprise of many, traditional PE investors had a relatively mixed ...

Covered in this webinar: what has changed since previous efforts to introduce federal US privacy laws; what the proposal covers and what's missing; how might it impact Australian organisations; how does it compare to current Australian privacy law reform proposals; and what's next for the draft legislation. ...

Throughout 2024, regulatory enforcement risk in Australia was significantly influenced by ESG factors, along with issues relating to cyber, data and privacy. Notable regulatory developments occurred in these areas. ...

Australia's national environmental law, the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act (EPBC Act) is 25 years old and undergoing once-in-a-generation reform. Contributing to the reform process, Allens brings a practical perspective on how these changes are evolving and implications for businesses seeking certainty for their developments. ...

The NWTD project will deliver critical transmission infrastructure in Tasmania, improving network capacity and reliability while enabling greater integration of renewable energy and supporting ...

The National Electricity Market wholesale market settings review (the Nelson Review) sits at the centre of the significant changes currently facing Australia's energy system. It proposes a new contrac ...