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On October 21, 2024, the Department of Justice (DOJ) released an unpublished Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), Provisions Pertaining to Preventing Access to U.S. Sensitive Personal Data and Government-Related Data [...]

Many of us may be feeling the fatigue in the face of the ongoing Brittany Higgins vs Bruce Lehrmann saga. However, despite the never-ending media headlines, the creation of 'celebrity [...]

The New South Wales Government has been forced to concede that the prosecution of a man which was based on fabricated evidence by a police officer was malicious, which means [...]

On September 26, 2024, the US Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) Office of Information and Communications Technology and Services (OICTS) published a notice of proposed rulemaking [...]

In 2022, the Ontario government proposed the passage of the Digital Platform Workers' Rights Act, 2022 (the Act) which sought to establish a new legal framework for 'digital platform work' [...]

On September 9, 2024, the US Department of Commerce's ('Commerce') Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) released notice of a proposed rule to create a mandatory reporting requirement for artificial [...]

On July 25, 2024, OMMA issued new permanent Rules codifying various rules previously put in place via the emergency rule process. On August 16, 2024, OMMA amended its Rules to [...]

As noted in part 1 of this Blast, Senate Bill 1939 has brought about changes and provided clarification regarding the process of transferring a business license in Oklahoma. Transfer of [...]

Senate Bill 1939 has brought about significant changes relating to the timely filing of a business renewal application, late renewal fees and the process for transferring a business licenses in [...]

As predicted earlier this year in our January update, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) has continued to ramp up enforcement of the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) and related [...]

The youth transgender debate has flared up across the United States and beyond in recent weeks, with the state government of California passing legislation which prohibits schools from requiring teachers [...]

On August 15, 2024, the Department of Defense (DoD) published a proposed rule to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to incorporate contractual requirements related to the Cybersecurity [...]

A civilian employee of the New South Wales Police Force is facing court over allegations he unlawfully accessed restricted data contained in the police computer system. In May 2024, officers [...]

New South Wales District Court Judge Penelope Wass has made a formal complaint to the Legal Services Commissioner against the state's chief prosecuting lawyer, Director of Public Prosecutions, Sally Dowling [...]

Australian Femicide Watch has reported that another woman has been murdered at the hands of her male partner, making her the 47th female to be killed in the nation as [...]

On June 20, 2024, the Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued a Final Determination ('Determination') prohibiting Kaspersky Lab, Inc.-the US subsidiary of the Russia-based antivirus software [...]

The Federal Government has rolled back aspects of its recently introduced laws regulating e-cigarettes, also known as 'vapes', but Australia is still set to become the first nation on earth [...]

Welcome, Anthony Albanese, to the 'national crisis' of domestic violence offences predominantly - but certainly not always - committed by men against women. In response to thousands of women, men [...]

Byline: Michael Hickey The Indiana Pacers fell to the Milwaukee Bucks 115-92 at home in Game 5 of the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs. Indiana had a cold [...]

Byline: Ty Hickey Image: Autumn Czaplicki, photo via eagles.rugby.com After graduating from West Chester University, alumna Autumn Czaplicki moved on to USA Sevens residency in 2022 and her first Team [...]

Byline: Jordan P. Hickey When the Facebook page belonging to Matt Bell, a 44-year-old chef in Nashville, fills with posts about the large sums of money he has helped people [...]

A New South Wales woman pleaded guilty to criminal charges following a vehicle collision at Yanco near Leeton in the Riverina region of New South Wales on 4 April 2023, [...]

Raids on around 60 retail stores in Sydney have led to the seizure of approximately 30,000 suspected nicotine-containing e-cigarettes, also known as nicotine vapes, as well as tobacco products suspected [...]

The New South Wales Supreme Court has ordered a 17-year old female to continue chemotherapy for a cancer, after she refused treatment due to her Christian beliefs. The decision, reported [...]

A Tasmanian Supreme Court judge is facing criminal charges over allegations he contravened an apprehended violence order on three separate occasions while he was in New South Wales. The back [...]

The Australian media made international headlines this week, with Channel Nine being front and centre of the debate about AI generated images. The story goes like this: Channel Nine sourced [...]

Getting your driver licence is a huge milestone on the path to adulthood. It provides a sense freedom and independence, but it also comes with responsibilities. Driving also comes with [...]

Australia has imposed sanctions against a Russian citizen over the Medibank cyber-attack in 2022, which saw the personal information of millions of Australians accessed, extortion threats made and many of [...]

Former Northern Territory Police Officer, Zachary Rolfe is legally required to attend the Coronial Inquest into fatal shooting of Indigenous teenager Kumanjayi Walker when it resumes next week, despite his [...]

Byline: Ty Hickey With a new golf season comes a new head coach for WCU's men's and women's teams as Chris Merce takes over the role this year. Merce coached [...]

Byline: Ty Hickey Photo by Holly Davies After three away matches, WCU women's rugby returns home to face the University of New Haven in their season home opener. WCU and [...]

A new initiative by the New South Wales Government means that unrestricted and professional driver licence holders who incur no further demerit points for a year from 17 January 2023 [...]

A new programme introduced this year at Cooma Correctional Centre in in Southern New South Wales is matching inmates with homeless, unwanted dogs, and the early results are exceptionally positive. [...]

An independent report commissioned by the Vatican has labelled a Catholic Bishop from Western Australia a 'sexual predator', accusing him of sexually assaulting four Indigenous youths and grooming dozens of [...]

Byline: Ty Hickey West Chester women's rugby welcomed seven recruited freshmen to the team this season including freshman Camryn Snow from Downingtown Rugby Football Club . Snow has played three [...]

Byline: Ty Hickey WCU holds up a USNA try attempt during the second half of play. Photo by Holly Davies. After facing Davenport University , West Chester will travel to [...]

Two high profile barristers have caused some controversy this week, suggesting that convicted murderers who refuse to tell authorities the location of the remains of their victims, should be forcibly [...]

Over the past five years, approximately 1,500 lawsuits have been filed asserting claims under Illinois' Biometric Information Privacy Act ('BIPA'). At its most basic, BIPA sets forth regulations for the [...]

Adam Cranston, who was found to be one of the 'masterminds' behind Australia's biggest tax fraud, has been sentenced to 15 years behind bars. Adam Cranston is the son of [...]

The organisation that has been instrumental in the response to Covid-19, including the push for universal, preliminarily-tested vaccinations by big pharmaceutical companies, has quietly published a report acknowledging the potentially [...]

We've been hearing the 'astounding' benefits of generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) over the past couple of years and how it has the potential to 'revolutionise' the world in which we [...]

A member of a motorcycle club in Sydney has been charged with a string of Commonwealth criminal offences in relation to a social media scam that has allegedly cost the [...]

One of the more common internet searches relating to speeding offences is whether you can check if you've been caught by a speed camera. The short answer is, you can't. [...]

A retired Qantas pilot has been fined $4,500 and placed on a one-year good behaviour bond in the Downing Centre local court for pretending to be a lawyer. 55-year old [...]

Cocaine has been added to the list of drugs that will now be detected by roadside drug tests in Queensland. The addition of cocaine brings Queensland in line with New [...]

Ben Roberts-Smith's legal team has filed an appeal against the findings of the Federal Court which determined that he was not defamed by the The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age [...]

A Coroner's Court in the United Kingdom has determined that a woman who took her own life after domestic abuse, was 'unlawfully killed.' A previous inquest ruled the cause of [...]

A judge who was presiding over the jury trial of a Victorian police officer this week has taken the decision regarding guilt or innocence away from the jurors, directing them [...]

It's hard not to love the emoji - it's a cute, quick and easy way to communicate. And tech providers are coming up with new ideas all the time to [...]

The founder of ice cream company Ben & Jerry's has been arrested for protesting against the continuing prosecution of Julian Assange by the United States Government. On 6 July 2023, [...]