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#1 Australia Has Banned 3 ‘Forever Chemicals’ – but Europe Wants to Ban all 14,000
Aug 25 2025 // Last month, Australia’s ban on the import, use and manufacture of three types of “forever chemical” came into effect. These chemicals – PFOA, PFOS and PFHxS – have long lifespans and resist breaking...
#2 Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Australian Broker MACK Insurance Services
Aug 6 2025 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., the Rolling Meadows, Ill.-based broker, announced the acquisition of Australia-based MACK Insurance Services. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. MACK Insurance Services is a...
#3 Accenture to Buy Australian Cybersecurity Firm CyberCX for Reported $650 Million
Aug 15 2025 // Accenture said on Thursday it will buy Australian cybersecurity firm CyberCX in its largest-ever deal in the sector, with the Australian Financial Review valuing the transaction at more than A$1 billion ($650 million). A...
#4 Espionage, Including Theft of Intellectual Property, Cost Australia $12.5B in 2023-2024
Aug 1 2025 // Espionage cost Australia $12.5 billion in 2023-24, according to a study by ASIO and the Australian Institute of Criminology. The figure includes the direct costs of known espionage incidents, including state-sponsored...
#5 Australia’s Privacy Regulator Sues Optus Over 2022 Data Breach
Aug 8 2025 // An Australian regulator has sued Optus, alleging the Singapore Telecommunications-owned carrier breached privacy laws during a 2022 cyber attack that compromised the personal data of millions of customers, both parties...
#6 Australia Pension Fund Mercer Sued Over Customer Disclosures
Aug 14 2025 // Australia’s financial regulator is suing A$70 billion ($46 billion) pension fund Mercer Super, accusing it of failing to report multiple investigations into serious member services issues. In a Federal Court filing,...
#7 Google Agrees $36 Million Fine for Anti-Competitive Deals With Australia Telcos
Aug 18 2025 // Google agreed on Monday to pay a A$55 million ($35.8 million) fine in Australia after the consumer watchdog found it had hurt competition by paying the country’s two largest telcos to pre-install its search...
