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Helen Fielder LLB, LLM (Melb), Grad Cert Prop & Plan (UTS, Syd), Grad Dip Law (Syd) Introduction The appeal in Poulton v Conrad presently before the High Court of Australia has largely been framed as a dispute about whether Bitcoin constitutes property at common law and, if so, whether traditional proprietary remedies such as detinue and conversion are available. ¹ The submissions before the Court reveal, however, that the parties are often addressing different questions. The appellant...

Australia should use its data centres, uranium, energy resources and strategic infrastructure to ease the burden on households, not simply ask middle Australians to pay more. Labor’s latest Budget confirms the problem facing middle Australia. The people who work, save, pay tax, run businesses and carry mortgages are again being asked to fund an expanding national project, while the relief offered to them is modest, delayed and conditional. The Government has announced a $250 Working...

Abstract Australia’s commitment to the AUKUS partnership represents one of the most significant defence and industrial policy decisions in its modern history. While framed as a necessary response to evolving strategic conditions in the Indo-Pacific, AUKUS embeds Australia in a multi-decade program centred on nuclear-powered submarines and advanced defence technologies. This article argues that the legal, regulatory and industrial complexity of AUKUS risks locking Australia into a capability...