Grok, X and AI Generated Sexual Abuse
As Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok is rolled out through X, regulators are once again forced too confront unresoled questions about platform responsibility, AI-generated misinformation, and legal accountability.
Key 2025 Reforms in Child Abuse Law
2025 was a transormative year for the law in the context of institutional child abuse. In particular, it marked a shift away from symbolic recongition and towards survivor-centred justice. It was also tested by the emergence of new risks and challenges.
What Paramount and Netflix’s Turmoil Reveals About Competition Law
Paramaount’s standoff with Netflix as they attempt a billion dollar acqusition highlights the growing risks in the streaming sector around competition law.
Victoria Introduces Bill to Overturn Bird v DP
The Victorian government is seeking to overturn the High Court’s decision in Bird v DP which held that instituions cannot be held vicariously liable for individuals who are not technically employees.
Why NDAs Silence Sexual Abuse Survivors in Australia
For decades, non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) have been quietly used by institutions to prevent survivors of sexual abuse from speaking out. While NDAs can serve legitimate purposes they have also been weaponised to conceal patterns of misconduct. While other jurisdictions have now moved to ban or restrict NDAs relating to sexual misconduct Australia still has no clear national framework.
How Payment Platforms Are Fuelling A New Era Of Child Exploitation
Today, offenders are grooming children, purchasing explicit content, and laundering money through mainstream payment tools designed for simplicity, anonymity and speed. As regulators struggle to keep up, payment platforms have become a hidden highway for exploitation — one that Australia has yet to meaningfully regulate.
Australia Confronts 41% Surge in Child Exploitation Reports
A staggering 41% surge in child-exploitation reports has reignited calls for Australia to overhaul its online-safety regime. Despite stronger criminal laws and an active regulator, digital platforms still owe no enforceable duty to prevent foreseeable harm to children. Now its time to revisit the plan for a statutory digital duty of care.
The Six Point Plan to Fix Australia’s Broken Childcare System
As Australia grapples with its broken childcare system, a newly formulated six point plan lays out a plan for legal reform.
Roblox and Child Exploitation: The Legal Risks in the Digital Playground
Once marketed as a safe space for play, Roblox is now at the centre of worldwide investigations into child exploitation and online grooming. In the US, lawsuits allege systemic safety failures, whilst in Australia the incoming under-16 social-media is forcing lawmakers and regulators ot consider how far should the law go to make digital playgrounds truly safe?
