52: FIFA transfer rule overhaul
Jul 7, 2026 · 20 min · 9 segments
FIFA responds to a court ruling on player transfer rules; and how the heatwave is affecting digital infrastructure
Jul 7, 2026 · 20 min · 9 segments
FIFA responds to a court ruling on player transfer rules; and how the heatwave is affecting digital infrastructure
Matthew MageeHost
Laura GallacherGuest
Gabrielle ArmstrongGuest
Australian government looks to double down on enforcement of social media age restrictions.
Social media platforms face increased pressure to demonstrate their efforts to crack down on underage access after the Australian government announced plans to double fines and increase enforcement powers for the eSafety Commissioner.
The plans have been challenged in the Senate, which has referred them to a parliamentary inquiry to report back by the 25th of August, in response to concerns that they're premature and that there has been insufficient time for Australia's social media minimum age law to work in practice.
Social media companies must take reasonable steps to prevent users under 16 from holding accounts and face fines if they don't.
Privacy expert Veronica Scott said the proposed new information-gathering powers would materially increase the risk of enforcement action.
Enforcement depends on eSafety gathering sufficient evidence a platform has failed to take reasonable steps to prevent children under 16 from having an account, she said.
Restricted social media platforms would need to be ready to demonstrate the measures they have implemented and their effectiveness, and industry age assurance providers can expect to be tested.
Businesses should reassess the risks of sending personal data from the EU to the US following a new ruling there, experts have said.
The US Supreme Court has ruled that subordinates exercising the US president's power are subject to removal by the president.
The ruling came in a case in which a former commissioner at the Federal Trade Commission, Rebecca Slaughter, had challenged US President Donald Trump's decision to fire her.
Privacy law expert Anna Flanagan said the ruling may deepen concerns in Europe that safeguards, particularly the independence of enforcement bodies, are less stable than assumed.
Major reforms to employment laws in Germany have been backed by Germany's coalition government.
The changes aim to make Germany a more attractive country to set up and operate a business in.
The package is designed to reduce bureaucracy and make the labour market more flexible.
The main changes concern the way employment relationships are established and terminated, as well as the handling of sickness-related absences.
Employment law expert Sarah Clachan said at this stage these are still only political decisions which must now be translated into specific draft legislation.
But the announcements already provide a clear indication of the direction employment law could take in the coming years.
Australian government looks to double down on enforcement of social media age restrictions.
Social media platforms face increased pressure to demonstrate their efforts to crack down on underage access after the Australian government announced plans to double fines and increase enforcement powers for the eSafety Commissioner.
The plans have been challenged in the Senate, which has referred them to a parliamentary inquiry to report back by the 25th of August, in response to concerns that they're premature and that there has been insufficient time for Australia's social media minimum age law to work in practice.
Social media companies must take reasonable steps to prevent users under 16 from holding accounts and face fines if they don't.
Privacy expert Veronica Scott said the proposed new information-gathering powers would materially increase the risk of enforcement action.
Enforcement depends on eSafety gathering sufficient evidence a platform has failed to take reasonable steps to prevent children under 16 from having an account, she said.
Restricted social media platforms would need to be ready to demonstrate the measures they have implemented and their effectiveness, and industry age assurance providers can expect to be tested.
Businesses should reassess the risks of sending personal data from the EU to the US following a new ruling there, experts have said.
The US Supreme Court has ruled that subordinates exercising the US president's power are subject to removal by the president.
The ruling came in a case in which a former commissioner at the Federal Trade Commission, Rebecca Slaughter, had challenged US President Donald Trump's decision to fire her.
Privacy law expert Anna Flanagan said the ruling may deepen concerns in Europe that safeguards, particularly the independence of enforcement bodies, are less stable than assumed.
Major reforms to employment laws in Germany have been backed by Germany's coalition government.
The changes aim to make Germany a more attractive country to set up and operate a business in.
The package is designed to reduce bureaucracy and make the labour market more flexible.
The main changes concern the way employment relationships are established and terminated, as well as the handling of sickness-related absences.
Employment law expert Sarah Clachan said at this stage these are still only political decisions which must now be translated into specific draft legislation.
But the announcements already provide a clear indication of the direction employment law could take in the coming years.
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