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Thousands of crimes – from bootlegging to murder – were committed under the reign of US organised crime boss Al Capone. Yet, the Prohibition-era gangster, who oversaw a criminal network worth an estimated $100M annually, operated outside the scope of criminal liability because he “didn’t get his hands dirty”. Famously, Al Capone was never prosecuted for any of the crimes he masterminded, a handful of tax evasion charges triggering his downfall.

This week, ASIO chief Mike Burgess delivered his sixth Annual Threat Assessment. His approach this time was unprecedented. Instead of focusing on past and present threats, Burgess declassified parts of ASIO’s assessment for the future, warning us about Australia’s security outlook to 2030.

THE CONVERSATION | 61 countries recently endorsed an important "Blueprint for Action" for governing AI within the military – but there is still a gap in understanding what constitutes responsible use.

When Labor came to power federally after almost a decade in opposition, Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek pledged to turn around Australia’s worsening environmental woes, from extinctions to land clearing to climate change.

THE CONVERSATION | Google is facing another antitrust case as the US Department of Justice claims its parent company Alphabet has monopolised multiple digital advertising technology products.

THE CONVERSATION | Handling misinformation and disinformation has perplexed governments around the world and the emergence of AI has made the issue all the more difficult.

THE CONVERSATION | Dr Rosemary Gibson, touching on the famous Bluey episode “The Sign”, explores the real-life scenario of ending a contract to purchase or sell a house simply because you’ve changed your mind.

THE CONVERSATION | Southern Cryonics in rural New South Wales announced it had successfully cryopreserved its first patient. What is cryopreservation and what are its legal ramifications?

THE CONVERSATION | Associate Professor Justine Bell-James believes we have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to halt and reverse biodiversity loss through ambitious law and policy reform.

THE CONVERSATION | In response to the Annual Threat Assessment delivered by Mike Burgess, Brendan Walker-Munro and Sarah Kendall explain the legal definition of sabotage and how ASIO is meeting these dangers.