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Michael Byrnes
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The Dai­ly Mail reports that one of Australia’s largest not‑for‑profit organ­i­sa­tions has reignit­ed the Aus­tralia Day debate by pub­licly advo­cat­ing for chang­ing the Jan­u­ary 26 date, prompt­ing strong reac­tions from sup­port­ers and crit­ics who see the move as either a step toward inclu­siv­i­ty or unnec­es­sary polit­i­cal activism.

Michael Byrnes is quot­ed in the arti­cle, ​“One of the coun­try’s largest not-for-prof­its sparks debate with new push to change the date of Aus­tralia Day”, pub­lished in the Dai­ly Mail on 12 Decem­ber 2025

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Publications

Employ­ers Ban­ning AI Smart Glass­es from the Workplace

Can employ­ers ban AI smart glass­es at work? As wear­able AI tech­nol­o­gy grows, busi­ness­es are nav­i­gat­ing pri­va­cy, cyber­se­cu­ri­ty, work­place sur­veil­lance…

Land­lords Beware: New Tobac­co Laws Could Mean Heavy Fines and Even Gaol Time

How Do New Tobac­co Laws Affect Land­lords in NSW?This year the NSW State Gov­ern­ment is crack­ing down on the sale of…

When is entry into a lot with­out the lot own­er’s con­sent per­mit­ted to car­ry out repair work to com­mon prop­er­ty? When there is an emergency

When is entry into a lot with­out the lot own­er’s con­sent per­mit­ted to car­ry out repair work to com­mon prop­er­ty? When…

In the News

Michael Byrnes is quot­ed in the arti­cle, ​“Good HR gone bad – who is respon­si­ble when HR are in hot water?”, pub­lished in HR Leader on 30 Octo­ber 2026

Who is legal­ly respon­si­ble for work­place dis­putes, mis­con­duct and employ­ment law breaches?Michael Byrnes is quot­ed in the arti­cle, ​“Good HR gone…

Michael Byrnes appeared on Break­fast with Tim Web­ster on 2SM on 22 Octo­ber 2026 to dis­cuss the use of smart glass­es in the work­place (from 1:24:00 to 1:28:30)

Can employ­ers ban AI smart glass­es in the work­place? As wear­able AI tech­nol­o­gy gains trac­tion, organ­i­sa­tions must bal­ance inno­va­tion with…

Michael Byrnes appeared on Nights with John Stan­ley on 2GB and 4BC on 19 Octo­ber 2026 to dis­cuss the use of smart glass­es in the work­place (from 1:06:35 to 1:10:10)

Can employ­ers ban AI smart glass­es at work? As wear­able AI tech­nol­o­gy grows, busi­ness­es are nav­i­gat­ing pri­va­cy, cyber­se­cu­ri­ty, work­place sur­veil­lance…

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