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Highlights in 2020

A selection of press clippings where Governance Institute has provided media comment.

Publication	Title	Date
Sydney Morning Herald	There was no authority on how to handle this': How sport negotiated its way through COVID	12/12/20
Lawyers Weekly	Post-pandemic changes will see constant need for adaptation in risk management	8/12/20
ABC Radio	Ranking Australia’s most and least ethical occupations	24/11/20
Sydney Morning Herald	We're selling houses, they're saving lives': The professions rated the most ethical during the pandemic	24/11/20
Australian Financial Review – BOSS	'Before you go to bed, tell the right person': advice to CEOs	17/11/20
Lawyers Weekly	Major overhaul of governance needed for the aged care sector	25/10/2020
Probone Australia	Pivoting on a pinhead and keeping calm under pressure: NFP leaders share how they responded to COVID-19	22/10/2020
Inside Ageing	Call for new governance standard in aged care	22/10/2020
In the Black	Top tips from experts on conducting a risk assessment	01/10/2020
Lawyers Weekly	Budget 2020: Lawyers react to Frydenberg delivery	07/10/2020
Lawyers Weekly	Navigating the new world of virtual AGMs	22/09/2020
Financial Standard Sustainability	Governance Institute backs recommendations for virtual AGMs	18/09/2020
Lawyers Weekly	Governance Crisis challenges highlight transformation throughout pandemic	15/09/2020
Lawyers Weekly	Let's keep equality on the agenda during COVID-19	27/08/2020
National Seniors Australia	Spotlight on aged care governance needed	05/08/2020
Lawyers Weekly	Workplace transformations well underway across corporate Australia	31/07/2020
Lawyers Weekly	Time to life governance in the aged care sector	30/07/2020
Australian Ageing Agenda	Calls for funding to cover aged care pandemic leave entitlement	29/07/2020
Inside Ageing	Cost of pandemic leave should be absorbed by government - not business	28/07/2020
Lawyers Weekly	Cutting red tape for business communications will help modernise operations	18/06/2020
Minister Ellison news	Why not make the changes permanent? The Governance Institute has called for the government to bring the Corporations Act into the 21st century	10/06/2020
The Business Conversation	"Overdue" changes to Corporation Act welcomed by Governance Institute	06/05/2020
Accountants Daily	COVID-19 an 'opportunity' for tax reform	23/04/2020
Lawyers Weekly	The-GC's role during COVID-19	07/04/2020
Lawyers Weekly	Further changes needed to upcoming AGMs	07/04/2020
The Sustainability Report	Thinking about the future of work in the time of coronavirus	21/03/2020
The Business Conversation	Coronavirus (COVID-19) puts continuity planning, supply chain issues and staff travel under the spotlight	10/03/2020

 

Highlights of 2019

A selection of press clippings where Governance Institute has provided media comment.

Publication	Title	Date
ABC	The Drum	27/06/2019
The Australian	Boards feel the pinch on pay as Hayne fallout hits home	04/06/2019
Sydney Morning Herald / The Age	Finance CEOs and chairmen hit with 11pc Hayne pay cut	04/06/2019
InvestorDaily	Regulators are risk industry’s number one fear	03/06/2019
Australian Financial Review	PwC concerned over retired partner payments	08/03/2019
The Australian	‘Social licence’ principle dumped	28/02/2019
Australian Financial Review	ASX governance council dumps 'social licence to operate' from guidance	27/02/2019
Women’s Agenda	It’s not just the board and CEO that can improve workplace culture. Diversity is key.	27/02/2019
Lawyer’s Weekly	Dealing with regulation in the wake of the Hayne royal commission at a practical level	19/02/2019
The Australian	Costello calls for NAB chair to leave sooner, not later	12/02/2019
Sydney Morning Herald / The Age	Stay the course on cost-cutting, investors tell NAB	11/02/2019

Highlights of 2018

Publication	Title	Date
The Australian	Directors face harsh realities	04/12/2018
The Australian	John Wylie: Culture of caution ‘bad for nation’	03/12/2018
Lawyer’s Weekly	Podcast: How ethical are lawyers in the eyes of Australians?	24/08/2018
Business Insider	The reputation of Australia's financial industry has collapsed, and now ranks last in a major survey	20/08/2018
Sydney Morning Herald	Ethics in banking? That's a negative	15/08/2018
The Mandarin	How the bureaucrats (and politicians) rate on the new ethics index	25/07/2018
Sydney Morning Herald	Call for shareholder action to prevent more banking 'horror stories'	2/07/2018
SkyNews	AMP remuneration not linked to accountability: Governance Institute CEO	10/05/2018