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      • Volume 72 — Number 6
        • Can a charity hold its general meetings using technology?
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      • Volume 72 — Number 5
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        • Who is a company officer? High Court analysis in ASIC v King and its implications
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        • Gender diversity along the career pipeline
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        • What is non-financial risk and why does it matter to ASIC?
        • The role of boards in measuring and managing the culture of their organisation
        • Australia’s sustainable finance agenda: Implications for corporate governance
        • Interview with David Crosbie: Invest in changing the public discourse about charities in Australia
        • President’s commentary — Whistleblower policies are like Goldilocks’s porridge – they need to be just right
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        • AI in the boardroom: Could robots soon be running companies?
        • Compliance is good, building a whistleblower regime that works is better
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        • Keeping it fresh: Considering climate change and risks to fresh food safety
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        • Now you are listed… buckle up: Points to ponder for governance professionals in the newly listed environment
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        • Interview — Alison Watkins — Boards and management as effective social systems
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        • And the BEAR continues… for super and insurance
        • Operational GRC: Naming a dangerous, many headed beast
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        • Franchise agreements: When is a debt incurred in the context of insolvent trading law?
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      • Volume 71 — Number 8
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        • Acting for You, September 2019
      • Volume 71 — Number 7
        • Significant changes in financial disclosure and greater penalties in corporate law
        • Boards and culture: Just how do you do it?
        • Data as a strategic national resource: The importance of governance and data protection
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      • Volume 71 — Number 6
        • How are AI regulatory developments in the EU and US influencing AI policy-making in Australia?
        • Challenging the place of incorporation rule
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        • No safe harbour: Online platforms face choppy waters on copyright infringement
        • Why connection is the key to organisational performance
        • Blockchain in construction — it’s all about data, trust and productivity
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        • Assessing social condition
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        • Leadership: Whose job is this anyway?
        • Leading your team through change? Don’t forget the unchanging
        • Environmental impact, human rights and community well-being: ‘Rocky Hill’ coal mine decision
        • Acting for You, June 2019
        • Employer compliance with the Fair Work Act: A major risk to your business?
      • Volume 71 — Number 4
        • A new era for whistleblowers in Australia
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        • Interview — Bronwyn Pike: The future we want for our elders
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        • Churning and burning: Committee report fires up franchising sector reform
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        • Acting for You, May 2019
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      • Volume 71 — Number 3
        • Banking royal commission final report: Cultural issues and implications
        • Evolution of class actions and litigation funding: ALRC report offers a mixed bag
        • An early prediction on ERM in aged care post-2020
        • Interview — Dr John Laker AO — Rebuilding trust
        • President's commentary — Our culture drives our future
        • CEO Memo — International governance…Same same but different!
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        • Change management in the face of technical disruption
        • Why you need to have the courage to call out bad behaviour
        • The Murray-Darling Basin Royal Commission Report: A governance perspective
        • Acting for You, April 2019
      • Volume 71 — Number 2
        • The banking royal commission final report: Culture and governance implications
        • How can Australian boards mitigate workforce risk?
        • Revisiting the legal basis of shareholder primacy
        • Interview — Human Rights Commissioner, Edward Santow — AI and human rights: A double-edged sword
        • President's commentary — One eye towards the future, another on our legacy
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        • Governance Institute guidance on the Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations, 4th edition
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        • What are we learning from royal commissions and inquiries?
        • Living and working in the age of longevity
        • Great moments in governance: Australian Open tennis meltdown 2019
        • IP owners, get set for competition (law): Companies racing to review contracts
        • 2019 Australia Day Honours
        • Acting for You, March 2019
      • Volume 71 - Number 1
        • Minutes of directors’ meetings: Minimising the risk
        • What is the role of ‘Tone at the Top’ in setting culture?
        • A ticking time-bomb: Managing intangible asset risk
        • Interview — Sean Gordon: A quadruple bottom line model for Indigenous governance
        • President’s commentary — The voice of governance in 2019
        • CEO Memo — A warm welcome
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        • How to make stronger leadership decisions in 2019
        • Leverage reward and recognition strategies to drive culture
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        • What the modern slavery legislation means for the governance professional
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        • News — Common mistakes when dealing with whistleblowers
        • News — ASIC warns of conflicts of interests when raising equity
        • News — New governance standards for charities with overseas activities
        • Acting for You, February 2019
      • Volume 70 - Number 11
        • Don’t live in a glass house! Practical tips to get your house in order
        • Hayne royal commission interim report: Unclogging the central artery
        • How companies proactively identify their reputation risks
        • Interview — Justin Wood: Impact of a multipolar world
        • President’s commentary — It’s about human impact
        • Chief Executive's report — Aged care in focus
        • The regulatory perspective — The benefits of a money-wise workforce
        • ESG, climate change risk and disclosure
        • The Australian Financial Complaints Authority: Helping build trust in the financial services industry
        • Culture-driven governance: Why influencing behaviour is an essential compliance strategy
        • Boards must embrace digital governance or fall behind: Forrester
        • Innovate or die: Insights on entrepreneurial leadership
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        • News — New project launched to better align global reporting
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        • Acting for You, December 2018
      • Volume 70 - Number 10
        • 2018 report to members
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        • Spaceships, Prince Charles and reporting truer business performance
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        • ASIC and ASX continue to flex their muscles on ASX-listed public company JORC related disclosure
        • Online vulnerabilities facing small business today
        • What you need to know about leadership and the generational divide
        • Illegal phoenix activity: Proposed reforms to affect directors and facilitators
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        • Acting for You, November 2018
      • Volume 70 - Number 9
        • The four levels of maturity in a board: A map for board development
        • Do your employees get governance? Now is the time to shine the light
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  • New partnership a win-win for Governance Institute and La Trobe University students

    03/03/2016

    Governance Institute of Australia and La Trobe University have partnered to grant Governance Institute’s diploma graduates credit towards La Trobe Business School’s Master of Management, significantly reducing the total number of subjects required to obtain a Masters qualification. 

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