Government policy

David Crosbie says a less passive, more disruptive approach to the sector mission is needed

The Murray-Darling Royal Commission demonstrates how public sector corporate bodies can be scrutinised for their management of risks. The royal commission was highly critical of the level of…

The concept of caretaker conventions emerged with Sir Winston Churchill’s caretaker government following the end of World War II. During caretaker periods, no major policy decisions should be made…

There is an increasing movement for the establishment of a federal anticorruption agency. There is no clear-cut model but one with a very broad remit will likely be more effective. Currently most…

An ethical approach at a leadership level can guide and stabilise an organisation through times of change and disruption. An ethical culture within a company will be value accretive whereas an…

Zilla Efrat speaks with Mats Isaksson on the importance of corporate governance in a world where both investors and corporations increasingly operate across borders.

Draft legislation has been released to create a single whistleblower protection regime in the Corporations Act and create a new whistleblower protection regime in the taxation law. Currently,…

From 22 February 2018, organisations must notify individuals whose information has been compromised by certain data breaches. The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner must also be…

The lack of silos in SMEs provide a perfect foundation for setting the strategy for cybersecurity. Due to resourcing limitations SMEs may be challenged in allocating someone who can convert…

The Fair Work Commission’s New Approaches Program is designed to assist organisations with adversarial and combative workplaces to achieve greater co-operation and collaboration. The New Approaches…

Zilla Efrat speaks with Karin Geraghty about digital government.