The rapidly developing Coronavirus situation has significant implications for Australian businesses and government organisations. The Coronavirus pandemic is unlike other potential disasters typically covered by your organisation’s Business Continuity or Emergency Management Plans. Organisations must ensure that relevant risks are being anticipated and managed, employees protected, and business continuity preserved during prolonged uncertainty. Are you […]

The Australian Government’s University Foreign Interference Taskforce last week released Guidelines to support the Australian University Sector in managing the risks associated with ongoing and valuable international collaboration. The stated objective of the Guidelines is to “provide additional guidance on which universities can draw to assess risk in their global engagements, and to safeguard their […]

The Government Sector Finance Act (the Act) introduces a greater focus on performance, transparency, accountability, and efficiency with respect to financial management in the government sector. The Act was assented in October 2018, with staged commencement its provisions over five key phases. The principles outlined in the Act will be supplemented by regulations and Treasurer’s […]