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Procurement in Government
Note to readers: This blog is focused on government procurement. It is relevant to entities at all levels of government, including local, state, and federal.

Designing an Effective EOFY Assurance Program for a Commonwealth Entity
For Finance Teams, the last half of the financial year brings a flurry of activity. First, there is FBT season with the FBT year closing

Innovation: Imagining and Creating the Future
My first memories of a telephone are quite vivid in my mind: It was a big wooden box attached to the wall of the hallway

Navigating Risks with Wisdom and Preparedness
A wise person once said, “Risk management is not about avoiding risks, but about navigating through them with wisdom and preparedness”. In my view, this has

Managing Probation And Employee Performance
“Managing people is not a science, it’s an art. It requires creativity, flexibility, and a lot of patience.” – Unknown Today we are looking at two

Safety First
In 2019, a NSW organisation was fined $225,000 after it pleaded guilty to an offence under the Work Health and Safety Act 2011. In 2020, a

Doing GRC Better: Can You See the C?
When I was a kid, my family used to do an annual road trip to the beach for summer holidays. It was always lots of

Doing GRC Better
Exploration costs for major miners can exceed 50% of their expenditure on an annual basis[1]. Think about that fact: The cost of identifying where the

Get GRC in the Game
State of Origin is one of the great annual sporting events on the Australian sporting calendar. After a Queensland victory in the first of three

What use is technology if it’s not the RIGHT technology?
Paul McNulty, the former Deputy U.S. Attorney-General, once famously said, “If you think compliance is expensive, try non-compliance”. With an ever-increasing compliance burden, more scrutiny

The America’s Cup and the Art of Corporate Governance
Many consider the America’s Cup to be the pinnacle of sailing competition. Dating back to 1851, it is the oldest trophy in international sport and

Three Steps to Effective Compliance Monitoring
Paul McNulty, the former Deputy U.S. Attorney-General, once famously said, “If you think compliance is expensive, try non-compliance”. With an ever-increasing compliance burden, more scrutiny