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      • Volume 72 — Number 5
        • Digital transformation governance: What boards must know
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        • Who is a company officer? High Court analysis in ASIC v King and its implications
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        • The impact of COVID-19 on supply chains: Considerations for customers and suppliers
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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
        • Expert business guide to the gig economy and the casualisation of the workforce
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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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        • And the BEAR continues… for super and insurance
        • Operational GRC: Naming a dangerous, many headed beast
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        • Acting for You, September 2019
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        • Significant changes in financial disclosure and greater penalties in corporate law
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        • Acting for You, August 2019
      • Volume 71 — Number 6
        • How are AI regulatory developments in the EU and US influencing AI policy-making in Australia?
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        • Acting for You, June 2019
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        • 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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        • Banking royal commission final report: Cultural issues and implications
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        • Interview — Dr John Laker AO — Rebuilding trust
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      • Volume 71 — Number 2
        • The banking royal commission final report: Culture and governance implications
        • How can Australian boards mitigate workforce risk?
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        • 2019 Australia Day Honours
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      • 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
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        • 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
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        • The Australian Financial Complaints Authority: Helping build trust in the financial services industry
        • Culture-driven governance: Why influencing behaviour is an essential compliance strategy
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        • Acting for You, December 2018
      • Volume 70 - Number 10
        • 2018 report to members
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        • What you need to know about leadership and the generational divide
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        • Acting for You, November 2018
      • Volume 70 - Number 9
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        • Do your employees get governance? Now is the time to shine the light
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  • Annual Ethics Index released today sends a tough message to Canberra on climate change

    12/11/2019

    Nine in ten Australians want the Federal government to take action on climate change and a similar number say organisations must also take action, even if it impacts profits and job losses.

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