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ANAO gives ASIC homework on audit regulation

ANAO gives ASIC homework on audit regulation

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has agreed to spruce up how it reports the impact of its enforcement of audit rules in response to criticisms from the Australian National Audit Office. An ANAO performance audit of the corporate regulator’s audit enforcement function has branded much of what the regulator
ACT public servants have to close the gap now

ACT public servants have to close the gap now

Senior ACT public servants will be held responsible for Closing the Gap outcomes, following the passage of legislation this week. The bill passed ACT Legislative Assembly with unanimous support on Wednesday. This makes ACT the first jurisdiction to make a statutory commitment to the National Agreement on Closing the Gap.
The gap won’t close without native title reform

The gap won’t close without native title reform

Across northern Australia’s iconic, intact natural landscapes, uncomfortable policy tensions are mounting. Climate impacts and environmental degradation across the vast northern pastoral estate are an increasingly urgent problem.  At the same time, there is a concerted push for economic diversification — including intensive agriculture and the ...

ANAO gives ASIC homework on audit regulation

ANAO gives ASIC homework on audit regulation
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has agreed to spruce up how it reports the impact of its enforcement of audit rules in response to criticisms from the Australian National Audit Office. An ANAO performance audit of the corporate regulator’s audit enforcement function has branded much of what the regulator

ACT public servants have to close the gap now

ACT public servants have to close the gap now
Senior ACT public servants will be held responsible for Closing the Gap outcomes, following the passage of legislation this week. The bill passed ACT Legislative Assembly with unanimous support on Wednesday. This makes ACT the first jurisdiction to make a statutory commitment to the National Agreement on Closing the Gap.

The gap won’t close without native title reform

The gap won’t close without native title reform
Across northern Australia’s iconic, intact natural landscapes, uncomfortable policy tensions are mounting. Climate impacts and environmental degradation across the vast northern pastoral estate are an increasingly urgent problem.  At the same time, there is a concerted push for economic diversification — including intensive agriculture and the ...