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National Investigations & Enforcement Summit 2026

National Investigations & Enforcement Summit 2026

With rising public scrutiny, fast-moving harms, and tighter civil penalties, investigations and enforcement teams are under pressure to deliver court-ready cases, visible deterrence, and behaviour change, while using powers proportionately and proving impact.   The National Investigations & Enforcement Summit 2026 will explore how regulators are ...
Webinar: Mandarin Talks: AI for modern regulation

Webinar: Mandarin Talks: AI for modern regulation

Regulators across Australia are operating in an environment of increasing complexity, expanding oversight responsibilities and heightened public expectations around fairness, transparency and efficiency. At the same time, government priorities are focussed on streamlined, risk-based and evidence-driven regulation. AI offers practical ways to support ...
Federal government records biggest ad spend outside COVID

Federal government records biggest ad spend outside COVID

The Commonwealth government spent more than $200 million on advertising last financial year — the second-largest such expenditure on record. The Department of Finance catalogued $265.3 million in advertising spent by Australian government agencies in 2024-25. This year, the government spent the most advertising money on Defence recruitment ($54.1 million),

National Investigations & Enforcement Summit 2026

National Investigations & Enforcement Summit 2026
With rising public scrutiny, fast-moving harms, and tighter civil penalties, investigations and enforcement teams are under pressure to deliver court-ready cases, visible deterrence, and behaviour change, while using powers proportionately and proving impact.   The National Investigations & Enforcement Summit 2026 will explore how regulators are ...

Webinar: Mandarin Talks: AI for modern regulation

Webinar: Mandarin Talks: AI for modern regulation
Regulators across Australia are operating in an environment of increasing complexity, expanding oversight responsibilities and heightened public expectations around fairness, transparency and efficiency. At the same time, government priorities are focussed on streamlined, risk-based and evidence-driven regulation. AI offers practical ways to support ...

Federal government records biggest ad spend outside COVID

Federal government records biggest ad spend outside COVID
The Commonwealth government spent more than $200 million on advertising last financial year — the second-largest such expenditure on record. The Department of Finance catalogued $265.3 million in advertising spent by Australian government agencies in 2024-25. This year, the government spent the most advertising money on Defence recruitment ($54.1 million),