Premium Insights and analysis Time running out for Australia to do the right thing for locally engaged in Afghanistan Thursday July 29, 2021 By Tom Ravlic Defence A UN report on Afghanistan is compelling justification for the federal government to get Afghan employees who worked for Australians away from the Taliban.
Premium Columnists Time to spring clean our financial statement audit framework Thursday July 22, 2021 By Tom Ravlic Editors' Picks Treasury has an excellent opportunity to rationalise our financial statement audit regulatory framework, which right now resembles Spaghetti Junction.
Premium Columnists Being ’embarrassing’ doesn’t seem to matter to the government Tuesday July 13, 2021 By Tom Ravlic Editors' Picks Good auditors are like wombats and any documents that look like the record-keeping equivalent of Swiss cheese will prompt more digging. But to what end?,…
Clarification on ministerial standards remains buried Monday July 5, 2021 By Tom Ravlic Federal It's unfortunate that Jacquie Lambie's motion to get clarification on how ministerial standards ought to be applied at a commonwealth level went down like a…
Premium Columnists Radical opinion is not radical action. Your QAnon friend is embarrassing — and that’s all Thursday June 24, 2021 By Tom Ravlic Culture The holding of a radical opinion such as a belief in a QAnon conspiracy does not automatically mean an individual is going to be triggered…
Premium Columnists Financial issues hinder information security in government agencies, ANAO says Thursday June 17, 2021 By Tom Ravlic Communications & Technology An interim report into the key financial controls of 25 entities revealed a range of information security issues, writes Tom Ravlic.
Premium Insights and analysis PMO report re Brittany’s partner should not surprise Wednesday June 2, 2021 By Tom Ravlic Federal Several things need to be considered when looking at the circumstances in which this review, ending up as the four-page Kunkel report, took place.
Premium Insights and analysis Chinese ‘wolf warrior’ social media diplomacy hitting targets, study finds Thursday May 20, 2021 By Tom Ravlic Editors' Picks A deep dive into China’s use of social media to push its narrative globally shows it's aggressive and designed to criticise the West.
Premium Insights and analysis How to report on climate change is rapidly changing Wednesday May 5, 2021 By Tom Ravlic Energy & Environment Two of Australia's statutory boards are looking at the global direction on reporting climate change that will emerge from the London-based IFRS Foundation.
Premium Insights and analysis Digital conduct recommended for security clearance vetting Tuesday April 27, 2021 By Tom Ravlic Communications & Technology A new report recommends digital personal conduct be incorporated into security clearance for government staff.
