Promoted Canberra media monitoring shakeup as Sky News signs exclusive deal July 19, 2021 By Streem Streem has confirmed its status as the nation’s only comprehensive media monitoring service after securing exclusive rights to Sky News Australia. The landmark agreement means
Politicians, advocates reject government’s proposed environmental law reforms June 9, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins Energy & Environment The Morrison government’s proposed environmental law reforms have received pushback from Labor, the Greens, and independent senator Rex Patrick, following an inquiry into the plans.
Samuel review: ‘Outdated’ environmental laws must consider Indigenous knowledge January 29, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins Energy & Environment A review of Australia’s environmental laws has called for governments to harness and incorporate the knowledge of Indigenous Australians into environmental management, to better protect
Premium The Briefing The Briefing: why the Morrison government is devolving Commonwealth environmental responsibilities September 1, 2020 By Chris Woods Editors' Picks Crux of the issue The Morrison government’s new “one-stop shop” environmental laws are set to defer commonwealth environmental responsibilities to the states, while Environment Minister
Australia’s 20-year-old environmental laws ‘ineffective’, review finds July 21, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Energy & Environment The federal government has rejected the call for an independent regulator to monitor compliance and enforcement of Australia’s environmental laws, stating it would add unnecessary
Premium Insights and analysis Like describing a hippopotamus: what makes a good regulator? July 15, 2020 By David Donaldson Career Advice Regulators need to be independent, but what does this mean in practice? Peter Shergold and Graeme Samuel recently offered their thoughts to the ANZSOG regulators’
Silver linings: APRA told to fix culture, leadership and structure but may escape APS pay-rise policy July 17, 2019 By Stephen Easton Economy & Industry The four members of the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority need to encourage more “internal debate and contestability” within the agency and a higher level of
APRA capability review panel filled out with two former bankers February 12, 2019 By Stephen Easton Federal Former Australian Competition and Consumer Commission head Graeme Samuel will be joined by erstwhile Westpac executive Diane Smith-Gander and Grant Spencer, a former deputy governor
Inadequate advice to PM contributed to Census embarrassment August 11, 2016 By David Donaldson News Revelations that the Australian Bureau of Statistics “did not give appropriate advice” to its minister about the problems on Census night are “extraordinary”, thinks former
After taxi commission loss, parliament considers new Uber regulation May 26, 2016 By David Donaldson News A Victorian parliamentary committee will review whether and how the state should regulate ride sharing apps such as Uber. The announcement comes a week after
Regulator in bind as Uber driver wins 'loophole' case in Vic May 19, 2016 By Stephen Easton News A surprising judgment in the County Court of Victoria yesterday has called into question the Victorian Taxi Services Commission’s undercover operations it runs against Uber
Graeme Samuel July 18, 2014 By The Mandarin Graeme Samuel is a corporate advisor with specialist expertise in competition and consumer policy and regulation, communications and media, corporate governance, strategic planning and change
