Australian company directors have long had legal obligations to identify, disclose and manage material financial risks to the comp

A lot is being written about the loss of electoral appeal and support suffered by Australia's two major political parties. These parties have taken the electors for granted over recent years and are now suffering the consequences of loss of trust and support.   If our politicians and their parties wish to regain electoral confidence and trust, they must change their practices. Instead of avoiding community discussion, or parading token input, on issues and then implementing partial solutions based on party dogma and political expediency, they need to engage the electorate in informed and broad-scale dialogue.  

We make machines, but do our machines also make us? And who's in control really? Superstar anthropologist, technologist, futurist, cyberneticist, and Silicon Valley insider Genevieve Bell join Natasha Mitchell and guests to talk machines, minds and messing with the code to make the world so much better....MOREhttps://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/sciencefriction/genevieve-bell-cybernetics-technology-anthropology/14110770?fbclid=IwAR19RSNdXqtICPBR1CG9qIYZcaBygtTFddHXVJVXExFA0tANFNL6SpRVuX0

Following three years of representations by the Evidence-Based Policy Research Project, the NSW Legislative Council in May adopted

"The NRF will be an independent financier that operates commercially to deliver a positive rate of return."..."The NRF will provide a range of finance options including:> loans> equity investment> guarantees."..."It will be governed by a board who will make independent investment decisions guided by an investment mandate."The NRF will finance projects that align with the 7 priority areas to leverage Australia’s natural and competitive strengths.1. value-add in resources2. value-add in agriculture, forestry and fisheries 3. transport4. medical science5. renewables and low emission technologies6. defence capability 7. enabling capabilities."...Morehttps://bit.ly/3TE2HWJ

Speech by the Hon. Richard Marles, Minister for Defence and Deputy Prime Minister at The Sydney Institute Annual Dinner on 14 November 2022"Australia will prioritise cooperation in areas of shared interest – like combatting climate change, building health security and advancing the ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific."...SPEECHhttps://www.minister.defence.gov.au/speeches/2022-11-14/address-sydney-institute-annual-dinner-lecture...TAKEOUTShttps://bit.ly/3O7PkwN