Tom Ravlic

5 days ago | themandarin.com.au | Tom Ravlic

Key regulators, such as ASIC and the AEC, are blaming their portfolio departments for the delay in the final versions of statements of expectations. A report released by the Australian National Audit Office details what departments have not finalised statements of expectations for regulators. The ANAO report sought responses from the regulators. Some pointed the finger at a department or a minister for not approving a final version of the document that details key performance expectations.

6 days ago | smartcompany.com.au | Tom Ravlic

The Albanese government will be in power for at least six years if the pundits are to be believed, so what should small businesses and the associations do when lobbying ministers and other parliamentarians? One of the first things you need to remember is there is one thing the Albanese government’s majority in the House of Representatives will not affect at all.

1 week ago | themandarin.com.au | Tom Ravlic

The Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission has failed to meet its obligations to clear complaints on a timely basis, the report of a powerful Victorian parliamentary committee has found. Four integrity agencies were reviewed by the integrity and oversight committee of the Victorian Parliament. The report, which covered 2022-23 but was only tabled yesterday, identified several areas where the state’s anti-corruption body fell short.

1 week ago | themandarin.com.au | Tom Ravlic

Treasury bureaucrats failed to demonstrate the links between data and the conclusions they reached in the most recent Measuring What Matters (MWM) report, a performance audit from the Australian National Audit Office has found. An engagement team from the ANAO examined Treasury’s work on the MWM framework and found it was mostly effective.

1 week ago | themandarin.com.au | Tom Ravlic |Abe Maddison

Australian Taxation Office whistleblower Richard Boyle has avoided jail after pleading guilty to four criminal charges as part of a plea deal, a move that has reignited national debate over the treatment of whistleblowers and the adequacy of existing protections.