How We Think

12 October 1997. A 9-year-old girl with a mop of brown curls, and an insatiably curious mind was taken to Parliament House to witness the Australians for Native Title and Reconciliation (ANTAR) Sea of Hands – a powerful, physical representation of the Citizen’s Statement on Native Title. The Citizen’s Statement was a petition circulated by ANTAR to mobilise non-Indigenous support for native title and reconciliation.  

Organisational transformation is hard. It's complex, multi-faceted, and takes time. Amongst this complexity lies risk - what if these aren't the right changes for the right reasons? What if all this change doesn't achieve the outcomes we seek? What if our people don't buy in to this?

If there's anything the last few years have reinforced, it's that change is constant and inevitable. As a community, we've learned it is our shared ability to respond effectively to change that determines our success.

The ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine is having significant impacts on global supply chains and procurement, including those in Australia. As one of the world's leading exporters of natural resources and a significant importer of goods and services, Australia is not immune to the effects of the conflict. We feel this through inflation that is proving to be difficult to control, at the bowser and in our every-day goods. In this article, I would like to explore some of the impacts of the conflict on Australia's supply chain and procurement activities, both current and ongoing.

As an industry, sports is undergoing transformational changes. The increased use of biometric athlete data, emphasis on inclusion and diversity, and athlete activism among other things present significant legal challenges which are largely unchecked.

As of 17th February 2023, all entities meeting the criteria of critical infrastructure under the amended SOCI Act 2018 are required to adopt a written CIRMP with a deadline of 6 months. This CIRMP will assist entities to remove, reduce or minimise hazards from impacting their critical infrastructure assets. Furthermore, within another 12 months entities must comply with their CIRMP.