On 31 December 2019, the World Health Organisation (WHO) was alerted to several cases of pneumonia in Wuhan City, Hubei Province of China. Upon investigation,
Recent estimates reveal there are over 40 million victims of modern slavery around the world, of whom 25 million people are believed to be in
It lasted over 16 months, covered 3 volumes and cost over $40m. The HIH Royal Commission into the $5.3 billion collapse of HIH in March
There is a saying that “a smart man learns from his own mistake, a wise man learns from the mistakes of others, and a fool never
Much of the literature around risk appetite revolves around the financial services industry. Within local government, this area is often not well researched, documented or
In recent years, there have been a number of instances of fraud and corruption in local government. Tony Harb and Mitchell Morley, risk management, audit
Every organisation exists to achieve predetermined objectives. Some objectives can be achieved simply by having effective systems, good people, processes and procedures. These ‘business as
Risk management continues to gain in popularity. More organisations are implementing enterprise-wide risk management and those with more advanced risk management processes, are now pushing
One of the most misunderstood concepts in risk management is the relationship between risk and opportunity. Many people view risk and opportunity as opposites –
Councils have been managing insurable risks pretty well for a long time, but in recent times more councils have been shifting towards an approach known
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