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Award winning NZ sheep drencher an innovation the whole family can enjoy
Kate Williamson | July 20, 2010
Rod Walker, Director and Research and Development Manager at Simcro speaks to Open Forum’s Kate Williamson about OPTILINE; winner of a 2010 Australian International Design Award (medical and scientific category). -
Corporate reporting is no longer working
Les Pickett | July 19, 2010Corporate reporting is no longer working – so what needs to be done to make it fit for purpose in the future?
Corporate reporting plays an essential role in the effective functioning of the market economy. It provides the building blocks of information necessary for effective decision-making by investors and other key stakeholders.
The financial crises of the last decade have demonstrated serious shortcomings in the understanding of corporate business models, the alignment of incentives, and the management of risk. The current corporate reporting model has not highlighted where these shortcomings exist.
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Privacy by Design: An oxymoron, an impossibility or the way to go? A Big Picture seminar in Brisbane
Malcolm Crompton | July 19, 2010Privacy by Design incorporates privacy from the planning stage rather than tacking it on at the end.What is privacy, REALLY?What is ‘Privacy by Design’?After the concept was first developed by the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario, it has become the new framework for thinking globally. Leaders in the European Commission; the European Data Protection Supervisor; the -
Actions speak louder than words: APEC Launches New Privacy Enforcement Initiative
Malcolm Crompton | July 19, 2010The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) has launched an initiative to help boost consumer trust in e-commerce by fortifying enforcement of regional data privacy laws. -
Review of Regulatory Burdens on Business
Les Pickett | July 17, 2010Australian Government Productivity Commission invites comment on draft report on Annual Review of Regulatory Burdens on Business: Business and Consumer Services:
http://www.pc.gov.au/projects/study/regulatoryburdens/business-consumer-services/draft
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Time to turn off the Simpsons
Lisa Middlebrook | July 14, 2010Why do Australians take the worst and leave the best of what the USA has to offer?
Having a Mum from Sydney and a Dad from Texas, over the course of my life, I’ve lived, studied and worked in both Australia and the USA. It’s an interesting perspective from which to view the way the two cultures regard one another.
UncategorisedALRC Discovery Blog
editor | July 13, 2010
The Australian Law Reform Commission is currently conducting a public consultation as part of their Discovery Inquiry and they want to hear your ideas and concerns. To read ALRC President Professor Rosalind Croucher’s blog click here >>. 
M8 Hospital Bed Winner of Australian International Design Award of the Year 2010
Kate Williamson | July 12, 2010
Anthony Batley, Research and Development Manager at Howard Wright Limited speaks to Open Forum’s Kate Williamson about the M8 Medical Bed; winner of the Australian International Design Award of the Year 2010. 
UncategorisedHIC 2010: Informing the Business of Healthcare
editor | July 8, 2010
A health informatics conference led by the Health Informatics Society (HISA) to be held 24-26 August 2010 at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre.
For more information contact conference@hisa.org.au
To REGISTER NOW visit www.hisa.org.au/hic2010
UncategorisedIndigenous Economic Development Strategy (IEDS) Consultation
editor | July 8, 2010
The Indigenous Economic Development Strategy is now open for consultation. To find out more and how you can get involved read more >>
ALRC Review of Discovery Law
Professor Rosalind Croucher | July 8, 2010The Australian Law Reform Commission is currently conducting a public consultation as part of their Discovery Inquiry and they want to hear your ideas and concerns.
The 2009 Report of the Access to Justice Taskforce, A Strategic Framework for Access to Justice in the Federal Civil Justice System, considered barriers to justice in relation to court-based dispute resolution and noted the high and often disproportionate cost of discovery. The reference of this Discovery inquiry to the ALRC is an immediate result.
