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Through experience, one observation continues to emerge: most Councils have invested significant effort in asset management frameworks, strategies and plans, but many still struggle to translate these into confident operational and investment decisions.

On 16 June 2026, APRA released the draft CPS 510 prudential standard for comment and posed some consultation questions regarding proportionality, streamlining of fit and proper and alignment with Financial Accountability Regime (FAR), areas where additional guidance is required and estimated compliance costs.

Fuel tax credits update covering ATO scrutiny, compliance risks and rate changes.

Understanding changes to AML/CTF obligations and the Privacy Act: what reporting entities need to know.

From 1 July, the updated AML/CTF regime takes effect for Tranche 2 organisations including the real estate industry. There is already commentary, interpretation and subsequently confusion in the aged care market.

Artificial intelligence is accelerating and amplifying traditional business risks, from cyber threats to fraud and decision-making integrity. This article outlines five emerging risk patterns and highlights why organisations must rethink risk management approaches to remain effective in an AI-driven environment.

The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA), in collaboration with JANA, has released its final Investment Manager Operational Due Diligence (ODD) Guidance Note, providing a practical framework to strengthen how superannuation funds assess and oversee operational risk

In this episode of Beyond the Numbers with Grant Thornton, we speak with Payroll Compliance experts Katherine Shamai and David Mintz to discuss the shifting payroll compliance landscape in Australia, understand how businesses should mitigate risk and the importance of proactive, continuous improvement in payroll processes.

Enterprise Resource Planning systems automate and integrate core business processes across HR, finance, supply chain, inventory and operations and like any major technology, they evolve over time. Sometimes this is through incremental upgrades, and other times it is through large‑scale transformation projects that introduce an entirely new platform.

As debate intensifies ahead of the Federal Budget, this insight examines why incremental tax changes are no longer sufficient for Australia. It argues for meaningful, productivity‑focused tax reform that addresses growing reliance on personal income tax, system complexity and long‑term budget sustainability, while carefully considering broader reforms such as the GST to ensure fairness and economic resilience.

AI-driven vulnerability discovery is compressing the time between weakness and exploitation. This insight explores what boards, CISOs and regulated entities need to change in their cyber risk assumptions, governance and oversight models.

Artificial intelligence is now firmly embedded across Australian financial services. What was once experimental is becoming operational, customer facing and increasingly central to core decision making.