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From Benevolence to Transparency: The Role of CEO in Tax Disclosures

From Benevolence to Transparency: The Role of CEO in Tax Disclosures

The latest research on voluntary tax transparency and the association with corporate leader benevolence.

John Mullen AM on restoring trust in Qantas

Steph D’Souza, Australian Institute of Company Directors

Qantas Chair John Mullen is motivated to restore trust in the Flying Kangaroo but does not underestimate the breadth, depth or complexity of the task ahead. He is candid about the path forward for digesting learnings, reshaping leadership dynamics, and navigating a new era of customer and capital investment.

Are you at risk of a slowly eroding reputation?

Billy Partridge, Grayling

When most people think about lost reputations, they recall infamous, cliff-edge disasters—those lost-in-a-heartbeat crises we all see unfold in the media. These events cause irreparable damage through sudden, unexpected occurrences. But what if those are actually in the minority? What if there is another, less...

Dealing with Volatility, while delivering Value. 2024 Corporate Affairs Report

Tim Johnson, Mark Hutcheon and Hannah Shattock, Deloitte

A study of corporate affairs strategies, structures and operations in times of uncertainty.

Should brands take a stance on social and political issues?

Geetanjali Saluja and Nitika Garg, The Conversation

Getting political is nothing new for brands, but it is not clear whether engaging in brand activism actually helps companies overall, leaving many marketers and chief executives hesitant to do so.

How Organisations Build Trust

Kristen Grimm, Claire de Leon, Michael Crawford & Diana Chun, Stanford Social Innovation Review

Trust in institutions across society is declining. This is not a theory but a fact, affirmed by leading experts like the Edelman Trust Barometer,...

How to measure the value of public affairs

Doug Pinkham, Public Affairs Council

Business functions such as manufacturing, logistics, purchasing, or sales are data-driven, which makes them ideal candidates for using performance...

No secrets for Optus: Findings on data breach can be revealed

Avril Janks, Law Society Journal

Last year, after experiencing a massive cyberattack, Optus commissioned an analysis of the cause. When the resulting report came out, Optus tried to keep it secret, claiming legal professional privilege. But the court disagreed.

Navigating an evolving corporate governance landscape

Francis Kan, The Business Times

The need for robust governance and investor education has become even more critical in today’s complex environment. Amid a fast-changing corporate governance environment, one issue that has risen to prominence in recent years is the importance of sustainability-related disclosures and reporting by listed...

Inside Qantas’s turbulent week of lawsuits, Qatar Airways questions, Senate hearings and flight credit backflips

Kate Ainsworth, Nassim Khadem, ABC News, 04 September 2023

Looming questions about Qatar Airlines, a class action about flight credits, heated questioning in a Senate inquiry and a lawsuit by the competition and consumer watchdog trouble Qantas over the past weeks.