No culture can live if it attempts to be exclusive. . .
Culture is key if companies are to avoid wrath of the crowd
'A farce': Daley calls on Premier to address 'litany of problems' in NSW Parliament
Newly elected opposition leader Michael Daley said "business as usual is not acceptable" and "changing the culture and behaviour in the Parliament" needed to be addressed as a matter of priority.
Call for NSW political armistice shot down
NSW government agrees to Labor request for a 'pair' for Foley
Call for NSW political armistice shot down
NSW government agrees to Labor request for a 'pair' for Foley
Labor promises to extend free public transport to all children
The Opposition estimates the pledge will cost the state about $44 million a year in foregone fare revenue - a figure the government says will be much higher.
Corrupt ex-minister Eddie Obeid warns state MPs not to discredit him
Shadow Treasurer Andrew Leigh has announced that Labor, if elected, would set up a new office of the evaluator general, based within Treasury, that would work with other departments including the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) to ensure taxpayer money was being spent as it should — and yielding results. Labor wants ATO to appeal to taxpayers' sense of fairness
Research: Moral Appeals Can Help Reduce Tax Evasion
Inside the Crazy Corruption Scandal That Ensnared Leonardo DiCaprio and the Hollywood Elite Daily Beast
Stan Lee, creator of Spider-Man and Marvel superheroes, dead at 95
Labor calls on Bob Carr lieutenant Kris Neill to help Michael Daley
Guthrie and Milne reveal explosive relationship breakdown at ABC
Speaking publicly for the first time since she was sacked from the ABC, former managing director Michelle Guthrie has detailed explosive allegations about her relationship breakdown with the board and the former chair, Justin Milne.
In the Four Corners investigation, Ms Guthrie and Mr Milne made claims and counterclaims about alleged political interference and pressure to fire journalists at the national broadcaster.
Ms Guthrie was sacked from the ABC in late September and just days later Mr Milne resigned in the face of allegations of political interference.
ABC beats Nine and Ten as Four Corners' inside story of the ...
Four Corners was edged out by Ten's Have You Been Paying Attention?, which managed 724,000 metro viewers in the same time slot.
ABC board in dark over Four Corners episode about MD Michelle ...
The ABC board hasn't been told by its own staff what, if any, damaging revelations there may be in a Four Corners episode airing Monday ...
Abstract – “We present four new history sniffing attacks. Our attacks fit into two classical categories—visited-link attacks and cache-based attacks—but abuse new, modern browser features (e.g., the CSS Paint API and JavaScript bytecode cache) that do not account for privacy when handling cross-origin URL data.
Facilitative leadership in cross-sector collaboration
FIT FOR THE FUTURE: It's a different kind of public service role, and not everyone can adapt easily.
10 Unique Perspectives On What Makes A Great Leader
Minister hits back at naysayers and privacy 'alarmists'
DIGITAL IDENTITY: It's not clear if the federal minister responsible for the first myGovID pilot program is listening to those raising privacy concerns, but he's clearly annoyed it's been called 'Big Brother'.
◾ MICHAEL KEENAN: Privacy and security at the heart of the government's digital identity program
Inquiring into mental health
MARIA KATSONIS: While the imperative for accessible mental health services that improve the lives of people is unambiguous, the pathway to reform is complex and littered with past reviews and reports.
Cable, Abraham, When Does Big Law Work? (September 12, 2018). Marquette Law Review, Vol. 102, 2019. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3248757 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3248757
“Law firms have grown from hundreds of lawyers to thousands of lawyers, and the conventional wisdom is that this trend fuels dissatisfaction among lawyers. This article scrutinizes that conventional wisdom based on interviews with lawyers who joined large firms through law-firm mergers. These lawyers offer a valuable perspective on firm size because they made abrupt changes from small to large firms. Though some interviewees echoed the conventional wisdom, others suggested that larger firm size has limited or even positive effects on professional satisfaction. In one counter-narrative, large law firms are relatively diffuse organizations that have limited influence over individual lawyers. In another counter-narrative, large law firms helpfully insulate lawyers from the business risks of smaller firms. I offer a framework to explain these varied experiences. The framework highlights the importance of: seniority, practice-area compatibility, local office attributes, and the manner and rate of firm growth. These new perspectives can inform future research and improve advice to law students and lawyers.”
When We Say That ‘Art Is A Right, Not A Privilege’, What Exactly Do We Mean?
The statement can mean one of two things: "access to art is a moral right" or "access to art ought to be a legal right; that free access to museums and other institutions housing cultural artifacts should be legally guaranteed to citizens." NYU art professor Nickolas Calabrese argues that, while the first would seem to be true on its face, the second is far more problematic than most people who favor it seem to realize. … [Read More]
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, New York Times Investigation Highlights Failures in Taxing Income From Wealth
Woman who spent £16m in Harrods arrestedBBC and Target of UK’s first unexplained wealth order fights extradition Financial Times. A tax buddy said something to the effect of: “So the UK is now trying to pretend it isn’t a haven for dirty money. Everyone knows Azerbaijan is crooked. Wake me when they go after Russian oligarchs.”
How To Succeed At Becoming A Digital Nomad
The Gig Economy and Information Infrastructure: The
Case of the Digital Nomad Community
Digital Nomads: Employment in the
Online Gig Economy
PATRICK POOLE: Islamic State Claims ‘Known Wolf’ Terror Attack in Australia.
PATRICK POOLE: Islamic State Claims ‘Known Wolf’ Terror Attack in Australia.
"Escaping the system – My pathway
to freedom of tax and bureaucracy"
The retiring Inspector-General of Taxation discusses, among other things, the tensions between the internal regulators and the agencies they oversee.
New York Times, Industries Turn Freedom of Information Requests on Their Critics:
Dennis
J. Ventry Jr., a law professor at the University of California, Davis,
drew the ire of tax preparation companies like Intuit and H&R Block
this summer by criticizing a deal they have to provide a free tax filing service through the Internal Revenue Service.
The
companies promptly hit back with a tactic that corporations, lobbyists
and interest groups are increasingly using against academic researchers:
Their trade coalition filed a public records request with the
university in July seeking everything Mr. Ventry had written or said
about the companies this year, including emails, text messages, voice
mail messages and hand-jotted notes.
Independence is paramount to the work of a scrutineer
The retiring Inspector-General of Taxation discusses, among other things, the tensions between the internal regulators and the agencies they oversee.
Nicholas W. Allard (Former Dean, Brooklyn) & Heidi K. Brown (Brooklyn), The Future of Training Powerful Legal Communicators, NYSBA J., Sept. 2018, p. 10:
Twenty
years ago, lawyers communicated through lengthy client opinion letters
or settlement demand letters transmitted via fax or FedEx, briefs filed
with the court (often hand-delivered by couriers), and perhaps the
occasional press release carefully crafted for high profile cases.
Today, in our fast-paced, media-saturated, and tech-driven world, we see
lawyers like Michael Avenatti advocating for his clients through
Twitter soundbites. Pleadings and briefs – once buried in dusty court
filing cabinets – are electronically accessible for the world’s review
and “Monday-morning quarterback” scrutiny. Attorneys conduct
negotiations, conferences, and depositions with their national or even
international counterparts over Skype, GoToMeeting, or Zoom. Lawyers
establish permanent digital footprints through LinkedIn, Facebook, and
Instagram. Legal communication is rapidly changing because of
technological advances, disruptive business models, and globalism –
forces that are transforming the 21st century world of law. The legal
profession and legal educators – famously slow and often resistant to
adaptation – must evolve with the times. Standing still, clinging to the
“business as usual” status quo is not a luxury we can afford. ...