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    Governance News 13 September 2023

    45 minute read (PDF download)  13.09.2023 Mark Standen, Siobhan Doherty, Kate Hilder

    This week's issue features coverage of the Governance Institute's latest Ethics Index which offers insights into how ethical Australians perceive business, our institutions and our society to be and the key ethical challenges facing the country.  We also cover OAIC's latest notifiable data breach report, NBIM's statement on AI and a report suggesting that while Australian businesses are rushing to embrace AI, governance/oversight may not be keeping pace and more...

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