What are the top 3 compliance challenges for financial services?Research by RegulationCity shows:1. Keeping on top of the volume of regulatory change2. Instilling a culture of compliance3. Meeting Board expectations These concerns reflect the ever-changing regulatory landscape, the management challenges of remote working, and Board expectations versus budget allocated and resources available.RegulationCity is a solution for all three.  It's a one-stop shop, always up-to-date, that delivers every financial services regulation in Australia in just one-click from one easily navigable and accessible website.  No downloads, scrolling, or time-wasting.  Plus it's mobile friendly and WCAG optimised. www.regulationcity.com

The European Union has reached a landmark deal to take aim at hate speech, disinformation and other harmful online content.The law will force big tech companies to police themselves harder, make it easier for users to flag problems and empower regulators to punish noncompliance with billions in fines.The Digital Services Act will overhaul the digital rulebook for 27 countries and cement Europe’s reputation as the global leader in reining in the power of social media companies and other digital platforms, such as Facebook, Google and Amazon.http://www.afr.com/news/world/europe/eu-targets-big-tech-with-groundbreaking-rules-20220423-p5afmi?btis

99 citizens from all over Denmark have spent four months discussing possible solutions to address climate issues in a citizens' assembly. On 10 February 2022, the randomly selected participants presented concrete recommendations and four key messages to the Danish Parliament for ambitious action. Having held a successful "citizens assembly" on climate change the President of France, Emmanuel Macron, has proposed the use of a "citizens' convention" to resolve assisted dying laws in France

Invitations to 34,000 randomly selected people in Ireland have gone out, asking them to take part in Citizens' Assemblies on the mayoralty of Dublin, and on biodiversity. Ireland is also making preparations to hold a citizens' assembly on drug use early next year.

Lack of housing to meet the broader community’s needs; houses vulnerable to flooding and bushfires; an ever-escalating cost spiral!   Australian governments’ housing policies (federal, state and local) badly fail the community.   As with other systemic failures, we need a Royal Commission to investigate and recommend how we should go about fixing this unacceptable situation.

We regularly hear piecemeal announcements on Australian defence procurement and the planned location of facilities. These look to be more politically driven than as part of a coherent strategy.   Both sides of politics have badly let the community down on Defence. Our military structure, posture and equipment are more suited to the last century than today. Our procurement record is littered with poor choices based on political bias and defence department overreach. We have wasted enormous amounts of money on the procurement of ineffective equipment and cancelled programs.   A Royal Commission is required to sort out the mess!