News and Announcements

Working Holiday Maker Compliance: How to Retain Skilled Visa Holders Beyond Six Months

“Backpacker” conjures a fairly specific image: a hostel, a fruit farm, a visa stamped just long enough to fund the next leg of the trip. For a growing number of Australian employers, that image is out of date.

21 July 2026

Your Workplace Software Is Now a WHS Risk. Here's What That Actually Means. 

Psychosocial hazards: the workforce compliance obligation most businesses are still catching up on

25 June 2026

Six Workforce Compliance Failures Every Australian Employer Should Know About

A $590,000 fine, a life-changing injury, and four of six failures came down to missing documentation.

25 June 2026

NDIS Mandatory Registration 2026: What Providers Need to Know About Compliance

The NDIS is shrinking, but the compliance bar for providers is rising. Here's what's changing and what to do now.

28 May 2026

Aged Care Workforce Compliance: What the 2026 Federal Budget Means for Providers

The Federal Budget just delivered the biggest aged care investment in recent memory. More beds, more workers, more oversight and a commitment to national care worker screening.

28 May 2026

How Much Time Is Your Team Spending on Workforce Compliance?

Compliance admin is quietly eating HR's week. Here's where the hours go and how to reclaim them.

05 May 2026

Real Estate Agents, Conveyancers, Accountants and Lawyers Now Need Anti Money Laundering (AML) and Counter Terrorism Financing (CTF) Verification

You've probably heard the terms AML and CTF. Maybe in the news, a work meeting, or a passing conversation. But what do they actually mean and why are they suddenly relevant to lawyers, real estate agents, and accountants?

05 May 2026

Aged Care Act 2024 Worker Screening Updates: What Providers Need to Know

The Aged Care Act 2024 commenced on 1 November 2025. It repeals and replaces the previous Aged Care Act 1997 and its associated legislation, including the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission Act 2018.

17 April 2026

Is Your Responsible Persons Fit and Proper Process Fit for Purpose? What the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) Governance Review Means for Financial Services Organisations

APRA's draft governance standards are expected to be released for formal consultation this quarter. Since proposing eight reforms to its prudential governance framework in March 2025, APRA has engaged extensively with industry — 57 meetings and roundtables involving more than 150 stakeholder organisations, and almost 80 written submissions. In October 2025, APRA published a governance review update confirming it would proceed with the reforms, with targeted revisions to three proposals but no change to its core concerns around fitness and propriety. Draft standards and guidance are now due in Q2 2026, with the final framework targeted for commencement in 2028. For entities whose fit and proper processes still rely on self-assessments and light-touch checks, there is a narrowing window to review and strengthen those processes before the new standards define the minimum.

17 April 2026

Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing (AML/CTF) Tranche 2 Reforms 2026: What Australian Businesses Need to Know

Australia's Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing (AML/CTF) landscape is undergoing its most significant transformation in nearly two decades.

09 March 2026

What Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) Providers Can Do to Prepare for Australia’s National Early Childhood Worker Register

The Early Childhood Legislation (Child Safety) Amendment Act 2025, which passed in late 2025, is delivering a significant overhaul of early childhood safety standards

09 March 2026

Australia’s Compliance Transformation: Why Now Is the Time

In August 2025, the Federal Government confirmed that by the end of the year, all state-based Working with Children Checks (WWCCs) will become nationally recognised. For the more than six million card holders across the country, this represents one of the most significant compliance changes in decades.

12 November 2025