A well-maintained risk register helps management identify, prioritise, and respond to risks effectively. All entities, regardless of size, complexity, or service delivery role, should document and regularly update their risks in a risk register to support effective management and ongoing monitoring. In this blog, we highlight why a reliable risk register is integral to managing risk and what it should include.
Each year, we review how well Queensland public sector entities are managing the information technology systems that support their delivery of public services. This blog reminds entities about our advice and shares some actions all entities should prioritise.
Over the decades, accountants have embraced new technology to help them in their day-to-day work. So how can you use technology well to prepare your financial statements?
Next week, 4–10 May 2026, Queensland celebrates Privacy Awareness Week with the theme Smart tech, smarter choices: Protecting your privacy in the age of AI.
Think about how many third-party vendors your organisation relies on across your supply chain – information technology (IT) vendors, software development teams, accounting firms, marketing businesses, consultants; the list goes on!
As the end of the year draws closer, now is the time to think about the fundamentals of your internal control environment and ensure staff working over the holiday break are fraud aware.
The use of artificial intelligence (AI) is growing across the public sector as entities seek to leverage its potential and find opportunities to deliver services more efficiently and effectively.
Computers were first introduced across the Queensland public sector in the 1960’s, paving the way for a new age of opportunities powered by data and analytics.
Data and information are critical to government operations and as agencies we need to ensure the public can trust us to protect their information.
Technology is essential for delivering modern government services – but technology projects can be complex and costly to deliver.