Trust sits at the centre of every election. Whether it’s a shareholder vote, a union ballot, an AGM resolution or a board election, people want to know two things: that their vote stayed private, and that it was counted properly. As more organisations across Australia move toward online and hybrid voting, the focus has shifted […]

When enterprise bargaining reaches a standstill, employees and unions sometimes consider industrial action as part of the negotiation process. In Australia, that action cannot simply begin overnight. Before protected industrial action can legally occur, a protected action ballot must first be approved by the Fair Work Commission (FWC). For many organisations, unions and employee representatives, […]

When people think about voting systems in Australia, most immediately picture preferential voting used in federal elections. However, board elections for companies, associations, unions and member-based organisations can operate very differently. One method that occasionally appears in constitutions and governance frameworks is cumulative voting. For organisations running board elections, understanding how cumulative voting works is […]