The Modern Regulator Podcast
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Danielle Wood on resisting the red tape impulse
September 23, 2026 · 54 minWhat happens when the process meant to protect the environment ends up killing off the very species it was designed to save? Danielle Wood is chair of the Productivity Commission, Australia's principal independent policy advisory body on…
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Marcial Boo on building a profession out of regulation
August 5, 2026 · 28 minWhat does it actually take to build a profession out of regulation, from scratch? Marcial Boo has spent three decades in UK public service, running four regulators across entirely different domains – the Independent Parliamentary…
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Sandra Parker PSM on capability gaps, coaching regulatory leaders, and the question every regulator should ask – Part 2
July 8, 2026 · 15 minIn part two, the conversation shifts from the reform story to the bigger questions. Sandra Parker PSM, former head of the Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) and now a coach and facilitator for senior regulatory leaders through the Jeff Whalan…
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Sandra Parker PSM on regulatory leadership, isolation, and fixing a 'toothless' regulator – Part 1
July 8, 2026 · 20 minWhat does it actually feel like to move from shaping regulation to enforcing it? Sandra Parker PSM spent eight years as a Commonwealth Deputy Secretary, close to ministers, consulted on everything, and in the room for every major…
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In Practice: Rob Hortle on the craft of building regulatory capability
June 16, 2026 · 20 minRob Hortle spent more than 25 years in workplace regulation, most recently as the inaugural Commissioner of what is now the Workforce Inspectorate Victoria. In this first episode of In Practice – a sub-series of The Modern Regulator…
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Regulation as a craft: Keith Manch on building a profession
May 5, 2026 · 51 minKeith Manch has spent nearly five decades regulating almost every major domain of New Zealand public life, from competition law and consumer affairs to gambling, real estate, maritime safety, aviation, and now land transport. In this…