Beyond the grid: AI inventors target Excel’s formula
For 40 years, Excel has seen off every challenger. Now AI innovators think they may finally have the recipe that can break Microsoft's spreadsheet dominance.
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Our innovation slump is holding back MSME competition
Our innovation slump is holding back MSME competition
For a while there, Australia was known for innovation – celebrating David Unaipon as a ‘renaissance man’ for his early developments in perpetual...
Chris Barrett has a formidable job ahead as the new Productivity Commission chief
Chris Barrett has a formidable job ahead as the new Productivity Commission chief
Remarkably, the Commission used the review to target one of the key policies on which the Albanese government was elected. With Chalmers...
How to spot money laundering: 3 red flags
How to spot money laundering: 3 red flags
In April this year the Attorney-General announced public consultation on Australia’s anti-money laundering and counter terrorism financing...
Compare your quiz results: Are you ready to use chatbots?
Compare your quiz results: Are you ready to use chatbots?
We’ve collated the findings and asked member Zac Hayes, who is currently looking into integrating chatbots into his practice, to share his tips...
Australia is on the brink of ending interest rate hikes and an economic first – beating inflation without a recession
Australia is on the brink of ending interest rate hikes and an economic first – beating inflation without a recession
It’s suddenly looking possible. Inflation is now coming down so quickly worldwide there’s probably no need to push it down further. We couldn’t...
A guide to collaborative bidding for government contracts
A guide to collaborative bidding for government contracts
Last July Commonwealth procurement rules doubled the target for the proportion of government contracts delivered by SMEs, from 10 per cent of the...
Q&A: How I wrote the book on retirement
Q&A: How I wrote the book on retirement
Like most new business owners, Solomon Forman was prepared to take on most new clients who came his way when he first established Forman...
A tax expert’s tips on claiming crypto losses on tax, and how to work out capital gains
A tax expert’s tips on claiming crypto losses on tax, and how to work out capital gains
So, you’ve bought crypto. You’re not alone. Though the statistics are inexact, some surveys suggest as many as 21% of Australian adults now own...
New channels for advice: Government responds to Quality of Advice Review
New channels for advice: Government responds to Quality of Advice Review
Background: Quality of Advice Review The Quality of Advice Review, spearheaded by former Allens Partner Michelle Levy as the government-appointed...
How the next round of accounting grads will use AI tools
How the next round of accounting grads will use AI tools
For the past couple of years, Dr Roel Boomsma, Senior Lecturer in the Discipline of Accounting, Governance and Regulation at the University of...
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