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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Till debt do us part
Till debt do us part
To understand the budget task facing Australia, look first at our history. The gap between what the government takes in each year and what it...
Waste not, want not
Waste not, want not
Passion is Katy Barfield’s raison d'être. It is what drives her to create and build a business that is not only breaking new ground but is...
When will we reach peak inflation?
When will we reach peak inflation?
Guessing when inflation will reach its peak in Australia is as hard as picking the winner of the Melbourne Cup. The Treasurer, Jim Chalmers in...
Payroll software can help agricultural businesses harvest all that technology can offer
Payroll software can help agricultural businesses harvest all that technology can offer
And at the end of 2021, inspectors conducted site inspections in farming communities of Coffs Harbour and Grafton and found 60 per cent were...
Marriages made in hell
Marriages made in hell
Lionel Rodrigues didn’t plan on creating controversy when he enrolled in a master of laws at Deakin University. He had decided to upskill his...
Labour pains
Labour pains
Brooke Hepburn-Rogers is thinking of creating her own internship program in competition to the big accounting firms in the hope she may be able...
Workforce mental health can predict business success
Workforce mental health can predict business success
Although employee satisfaction can’t be measured using a KPI like other business indicators, it is reflected in workforce retention and...
Decoding cryptocurrency
Decoding cryptocurrency
For accountants, cryptocurrency is about more than just adding, subtracting and coming up with a profit-and-loss statement for clients. Public...
Go forth, and Prospa
Go forth, and Prospa
Beau Bertoli was about 20 when he started his first small business. He was in his third year at Sydney University studying for a bachelor of...
The China Syndrome
The China Syndrome
About two months ago I dropped my car off at the smash repairer. Five days later I got a call to come and pick it – it wasn’t fixed. The parts...
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