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The 2026 global economy: nervously muddling through
At a glance Political and regulatory volatility is creating a nervous environment for global business. AI is emerging as a top business priority for automation and analytics. Despite cautious consumers, the global economy has proven surprisingly resilient since...
The original and still the best: why it’s time to renew Australia’s renewable energy policy
Last year the federal government announced that 82% of all electricity production would come from renewable energy by 2030. This was a crucial...
IGR: How Australia’s (slowing) productivity growth affects our living standards
In the IGR series, Public Accountant is taking a deep dive into the sixth Intergenerational Report. Released twice each decade since their...
12 ChatGPT prompts for accountants
Generative AI tools are only as useful as their prompts – try different versions with more or less detail to tailor these to your specific needs,...
Like plumbing did for water, Australia’s ‘consumer data right’ could make your personal data safer and easier to share
By that it meant that the world’s biggest and most profitable companies no longer worked with oil, as they had throughout the 20th century, but...
Can incoming Productivity Commission Chair Danielle Wood solve the mystery of Australian productivity?
Wood has joined an international squad of sleuths to solve a problem that’s now two decades old. As the incoming head of Australia’s Productivity...
Flying under the radar: Australia’s silent and growing competition crisis
New research from the e61 Institute finds that in all but one of 17 broad industry divisions identified by the Australian Bureau of Statistics,...
Accounting firms’ top four priorities now
According to Thomson Reuters Institute’s State of the Tax Professionals Report, accounting firms rank efficiency as the most critical priority...
Mis-behavioural economics: We grade 3 popular theories
The human mind is a fascinating machine. But just like any machine, it isn’t without its quirks. It’s also no stranger to breakdowns. Behavioural...
Need to know: IAASB’s new global sustainability assurance standard
There are numerous assurance standards for specific environmental, social and governance (ESG) metrics. They cover such topics as greenhouse gas...
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...
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