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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...
Does your practice need an AI policy and how will it help?
As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to grow exponentially, with the technology touching businesses large and small and outpacing,...
SMEs to drive Australia’s success through ‘everyday, incremental’ innovation
Politicians extolling Australia’s virtues often say the country is a font of innovation, that we are a nation of inventors, and cite the black...
How can accountants reckon with AI’s emissions problem
What is certain, however, is that the rapid rise of generative AI demands astonishing amounts of computing power – along with astonishing amounts...
Dawn of a new era: building capacity in accountancy through competency-based education reform
Building capacity includes the development of new on-ramps to our profession, given the emergence of sustainability reporting and the obvious...
These eight tests will help you decide which of your innovation ideas is going to be a winner
In the case of an organisation that has committed to building and progressing a portfolio of innovation projects and initiatives, it is a matter...
4 challenges and opportunities for supporting small businesses in sustainability
The World Trade Organization reports that 95% of companies across the globe are micro, small or medium enterprises and that they provide 60% of...
It’s now possible to invest in bitcoin on Australia’s largest stock exchange. Is the currency going mainstream?
The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) has just seen the listing of its first bitcoin spot exchange-traded fund – “ETF” for short. Issued by...
The producers: Building Australia’s manufacturing capability
In a speech at the Queensland Media Club, the Federal Government branded its Future Made in Australia strategy as “a fundamental shift in the way...
2024 Federal Budget Breakfast reveals concerns over Australia’s ‘buy now, pay later’ budget
Treasurer Jim Chalmers’s Future Made in Australia federal budget handed down on 14 May left many wondering at the Institute of Public Accountants...
The barriers to entrepreneurship in Australia
This is part two of a two-part series. In part one we looked at the most recent assessment of Australia’s entrepreneurial frameworks by the...
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