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Will democracy’s bug infect Australia?
Australia has so far largely avoided the “democratic recession” creeping across the globe. How long can it keep up its strongly democratic record?
AML survey: Have your say on proposed money laundering and financial crimes reforms
Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC) has been charged with educating the sectors that will fall under the Tranche 2 laws...
3 lessons accountants can learn from an engineer
In this series, we speak with professionals across various sectors about the challenges they face in their roles, and bring lessons back to...
The locations, sectors and business profiles gaining government grants
Between 2018 and 2022 the Australian government awarded approximately $3 billion worth of business grants, with an average value of $230,000....
Changing the cost of some uni degrees didn’t change students’ minds
The package saw fees for “low demand” fields rise by up to 117 per cent, and the fees for “high demand” fields drop by as much as 59 per cent. At...
Mortgage and inflation pain to ease, but only slowly: how 31 top economists see 2024
RBA Governor Michele Bullock speaks following the 6 February rate decision. The RBA did not lower rates – and the average forecast of the panel...
Caught out: Fraud prevention lessons from the Endeavour Hills Cricket Club exhibition match
In October 2023, Navishta Desilva pleaded guilty to charges relating to the theft of nearly $250,000 from his employer. In October 2023, Navishta...
COP28: 7 food and agriculture innovations needed to protect the climate and feed a rapidly growing world
More than 130 countries signed a declaration on Dec. 1, committing to make their food systems – everything from production to consumption – a...
Mapping and maximising opportunities to participate in a circular economy
At a glance: Now is the time to implement triple-bottom-line accounting before the business risk of ‘business as usual’ is realised. SMEs may not...
What is LockBit, the cybercrime gang hacking some of the world’s largest organisations?
Cybercriminal gangs have adopted ransomware as a get-rich-quick scheme. Now, in the era of “ransomware as a service”, this has become a prolific...
IGR: The impacts of lower labour force participation
In the IGR series, Public Accountant is taking a deep dive into the sixth Intergenerational Report. Released twice each decade since their...
