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The 2026 global economy: nervously muddling through
The world economy enters 2026 in a nervous state. Volatility and cautious consumers are the norm, even though growth has proven surprisingly resilient.
New casual employment laws to kick in with $66k penalties
From 27 September, employers will need to begin contacting casual staff, employed for at least 12 months, with a written offer to convert them to...
Pandemic creates ‘perfect storm’ for rising cyber crime
In the 2020–21 financial year, the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) was alerted to more than 67,500 incidents of cyber crime, an increase...
Thousands of WA taxpayers impacted by unregistered agent can now get free tax help
The Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) is trying to get in touch with thousands of West Australian taxpayers who used the services of an unregistered...
Failure to pay super on parental leave has cost Australian women $1.6bn
Australian mums are paying the price for the government’s failure to lead by example when it comes to parental leave and superannuation. Read...
Poor advice customer compensation to cost industry $60m
EY economic modelling, commissioned by the Financial Services Council (FSC), has put the cost of the compensation scheme of last resort (CSLR)...
Lockdowns continued to squeeze the labour market in August
Australia’s employment metrics suffered as lockdowns continued to dominate the headlines in August. Read more at Investor...
Australia to expand tax treaty network
The new plan put forth by the Morrison government will allow Australia to enter into 10 new and updated tax treaties by 2023, building on the...
KPMG comes clean over ‘widespread’ staff misconduct
The US audit watchdog has fined KPMG Australia US$450,000 having found that the firm violated the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board...
Lockdowns pull handbrake on women’s financial equality
The roadmap towards financial equality between men and women has been stalled by return to lockdowns, according to the latest Financy Women’s...
ATO reminds October TBAR lodgement for SMSFs
The quarterly transfer balance account report (TBAR) for self-managed super funds (SMSFs) is due on 28 October 2021. Read more at SMSF...
