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When family business gets personal
On paper, succession is a process. In a family business, it can become a minefield of emotion and personality. How can you guide clients through the fallout?
Sustainable Futures Challenge builds a new generation of global leaders
As organisations, their supply chains and their markets increasingly cross borders, accountants capable of defining and solving multifaceted,...
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...
Beyond the PwC scandal, there’s a growing case for a royal commission into Australia’s ruthless corporate greed
That review, conducted by former Telstra chief Ziggy Switkowski, was published on Wednesday, along with an assurance from the firm that it would...
Nobel Prize winner Claudia Goldin knows how to close accounting’s gender pay gap
This article was published in the July/August edition of Public Accountant magazine. It is reproduced here with minor changes. When Harvard...
Q&A: How Louise Bloomfield became an alderman
At age 26 and just 10 days after giving birth to her first child, Bloomfield was homeless. “I lost everything that I owned, bar what could fit...
Why we need a federal small business agency now
In 2022, the IPA-Deakin SME Research Centre published The Case for a National Australian Small Business Agency white paper to help improve...
Is Australia’s record $50 billion Defence budget a good investment?
The Army's entire MRH-90 fleet was grounded after a crash in July that killed four ADF members. This is not the first trouble with the...
Why women’s sport needs more than investment in new facilities
Sport can play a powerful role in fostering healthy, prosperous, and positive outcomes for societies. Being physically active goes beyond...
How to start an accounting firm
Starting a practice requires time, energy and resources. It’s not a decision to be taken lightly, but one that needs to be made on the basis of...
IPA advocacy update: ESG and sustainability reporting
This year, as the IPA turns 100, we find ourselves not only celebrating the past, but looking towards the future. A large part of our future is...
