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How accounting fuels progress in this 2025 Nobel-winner’s work
Think the Industrial Revolution was all steam and steel, or that the computing age relies simply on programming and chips? Nobel prize-winner Joel Mokyr has argued for decades that the development of accounting enabled these economic leaps.
Q&A: One lesson I’ve learnt – Matt Connor
Q: Before becoming an accountant, you worked in hospitality. How do the skills you developed in that line of work benefit you now? I spent many...
After the avalanche: The future of the Big Four
Perhaps with unexpected foresight, EY’s project was named ‘Everest’, for the once-unclimbable Himalayan mountain. It was EY’s plan to split the...
Q&A: One lesson I’ve learnt – Tahera Nassrat
Q: What motivated you to become an accountant? When I was at school I always enjoyed studying subjects that were practical and allowed me to get...
Global ethical standards on sustainability reporting and assurance
The International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants (IESBA) recently hosted roundtables in major cities including Paris, Sydney, Singapore...
Q&A: One lesson I’ve learnt – Maria Theresa Viney
Q: Before moving to Kin Kin, Queensland, in 1991, you lived in Manila with your husband and two daughters. A remote farm in Queensland is quite...
Q&A: One lesson I’ve learnt – Sam Zervides
Q: You arrived in Australia as a young refugee. Can you tell us about those early years, and how they shaped the professional you have grown...
Q&A: One lesson I’ve learnt – Abinash Dhungel FIPA
Q: Before immigrating to Australia in 2001, you grew up in Nepal and then spent many years in the United States and New Zealand. How has your...
Business trends for 2022
Hiring staff In 2020-21, the number of employing small businesses has increased by 14.2% from 2017-18. Hiring staff is a natural part of business...
Historic agreement signed between IPA and Fijian counterpart
The IPA and the Fijian Institute of Accountants this week made official a mutual recognition agreement (MRA) which will have benefits for both...
FASEA consults on 3-month exam relief
FASEA has released Corporations (Relevant Providers Exam Standard) Determination 2019 Amendment for consultation. Read more at SMSF...
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