In August 2024, Sydney-based accountant Christina Sawyer applied to the Fair Work Commission for unfair dismissal after a heated exchange allegedly resulted in her termination. From 2008, Sawyer ...

Many - although certainly not all - trust deeds have a role that allows for the unilateral removal of an incumbent trustee, most often referred to as an appointor, however also referred to as a ...

Software firm Dext has announced the launch of Dext AI Assist, an AI tool aimed at automating the nuanced, organisation-specific bookkeeping decisions made by accountants and bookkeepers. Built into ...

Appearing before the Senate Inquiry into consulting services, the big four firm rejected reports made by former staff who worked at the firm about Deloitte cultivating a "dark culture" and that it ...

An accountant has started a conversation around tax advice regulation in Australia, calling for potential reform to differentiate the tax advice allowed to be given by practitioners and lawyers. In a ...

The Senate passed the Supporting Choice in Superannuation and Other Measures) Bill 2025 on Monday, which is designed to reduce duplicate super accounts and introduce consumer protections in relation ...

On Monday, The Guardian reported that the ATO had outsourced thousands of call centre roles to private operators, raising concerns about service quality and incentive structures. Beth Vincent-Pietsch, ...

On Friday, the Institute of Public Accountants (IPA) was grilled in parliament by Senator Deborah O’Neill regarding its member Ryan O’Shea, an auditor whose registration was cancelled following a ...

In a joint statement, Australia’s building lobbies have cautioned the government against paring back the capital gains tax (CGT) discount, warning that higher taxes on housing would hamper supply. The ...

The discovery of approximately $1 billion in potentially fraudulent loans by the Commonwealth Bank last month highlights major risks accountants should pay attention to in their own practices, ...

The global pandemic may have presented one of the most brutal fights for survival for Australia’s small and medium businesses in recent memory. However, an outpouring of community support allowed many ...

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