NAB names new CFO

The major bank has appointed a new chief financial officer, who will bring considerable domestic and international experience to the role.

PROFESSION • Thu, 28 Aug 2025

Accountants falling behind on AI as skills gap widens

Accounting professionals are facing a widening skills gap in AI, with most admitting they lack a clear strategy and remain stuck in the experimentation stage.

TECHNOLOGY • Thu, 21 Aug 2025

WFH now a ‘permanent and distinct feature’ for Australian employees

New research shows that half of all employed Australians, accounting for close to 7 million people, now ‘work from home’ to some extent – demonstrating a fundamental, if ...

PROFESSION • Thu, 14 Aug 2025

4-day weeks will deliver ‘improved productivity’: ACTU

At next week’s economic reform roundtable, the ACTU will push for shorter working hours with no loss in pay, including a four-day work week, arguing that all Australians ...

ECONOMY • Wed, 13 Aug 2025

Accounting leaders facing seismic shift in AI era

With artificial intelligence rapidly changing how accounting firms deliver services, communicate with clients, and manage internal processes, a new event is launching to ...

PROFESSION • Wed, 13 Aug 2025

Reserve Bank’s August 2025 cash rate call revealed

Following last month’s shock hold, find out here if the board has decided to raise, hold, or cut interest rates at its second meeting of the new financial year.

ECONOMY • Tue, 12 Aug 2025

‘Tech bros get all the benefits’: Mixed reactions to Productivity Commission’s AI report

The Productivity Commission’s recent AI report has stirred the industrial relations pot ahead of the Economic Reform Roundtable just weeks away, with one expert warning ...

ECONOMY • Thu, 07 Aug 2025

Accountants face AML staffing squeeze

Accounting firms must move quickly on hiring for AML compliance ahead of the July 2026 deadline, one expert has said.

PROFESSION • Thu, 07 Aug 2025

Future-proof your business: How to succeed in any economic cycle

A partner at Accendo Financial has discussed the role of brokers and accountants in helping SMEs navigate uncertainty ahead of the free-to-attend SME Bootcamp 2025.

PROFESSION • Tue, 22 Jul 2025