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The ATO has received almost 1,000 tax evasion tip-offs a week in the 2024–25 financial year, revealing hotspots in the construction, hospitality and beauty services sectors.

CPA Australia has urged Australian businesses to match AI investments with stronger cyber security protection, or risk financial and reputational risk.

For financial services CISOs, having trust at the core of operations means staying ahead of increasingly sophisticated attackers without slowing the pace of innovation, writes David Hollingworth.

Consumer sentiment has surged back to optimistic territory for the first time since 2022, the Westpac-Melbourne Institute has found.

A recent privacy penalty case has demonstrated the importance of maintaining strong cyber governance during mergers and acquisitions, Grant Thornton has said.

Without a substantial pick-up in productivity, the RBA warns that Australia’s economy could be “boxed in” to a period of lacklustre growth.

As the world continues to move towards its climate, sustainability and net-zero goals, businesses worldwide fail to aid the transition with weak climate transition plans.

As employers recognise their employees need additional skills to perform projects and tasks, digital transformation initiatives are front of mind.

Being a fractional chief financial officer allows one to be “both a strategic partner and a steady hand behind the scenes”, one professional has said.

Multinationals covered by Australia’s global minimum tax rules will need to lodge their first Pillar Two tax returns in June 2026.

An insolvency and restructuring firm has urged small business owners to be aware of heightened ATO activity as its debt book continues to grow.