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One CFO has reflected on how accountants and organisations can avoid underpaying their staff and prepare for Payday Super laws by embedding strong governance, control mechanisms, and systems.

Accounting Times’ sister brand, Accountants Daily, and principal partner MYOB, are thrilled to launch the 13th annual Australian Accounting Awards, for which submissions and nominations are now open.

Atlassian has appointed former LinkedIn executive James Chuong as its new CFO, taking the reins from former CFO Joe Binz.

Cyber security is a board-level governance obligation, not an IT issue, according to Andrew Philp, field CISO for ANZ at Trend Micro, following a court-imposed penalty against Australia-based financial firm FIIG Securities. ...

Joint accounting and SMSF bodies have given their thoughts on Treasury’s review into professional indemnity insurance following its CSLR reforms.

A partner at big four accounting firm KPMG is facing a $10,000 fine after they were found to have used AI to cheat on an internal AI exam.

A national audit committee has found “serious” shortcomings in the Attorney-General Department’s procurement of support and advocacy services for victims of child sexual abuse.

Financial services CEOs are positive about the outlook for the sector in 2026, even as global economic uncertainty continues to weigh on broader sentiment.

Entrepreneur-focused accounting and advisory firm BlueRock has joined ATLAST, a global network of accounting and advisory firms.

BDO Australia’s Perth office has welcomed three new partners in CFO advisory, indirect tax, and R&D and government incentives.