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Lockdowns demand more from staff engagement programs

For most businesses, there has been a recognition that working during a global pandemic comes with a heightened need...

20 August 2021 • By Tony Fittler, HLB Mann Judd Australasian Association

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Unemployment rate falls to 12-year low

The latest round of employment data shows the unemployment rate fell by 0.3 of a percentage point to 4.6 per cent...

20 August 2021 • By John Buckley

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Victoria injects $807m in additional business support

More than 110,000 Victorian businesses stand to benefit from $807 million in additional support, as the state...

19 August 2021 • By John Buckley

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Halifax auditors fined $50k over audit failures

A Sydney auditor and an audit firm have now been fined a combined $50,000 after pleading guilty to breaching auditing...

19 August 2021 • By Jotham Lian

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Dominello apologises for Service NSW payment delays

NSW Minister for Customer Service Victor Dominello has apologised to businesses for the slow delivery of COVID-19...

19 August 2021 • By John Buckley

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‘Canary in the coalmine’: Accountants fear economic downturn

Concerns over the state of the Australian economy have swelled across the profession, according to a new survey, as...

19 August 2021 • By John Buckley

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ASIC says no leeway for sole practitioners on FASEA exam

The corporate regulator has conceded there is no legal leeway for advisers who fail the FASEA exam to transition their...

19 August 2021 • By Sarah Kendell

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Automated business systems are freeing up accountants to do what counts

Accountants are in the business of helping people. They, and the accounting firms they work in, generally put clients...

19 August 2021 • By MYOB