Regulation

Bankruptcy fraudster slammed with 2.5-year jail sentence

An AFSA investigation has led to the imprisonment of a Queensland man for 2.5 years for bankruptcy fraud.

16 February 2026 • By Imogen Wilson

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Companies

AIM S Australia

Headquartered in Melbourne, AIM S Australia is an award-winning CPA public practice specialising in complex...

03 February 2026 • By [email protected]

Technology

Australian accountants increasingly confident in AI nationally

New findings have shown a growing reliance on AI industry-wide.

02 February 2026 • By Amelia McNamara

Business

Alleged ‘shadow director’ of failing accounting firms to fight ban

A Melbourne man allegedly behind the failure of several law and accounting firms has won a bid for documents to assist...

28 January 2026 • By Naomi Neilson

Regulation

‘Greed, incompetence and arrogance’: Adviser jailed for stealing $1m in super

A former financial adviser has been sentenced to six years in prison for misappropriating over $1 million from...

27 January 2026 • By Emma Partis

Technology

Cutting through the AI hype: How to choose tools that truly deliver

Many AI-powered tools can transform the way businesses work. While it is great to have choices, sometimes the sheer...

23 January 2026 • By Yonatan Bley

Tax

The great divide: Will Div 296 risk ‘unfair penalisation’?

As conversations and opinions continue to circulate on the proposed changes to superannuation tax, the joint bodies...

22 January 2026 • By Imogen Wilson

Appointments

CA ANZ elects its first female board chair

The professional accounting body has revealed its newly elected board chair, Sarah Petersen.

22 January 2026 • By Imogen Wilson

Regulation

UNSW ‘systemic’ failures, $213,120 penalty: ‘Fundamentally a governance issue’

Only a month after being penalised $211,200, UNSW was issued a corrected penalty for payroll record-keeping failures –...

16 January 2026 • By Carlos Tse

Business

The engagement trap: Becoming irreplaceable in the age of AI

The future of work isn’t waiting for better workplaces. It’s waiting for better contributors, writes Grant Wyatt.

16 January 2026 • By Grant Wyatt

Technology

Learn from Australia’s leading voice on AI adoption in accounting

Where should accounting firms focus with AI in 2026?

14 January 2026 • By Ignition

Business

Accounts officer chose ‘rage’ over lawful direction, Fair Work finds

An accounts officer failed to dispute a bus manufacturer’s decision to terminate her over an “irreconcilable...

14 January 2026 • By Naomi Neilson

Business

‘Over-availability’ expectations causing loyalty drains

New research has revealed the impacts that workers face in navigating their right to disconnect, including risks of...

13 January 2026 • By Carlos Tse

Tax

Former Labor ‘rising star’ fails to overturn penalties following alleged tax...

A former “rising star” of the Labor Party has failed to overturn amended tax assessments stemming from almost $4...

12 January 2026 • By Emma Partis

Regulation

‘Not good enough’: UNSW slapped with $200k penalty for payroll failures

UNSW has incurred over $200,000 in penalties and $13 million in reparations for failing to maintain adequate payroll...

09 January 2026 • By Emma Partis

Regulation

ASIC sues BDO Audit for alleged failures amid $26.6m misappropriation

ASIC is pursuing Federal Court action against BDO Audit and its director following alleged failures to detect and...

06 January 2026 • By Emma Partis

Business

Accountants Daily’s top 10 podcast episodes of 2025

Take a trip through memory lane as we reflect on this year’s most-listened-to podcast episodes with host Imogen Wilson.

30 December 2025 • By Imogen Wilson

Tax

Where taxpayers claims go wrong, from ‘edible undies to dog food’

As tax time has wrapped up but will inevitably swing by again, a tax specialist shares some of the most outrageous tax...

17 December 2025 • By Imogen Wilson