Banking, Accounting and Finance News
Australia’s VET regulator, ASQA, appears to be failing the fraud prevention test.
NACC defends year's work
The corruption watchdog says its integrity work is messy, controversial, and only just beginning.
Passport procurement probed
The Australian Passport Office (APO) has faced strong criticism following an audit.
PM pledges HECS help
Labor is promising more free TAFE and HECS reforms in what is seen as a pre-election rally.
In-house effort drops contractors
Defence faces the most substantial cuts in the APS’s contractor reduction plan.
Fossil fuels for brisk conditions
Australia’s energy market is feeling the chill, but coal and gas have kept the lights on.
MP tour to ease transition
Federal ministers will visit industrial heartlands to see how to retain regional jobs.
Climate report backs concern
Australia’s climate is warming fast, bringing harsher fires, hotter seas, and shifting rainfall extremes.
Tax collection tallied
Australia’s top corporations have paid record taxes, but over 1,200 still managed to pay nothing.
ACCC outlines changes
Australia’s financial services need stronger competition and consumer protections, the ACCC says.