Accountants are unlikely revolutionaries, but according to Jane Gleeson-White, they are leading the charge in reforming the global economy for the good of us all. An international movement has begun within the finance world, and a few innovative global companies are starting to look at how nature and society can be included in their bottom...

This report reviews the existing literature relating to Indigenous students and business-related studies in Australia, and provides a snapshot of Indigenous students' participation in, and completion of, business-related higher education courses.

This paper compares the level and source of income for Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians using data from the 2011 wave of the Household Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) survey. Three sources of income are considered: wages and salaries; government benefits; and income from businesses, investments and other private transfers. Consistent with many previous...

Not everyone is going to be better off at the back end of the current oil price cycle. Introduction The fall in oil prices in the second half of 2014 was both dramatic and unexpected, bringing to an end a four-year period of relative stability. As recently as October 2014, the World Bank forecast crude...

This paper outlines key issues for an inquiry into the barriers to setting up, transferring and closing a business, and invites submissions from the public. Overview In undertaking this inquiry, the Commission has been asked by the Australian Government to conduct a broad ranging investigation and to specifically investigate, analyse and propose recommendations on: The...