As fraud gets smarter and more costly, responsibility for fraud detection is being reinforced — starting with the boards and executives, and extending to auditors and beyond. When it comes down to it, organisational culture might be the strongest defence. 

By Marina Williams

INTHEBLACK Out Loud brings you a curated selection of audio articles from CPA Australia’s award-winning magazine, INTHEBLACK. Stories span a wide range of topics, including business, career development and the economy, and offer key insights into strategic thought leadership and expert analysis.

CPA Australia publishes four podcasts, providing commentary and thought leadership across business, finance, and accounting:

•             With Interest

•             INTHEBLACK

•             INTHEBLACK Out Loud

•             Excel Tips

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You can email the podcast team at [email protected]

Working in a culturally toxic environment can take a significant toll on employee health. Knowing what makes a workplace toxic and how to identify contributing behaviours are the first steps to cleaning it up.

By Nicola Heath

INTHEBLACK Out Loud brings you a curated selection of audio articles from CPA Australia’s award-winning magazine, INTHEBLACK. Stories span a wide range of topics, including business, career development and the economy, and offer key insights into strategic thought leadership and expert analysis.

CPA Australia publishes four podcasts, providing commentary and thought leadership across business, finance, and accounting:

•             With Interest

•             INTHEBLACK

•             INTHEBLACK Out Loud

•             Excel Tips

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You can email the podcast team at [email protected]

Faced with the dual crises of housing shortages and climate change, the construction sector is reviving historical designs and pioneering new materials to build efficiently. 

By Alexandra Cain

INTHEBLACK Out Loud brings you a curated selection of audio articles from CPA Australia’s award-winning magazine, INTHEBLACK. Stories span a wide range of topics, including business, career development and the economy, and offer key insights into strategic thought leadership and expert analysis.

CPA Australia publishes four podcasts, providing commentary and thought leadership across business, finance, and accounting:

•             With Interest

•             INTHEBLACK

•             INTHEBLACK Out Loud

•             Excel Tips

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You can email the podcast team at [email protected]

The trade relationship between the Gulf States and Asia has deep historical ties. At a time of geopolitical shifts, it offers real economic opportunities, as well as some risks. 

By Cameron Cooper

INTHEBLACK Out Loud brings you a curated selection of audio articles from CPA Australia’s award-winning magazine, INTHEBLACK. Stories span a wide range of topics, including business, career development and the economy, and offer key insights into strategic thought leadership and expert analysis.

CPA Australia publishes four podcasts, providing commentary and thought leadership across business, finance, and accounting:

•             With Interest

•             INTHEBLACK

•             INTHEBLACK Out Loud

•             Excel Tips

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You can email the podcast team at [email protected]

A daily cappuccino is likely to cost significantly more over the next six to 12 months as parched plantations, pirates and a predilection for a stronger brew all take their toll. 

By Chris Sheedy

INTHEBLACK Out Loud brings you a curated selection of audio articles from CPA Australia’s award-winning magazine, INTHEBLACK. Stories span a wide range of topics, including business, career development and the economy, and offer key insights into strategic thought leadership and expert analysis.

CPA Australia publishes four podcasts, providing commentary and thought leadership across business, finance, and accounting:

•             With Interest

•             INTHEBLACK

•             INTHEBLACK Out Loud

•             Excel Tips

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You can email the podcast team at [email protected]

Workplaces can pose a risk to employee mental-health and have the potential to create chronic stress, anxiety and depression. Employers in Australia are now required to address these psychosocial hazards. So what should they look for? 

By Nicola Heath

INTHEBLACK Out Loud brings you a curated selection of audio articles from CPA Australia’s award-winning magazine, INTHEBLACK. Stories span a wide range of topics, including business, career development and the economy, and offer key insights into strategic thought leadership and expert analysis.

CPA Australia publishes four podcasts, providing commentary and thought leadership across business, finance, and accounting:

•             With Interest

•             INTHEBLACK

•             INTHEBLACK Out Loud

•             Excel Tips

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You can email the podcast team at [email protected]

Tax deductions for the wealthy have been bolstering philanthropic funds for some time now. The challenge remains to make the mainstream population feel their contributions count too. 

By Prue Moodie

INTHEBLACK Out Loud brings you a curated selection of audio articles from CPA Australia’s award-winning magazine, INTHEBLACK. Stories span a wide range of topics, including business, career development and the economy, and offer key insights into strategic thought leadership and expert analysis.

CPA Australia publishes four podcasts, providing commentary and thought leadership across business, finance, and accounting:

•             With Interest

•             INTHEBLACK

•             INTHEBLACK Out Loud

•             Excel Tips

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You can email the podcast team at [email protected]

As the climate transition forges ahead, repurposing coal-fired power stations and their surrounding communities makes smart business sense. 

By Deborah Tarrant

INTHEBLACK Out Loud brings you a curated selection of audio articles from CPA Australia’s award-winning magazine, INTHEBLACK. Stories span a wide range of topics, including business, career development and the economy, and offer key insights into strategic thought leadership and expert analysis.

CPA Australia publishes four podcasts, providing commentary and thought leadership across business, finance, and accounting:

•             With Interest

•             INTHEBLACK

•             INTHEBLACK Out Loud

•             Excel Tips

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You can email the podcast team at [email protected]

Australian income and assets test thresholds have been in place for sophisticated and wholesale investors for almost 25 years, but an inquiry finds significant change is unlikely for now. 

By Gary Anders

INTHEBLACK Out Loud brings you a curated selection of audio articles from CPA Australia’s award-winning magazine, INTHEBLACK. Stories span a wide range of topics, including business, career development and the economy, and offer key insights into strategic thought leadership and expert analysis.

CPA Australia publishes four podcasts, providing commentary and thought leadership across business, finance, and accounting:

•             With Interest

•             INTHEBLACK

•             INTHEBLACK Out Loud

•             Excel Tips

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You can email the podcast team at [email protected]

As workplaces become more diverse and agile, is a monolithic view of culture still fit for purpose? Or is there a place for complementary microcultures that can bring a company’s values to life? 

By Nicola Heath

INTHEBLACK Out Loud brings you a curated selection of audio articles from CPA Australia’s award-winning magazine, INTHEBLACK. Stories span a wide range of topics, including business, career development and the economy, and offer key insights into strategic thought leadership and expert analysis.

CPA Australia publishes four podcasts, providing commentary and thought leadership across business, finance, and accounting:

•             With Interest

•             INTHEBLACK

•             INTHEBLACK Out Loud

•             Excel Tips

Search for them in your podcast app.

You can email the podcast team at [email protected]