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Migrant Accountants Fail English Test

14 January 2009

OVERSEAS accountants are flocking to Australia under the skilled migration program but few pass the English requirements to work in the sector, leaving labour shortfalls unmet, a study into immigration policy has found... read full story

Love The Job And Prioritise The Rest

17 November 2007

Kate James is one of a growing number of private coaches working with people whose work-life balance is out of kilter... read full story

Cheek Of A Red-hot Cause Puts Others In The Shade

7 November 2007

October, it can hardly have escaped your notice, was pink-ribbon month. And although November is now decidedly upon us - witness the hyper-happy Christmas carols ejaculating prematurely from every Muzak nozzle - you still can't bring in the junk mail without an avalanche of breast propaganda, all tight white T-shirts and tighter, whiter teeth, offering you a snow job... read full story

Put Doctors In Charge, Not Lawyers, Accountants And Mbas

28 September 2007

The current crisis in hospitals and what happened at Royal North Shore is a sign of system failure presided over by the Minister for Health... read full story

The Road To Safety

22 August 2007

If you live away from home or frequently travel for your job, be sure to fulfil the requirements of the taxman... read full story

The Four-hour Day

14 April 2007

Not if the accountants have their way, writes Lissa Christopher... read full story

Helping Those Who Need To Know Basics Of Law

12 November 2006

ACCOUNTANTS, bankers, journalists, social workers and other professionals are taking the law into their own hands. Their knowledge of law, that is... read full story

Retiring Types Stay On The Job

30 September 2006

Many in their 50s are extending their careers in finance, writes Josh Jennings... read full story

Discrimination, It's An Age-old Tale

28 September 2006

DESPITE skills shortages, employers are less likely to hire older accountants, lawyers and engineers... read full story