Nightmare Pipeline Failures: Fantasy planning, black swans and integrity management

Why is Andrew Hopkins’ quiet outrage making the world of work safer? Read the story behind the storyteller. Jan Hayes & Andrew Hopkins The worst nightmares of the oil and gas pipeline industry are coming true in the United States. High-pressure natural gas pipelines run u... Read more

Published: Dec 2014

Safety Culture and Risk

Why is Andrew Hopkin's quiet outrage making the world of work safer? Read the story behind the storyteller. Safety management in the workplace is an issue of critical importance to business managers as well as those responsible for OHS in any organisation. However, although the conc... Read more

Published: Dec 2014

Learning from High Reliability Organisations

Why is Andrew Hopkin's quiet outrage making the world of work safer? Read the story behind the storyteller. This eBook is an in-depth analysis into what makes a high reliability organisation. Combining research from OHS experts, including Professor Andrew Hopkins, learn what these org... Read more

Published: Dec 2014

Success for New Leaders (eBook)

OVERVIEW Success for New Leaders is a practical and personal guide for anyone new to the art of leading people. The eBook presents a number of typical challenges experienced by managers, offering techniques, or “tips” on what works and what does not — enabling new leader... Read more

Published: Nov 2014

Australian Resource Rent Tax Legislation with Regulations - 2nd Edition

BACKGROUND The Minerals Resource Rent Tax (MRRT or mining tax) has been repealed. The Governor-General fixed, by way of proclamation, 30 September 2014 as the commencement date for the Minerals Resource Rent Tax Repeal and Other Measures Act 2014 (Act No 96 of 2014) which abolishes the MRRT. A... Read more

Published: Oct 2014

Income Tax, Native Title and Mining Payments

Income Tax, Native Title and Mining Payments evaluates existing income tax regimes for mining payments made under the Native Title Act and the Aboriginal Land Rights Act. This is the fourth volume of the Wolters Kluwer, CCH and Australasian Tax Teachers Association (ATTA) Doctoral Series and w... Read more

Published: Oct 2014

HR Basics for Managers: Unfair Employment Practices (Topic 6 of 6)

The management of people and employment issues can be complex and challenging. It is for this reason we have created the eBook series, HR Basics for Managers. These quick guides cover a broad range of key topics, such as recruitment, performance management, coaching, and termination and redundanc... Read more

Published: Sep 2014

HR Basics for Managers: Performance Management (Topic 2 of 6)

The management of people and employment issues can be complex and challenging. It is for this reason we have created the eBook series, HR Basics for Managers. These quick guides cover a broad range of key topics, such as recruitment, performance management, coaching, and termination and redundanc... Read more

Published: Sep 2014

Buying and Selling Residential Property in NSW (eBook)

OVERVIEW Large numbers of residential property transactions take place every day, particularly in a hot market such as Sydney’s. Yet property transactions are increasing in complexity, especially with the rise in popularity of strata titled properties.  This eBook is essential re... Read more

Published: Sep 2014

HR Basics for Managers: Recruitment (Topic 1 of 6)

The management of people and employment issues can be complex and challenging. It is for this reason we have created the eBook series, HR Basics for Managers. These quick guides cover a broad range of key topics, such as recruitment, performance management, coaching, and termination and redundanc... Read more

Published: Sep 2014

HR Basics for Managers: Coaching (Topic 5 of 6)

The management of people and employment issues can be complex and challenging. It is for this reason we have created the eBook series, HR Basics for Managers. These quick guides cover a broad range of key topics, such as recruitment, performance management, coaching, and termination and redundanc... Read more

Published: Sep 2014

HR Basics for Managers: Managing Grievances and Conflict (Topic 4 of 6)

The management of people and employment issues can be complex and challenging. It is for this reason we have created the eBook series, HR Basics for Managers. These quick guides cover a broad range of key topics, such as recruitment, performance management, coaching, and termination and redundanc... Read more

Published: Sep 2014

Manager to Leader: Skills and insights for a successful transition (eBook)

OVERVIEW All too often people who are successful in their jobs are promoted to management without an appropriate level of support. They are often unaware of the implications of managing a team and their need to develop new skills to lead and inspire people to do their best work. Instead, many ... Read more

Published: May 2014

Minimise Your Tax: Keys to Effective Tax Planning

If wealthy individuals can minimise their tax burden and still operate within Australian tax laws, there is potential for the everyday wage earner to do the same. Minimise Your Tax provides the information you need to meet your compliance obligations while operating in a smart way to minimise you... Read more

Published: Jul 2013

Guide to MySuper, SuperChoice and SuperStream

The world of superannuation is set to undergo a series of profound changes over the next two years. This practical Guide provides the know-how to make sense of the new super world. Fund administrators will need to design new processes,systems, checks and balances. Employers will have to c... Read more

Published: Apr 2013

Understanding Accounting Principles

OVERVIEW Understanding Accounting Principles is an abridged version of the full text of the Australian Master Bookkeepers Guide - 3rd edition. The title uses simple language so that readers with a non-accounting background will find it easy to understand Practical in nature and contains numer... Read more

Published: Jun 2011

Finders Keepers: How to attract and retain great employees

How do you find and keep talented staff? In the face of a growing skills shortage, this is one of the biggest issues facing business and HR managers today. In Finders Keepers, ten Australian businesses tell us the secrets of their success. OVERVIEW Finders Keepers, based on genuine Austr... Read more

Published: Aug 2008

The Accountant as an Expert Witness

OVERVIEW A 200 page book on forensic accounting. It is a practical guide to help prepare any qualified accountant who may need to appear as an expert witness in a court or before a tribunal or forum. It would also be of use to legal practitioners who retain/train accountants for such appear... Read more

Published: Jan 2007

Bound Australian Tax Cases 2014

Australian Tax Cases produces cases released by the High Court of Australia, the Federal Court of Australia, the various Supreme Courts and the Administrative Appeal Tribunal. Each case is preceded by a headnote outlining the facts, the submissions, the decision and the reasons for the decisio... Read more

Bound Australian Tax Cases 2013

Australian Tax Cases produces cases released by the High Court of Australia, the Federal Court of Australia, the various Supreme Courts and the Administrative Appeal Tribunal. Each case is preceded by a headnote outlining the facts, the submissions, the decision and the reasons for the decisio... Read more