Organising for Safety: How structure creates culture

How do we change the culture of an organisation? The culture change industry assumes that this is best done with educational campaigns - the hearts and minds approach. But this seldom works, because it does not come to terms with the real source of organisational culture - the way the organisatio... Read more

Published: Apr 2019

Australian Master Tax Guide 2019 - 64th Edition

Confidently and quickly navigate all areas of tax with the Australian Master Tax Guide. Access authoritative commentary, practical examples, tax planning points, checklists and key tax rates and dates with ease. This edition incorporates the 2018/19 Federal Budget measures and ... Read more

Published: Feb 2019

Michael Tooma on Managing Contractor Safety

Managing contractor safety is one of the most challenging aspects of safety management. It is now accepted that contractors are more vulnerable to safety risks than other categories of workers. There are a number of reasons for this. They are typically unfamiliar with the working environment they... Read more

Published: Dec 2018

Mergers and Acquisitions - 2nd Edition

OVERVIEW Formerly titled Negotiated Acquisitions and Buyouts, this second edition is a plain English reference guide for mergers and acquisitions and buyouts with step-by-step advice on the key legal, tax and structuring issues when implementing transactions. This edition has been up... Read more

Published: Sep 2018

Total and Permanent Disablement in Superannuation and Insurance - 2nd Edition

OVERVIEW Total and Permanent Disablement in Superannuation and Insurance provides a conceptual framework and in-depth consideration of the case law and its application for the purposes of evaluating total and permanent disablement in the areas of superannuation and insurance. This book ... Read more

Published: Jun 2017

Strata Management in NSW

OVERVIEW NSW strata and community title law is undergoing the most extensive overhaul since the 1973 Strata Titles Act. This book provides practical analysis and comprehensive guidance on the management of Owners Corporations under the new updated laws. Click here for an overview f... Read more

Published: Jan 2017

Maverick Executive: Strategies for Driving Clarity, Effectiveness and Focus

This new book is the result of extensive interviews with high-achievers including elite athletes, coaches, CEOs and entrepreneurs - bringing together strategies, habits and hacks of high performers and research on high performance. It deconstructs the art and science of peak performance in... Read more

Published: Dec 2016

Quiet Outrage: The Way of a Sociologist

Meet Andrew Hopkins: sociologist, storyteller, academic. His books about man-made disasters – gas plant accidents, oil well blowouts, train crashes, coal mine explosions – are best-sellers, read by audiences all over the world. His books have been described by reviewers as page t... Read more

Published: Mar 2016

Understanding Business Contracts

OVERVIEW Understanding Business Contracts is a quick guide designed to assist those working in business understand the practical application of contract law in their day to day dealings. KEY FEATURES Many contract law books present the law as an abstract set of rules along with a stream ... Read more

Published: Feb 2016

Lessons from Gretley: Mindful leadership and the law

Why is Andrew Hopkins’ quiet outrage making the world of work safer?  Are you responsible for safety in your organisation? Following on from the highly respected Lessons from Longford: The Esso Gas Plant Explosion and Lessons from Longford: The Trial, this book explores the 1996 G... Read more

Published: Jan 2015

Australian Master Work Health and Safety Guide - 2nd Edition

The 2018 edition, extended to include New Zealand, is now available for ordering.  OVERVIEW This definitive guide is a first point of reference for work health and safety best practice and strategy. Written by safety professionals, legal practitioners and academics, this leading publicat... Read more

Published: Dec 2014

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

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

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

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

45th Anniversary Australian Family Law Bound Cases Special Edition

Celebrating 45 years of case reporting in Australian Family Law Cases.   OVERVIEW: Led by the Honourable Deputy Chief Justice Robert McClelland of the Family Court of Australia, a specialist case selection panel has chosen the most significant family law cases from the commencement ... Read more

Bound Australian Company Law Cases 2019

The case book is the collection of 2019 company law cases reported in the Australian Company Law Cases (ACC) subscription service. Read more

Bound Australian Family Law Cases 2003

This volume reproduces the full text, or in some instances an edited text, of Australian family law cases decided by: the High Court of Australia, Family Court of Australia, Family Court of Western Australia, Federal Circuit Court of Australia and the state Supreme Courts. Each case has a headnot... Read more