From www.themandarin.com.au: Australia’s Productivity Commission is consulting stakeholders on modernizing financial reporting by introducing digital financial reports to alleviate compliance burdens with ASIC regulations.

Despite recommendations from various parliamentary inquiries over the past three decades, no significant progress has been made towards implementing digital financial reporting.

Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand advocates for this advancement, noting that 90% of leading economies already mandate such measures.

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