Media Releases

MAY

2025

AASB

AASB, MASB, and CPA Australia Launch Joint Research Report Addressing Key Accounting Challenges

The Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB), the Malaysian Accounting Standards Board (MASB), and CPA Australia have today released AASB Research Report 24 / MASB Research Report

The research is divided into two main sections:

Part A: IASB Agenda Priorities – This
Part B: Segment Reporting

Dr. Keith Kendall,...

OCTOBER

2023

AASB

Climate Reporting Standards Exposure Draft Released for Feedback

The development of climate reporting Standards for large Australian entities on their moves to reduce carbon emissions has taken a significant step forward with the public release of the detailed Exposure Draft.

The Australian Accounting Standards Board, which is...

OCTOBER

2022

AASB

Australian and Malaysian Standards Board Publish First Joint Research

The AASB and the Malaysian Accounting Standards Board (MASB) have published their first research paper together marking an important new stage of their partnership.

Media Release on Climate Change Proposed Standards Framework issued by AASB

23 Nov

2021

23 November 2021

The Australian Accounting Standards Board has issued a Media Release on a Proposed Climate Change Standards Framework....

Representatives of the AASB and the ASBJ hold meeting in Melbourne

26 Mar

2018

26 March 2018

Representatives of the Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB) and the Accounting
Standards Board of Japan (ASBJ) met on 22 and 23 March, 2018 in Melbourne,
Australia. This meeting was the first meeting between the AASB and members of the ASBJ.

Charity reporting regime – not a level playing field

23 Oct

2017

23 October 2017

Australian charities are burdened with a financial reporting regime that’s overly complex and inconsistent and which fails to promote the sector’s accountability or efficiency, according to research undertaken by the Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB).

Better infrastructure transparency for taxpayers

20 Jul

2017

20 July 2017

The costs, benefits and risks of infrastructure and other public service projects will be more transparently and consistently reported to taxpayers under a new Australian accounting standard released today.