Australia's falling dollar should give the Reserve Bank an even stronger reason to cut interest rates next month, a QUT financial economist has said.

Standardised accounting guidelines developed at QUT in Brisbane that are saving the not-for-profit sector millions of dollars have been handed over to the national charity regulator, the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC).

Have you ever travelled alone for a holiday? How did you cope with eating solo in restaurants or paying extra for a single room? These are questions being asked in a new study by QUT business academic Dr Connie Bianchi.

It is not often a 22-year-old gets the chance to rub shoulders with some of the world's most powerful people, but QUT Business School student Leighton Haworth has just returned from Paris having done just that.

Rural Australia will suffer from its own 'sub-prime' mortgage crisis if systemic economic issues are not dealt with quickly.

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A QUT economist says if tomorrow's Queensland Government budget focuses around needing to balance state accounts and lower debt in order to support economic growth it will be questionable from a financial and economic point of view.

Commercialisation of Everest has helped break down the "the brotherhood of the rope" whereby climbers risked their lives to help others in difficulty and in so doing gave up their chance of "summiting".

QUT employees have more than doubled their generosity over the past five years when it comes to making payroll donations to help financially struggling students.

With a brain for business, a passion for international relations and a desire to be heard and engage on a global scale, QUT Honours student Benjamin Boulter is set to make his mark on the world stage when he attends the G20 Youth Summit in Russia next month (June).

It takes creativity and innovation to crack the music charts ... and those same skills could also be a key to cracking your own career success.

When Paul Osuch graduated from QUT in 1993 he had no inkling he would pioneer a new approach to independent theatre.

QUT pre-budget comment:

The Economy
The federal government is right to spend on infrastructure and send the economy into deficit, a QUT economist claims.

Each year more than 50 Queensland families suffer the heartbreak of losing a child through terminal illness. Queensland does not have a specialised respite facility for families caring for a dying child or a place where they can be together while their child receives end-of-life care.

A leading QUT financial economist says the RBA has little reason not to cut interest rates.

A recent Australian study has found that charity boards may be either a boon or a barrier in raising funds for their organisation's community work.

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