Critical Line Item with Tom Ravlic

Dec 10 2024 223 ep. 30 mins 10

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Tom Ravlic FIPA has looked at complex issues in business, finance and politics for a range of publications over two decades. Critical Line Item takes you to the heart of the issues that matter in business and politics with guests who are experts in their field. His book on the Banking Royal Commission, Vulture City – how our bankers got rich on swindles, was released in October 2019 was positively received by prominent journalists, commentators and academics. His subsequent titles, Rorts & Rip Offs and Crown: Playing in the Shadows built on his focus on financial services. He currently contributes to The Mandarin, Professional Planner and the International Tax Review.

Tom has also taught accounting-related units at two prominent Australian universities and been a consultant on the development of accounting curriculum for two global professional accounting associations.

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Ravlic at Large - S1E2 - Barbara Pocock

Dec 10 2024 38 mins

The past 12 months have seen a lot of activity in parliamentary inquiries related to accounting firms and consultants. Senator Barbara Pocock tells Tom Ravlic about the inquiries in which she has participated, and that she thinks a lot more work needs to be done. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Getting evidence for policy making and legislating tougher tax laws

Dec 09 2024 26 mins

Andrew Leigh, the Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities, Treasury and Employment, joins Tom Ravlic to talk about how the government tests whether policies work, the tax laws impacting companies that operate cross border, and a bit of a chat about what the respective roles for government are the Reserve Bank of Australia. This podcast is the audio of the Ravlic at Large stre

Tips on how to get a broader perspective on Australia's domestic politics

Dec 08 2024 11 mins

How may people do you listen to with whom you disagree? What do you read on poltics and why? Tom Ravlic suggests that people can do themselves a favour and read more broadly. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Where are we at with creating inclusive workplaces that incorporate disabled people?

Dec 04 2024 23 mins

Deloitte Australia's accessibility lead Dani Fraillon is on a mission to try and raise awareness on the importance of creating better workplace environments for disabled people. She is concerned that in 2024 people are still unable to feel comfortable disclosing their disabilities at the office as well as get some form of adjustment that means they can reach their full potential in

A reflection on the International Day for People with Disabiities

Dec 03 2024 14 mins

A reflection on a day Tom Ravlic views as one of three important days of the year. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Food security - a view from the Australian Food and Agriculture Industry Taskforc

Dec 03 2024 23 mins

Deloitte's Vanessa Matthijssen is a member of the Australian Food and Agricultural Industry Taskforce and she has some significant concerns about the current status of the food sector. The taskforce has issued a fairly comprehensive paper that sets out a range of policy ideas but she argues these ideas can only be properly implemented with a higher degree of coordination betwe

Colbeck and the social media ban law

Nov 30 2024 8 mins

Senator Richard Colbeck - a coalition senator from Tasmania - delivered a short, pithy address to the Senate last week in defense of proper legislative process. What would supporters of this social media ban think if a law they disliked was rammed through in the same way as this social media ban they were pleased to see pop out of the other end of the sausage machine last week? Giv

Submissions from experts and advocacy groups were ignored - what was the point?

Nov 29 2024 16 mins

Many thousands of submissions were made to a parliamentary committee that considered the legislation related to the social media ban for people under the age of 16 with only 107 being uploaded, and quite of few of those opposed the law as proposed. Tom Ravlic looks at some of the ones you might not have heard about and asks whether this is like the Voice Referendum where parts of t

The social media ban law - a personal perspective

Nov 28 2024 12 mins

Tom Ravlic reflects on the social media ban law and what people under 16 will miss out on when the legislation comes into force. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Taking a look at Australia's economy: the state of the Albanese budget, off budget games, and how best to talk about cost of living

Nov 26 2024 41 mins

Australians are heading into an election and the Coalition parties have ensured that economic management and cost of living will be the central issues around which the campaign evolves. Deloitte Access Economics' Stephen Smith walks Tom Ravlic through aspects of its most recent Deloitte Budget Monitor, and touches on better ways of explaining the way government's talk about their e