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…
Veteran journalist George Donikian has a range of issues with the way in which journalism is practiced today, and he is unafraid to let you know. He talks with Tom Ravlic about his own history, concerns about the nature of political violence and political expression. And how the damn host pronounces his surname .... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Australia Institute director Emma Shortis is one of several Australians including parliamentarians that want President Joe Biden to pardon Julian Assange, the Australian founder of Wikileaks. Will Biden do so in his final days in the White House? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Gordon Traill is a former chef with the Australian Defence Forces and he takes Tom Ravlic on a tour across his almost three decade long career in the armed forces. Traill is a part of an exhibition at the Shrine of Remembrance called the 'Taste of Combat' that is on from 2 December 2024 to late 2025. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Deakin University Professor Greg Barton explores the definition of terrorism with Tom Ravlic and a range of practical consequences that arise when terrorism is defined in a particular way. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The interview Tom Ravlic did recently with Senator Barbara Pocock provided some food for thought for an audience that did not know the South Australia senator and Greens representative at all well. Tom Ravlic asks whether we actually condition ourselves to not listen to people, and to learn what they are all about. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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.
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 streamed…
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.
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 the workplace.…