Critical Line Item with Tom Ravlic

By Tommy Ravlic

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 Sep 24, 2023
An Australian politician (or maybe journalist), I can't remember who, described Australia as a white collar criminal's paradise. They were not wrong. From state to state, corruption of this type, and worse, seems to be noticed but no one is ever held to account. The clever country? More like the conniving country. Pity.

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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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode Date
Letter to Biden - pardon Assange
Jan 16, 2025
Ravlic at Large - S1E4 - Gordon Traill
Dec 17, 2024
Ravlic at Large - S1E3 - Greg Barton
Dec 14, 2024
Why are people not listening to learn, but listening to react?
Dec 14, 2024
Ravlic at Large - S1E2 - Barbara Pocock
Dec 11, 2024
Getting evidence for policy making and legislating tougher tax laws
Dec 10, 2024
Tips on how to get a broader perspective on Australia's domestic politics
Dec 09, 2024
Where are we at with creating inclusive workplaces that incorporate disabled people?
Dec 05, 2024
A reflection on the International Day for People with Disabiities
Dec 04, 2024
Food security - a view from the Australian Food and Agriculture Industry Taskforc
Dec 04, 2024
Colbeck and the social media ban law
Dec 01, 2024
Submissions from experts and advocacy groups were ignored - what was the point?
Nov 30, 2024
The social media ban law - a personal perspective
Nov 29, 2024
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 27, 2024
Dickson Decides - a case study of an independent movement
Nov 27, 2024
Unpacking some of the challenges in climate financial disclosures
Nov 25, 2024
What's wrong with the proposed ban on people under 16 using social media?
Nov 22, 2024
What's up with the new political donation laws in Australia?
Nov 22, 2024
The state of play in credit in the hospitality and retail sectors
Nov 19, 2024
A perspective on the economy, inflation, cost of living and the RBA's accountability
Nov 15, 2024
What is the debate on misinformation and disinformation legislation about?
Nov 14, 2024
Understanding the conflict in the Middle East and its implications in Ausralia
Nov 12, 2024
Senate estimates: what is it, why it matters, and how governments can muck about with it
Oct 25, 2024
How do we get back to having a civil discourse about ideas?
Oct 24, 2024
Taking on accessibility and disability issues in Australia's parliament
Oct 17, 2024
How do we get women's financial security right in Australia?
Jun 20, 2024
The final report on consultants to government - Greens perspective
Jun 14, 2024
A deep dive into challenges with the property market
Apr 25, 2024
An Australian Greens' perspective on the public service, government procurement and regulation
Apr 12, 2024
A cross bench perspective from the Senate with the ACT's David Pocock
Mar 13, 2024
A view on the Israel-Gaza conflict
Jan 09, 2024
What factors contributed to the shootings in Wieambilla in December 2022?
Jan 08, 2024
2023 - the year of kicking consulting firm tyres
Dec 20, 2023
The writer's craft and the state of contemporary discourse in the public square
Oct 22, 2023
What the heck are these sustainability standards? And where do they come from?
Oct 17, 2023
Mute the noisy galahs in the Voice debate
Sep 24, 2023
Boyd and the NSW edition of consultants behaving badly
Aug 31, 2023
Psychosocial hazards in the workplace
Aug 31, 2023
More on consultants behaving badly .... a view from Senator Pocock
Aug 24, 2023
What is a sustainability standard?
Aug 16, 2023
Secret State ... insight into a Four Corners report
Aug 06, 2023
Investigating and reporting on war crimes ...
Aug 06, 2023
Why does a Senator get interested in audit?
Jun 20, 2023
Reporting entertainers, and being entertaining in a social media era
Jun 06, 2023
Consulting firms - why are politicians having a closer look?
May 18, 2023
Taking a look at things Man-Made
May 18, 2023
Every tool has its purpose - understanding diagnostic tools used to assess security threats
May 17, 2023
Kerry O'Brien's voice on the Voice
May 17, 2023
What going down with the bankers?
May 13, 2023
Surviving the coronavirus as an accounting practice - and then pulling off a merger!
May 08, 2023
How big a problem is radicalisation? And what sort of problem is it?
Apr 26, 2023
Life on the road for a Voice
Apr 25, 2023
Ever wondered what happens when people donate their bodies to science?
Apr 22, 2023
What the hell is radicalisation? And how do we better understand motivations for terrorism?
Apr 10, 2023
Hard to Bear - the conversation we need to have
Apr 04, 2023
Keating's AUKUS spray - interpreting its significance
Mar 29, 2023
Getting the feet wet with maritme law ...
Mar 13, 2023
Scammers will look smarter with AI
Mar 13, 2023
how the hell are tax practitioners regulated?
Mar 05, 2023
Understanding money laundering and how bad actors can - and do - get caught
Mar 03, 2023
Understanding the Voice to Parliament
Mar 03, 2023
Budget planning under way - what are the wishes from the CPAs?
Feb 09, 2023
How the heck do we label the things we see as extremism?
Jan 16, 2023
Casinos, gaming, and the spaghetti junction of regulation
Jan 16, 2023
Assange latest, presumption of innocence and the need for a human rights act
Dec 10, 2022
It's Christmas, interest rates are up: what should small business be thinking about?
Dec 06, 2022
The 'why' behind the Afghan Files story - the whistle blower speaks
Nov 22, 2022
Banks and their profits, and other challenges
Nov 14, 2022
Disinformation and its impact on politics and society
Nov 02, 2022
At the heart of getting a Voice to Parliament
Nov 02, 2022
Wage theft: its origins and possible solutions
Oct 20, 2022
How history helps set the context for discussions on a Voice to Parliament
Oct 05, 2022
What is the strategy of the E-Safety Commissioner for keeping people safe online?
Aug 23, 2022
Politics through the eyes of a veteran observer
Aug 16, 2022
Seeing parliament through a new set of eyes
Aug 15, 2022
Fixing the public sector - a retired public servants perspective
Jul 11, 2022
Steve Tolz's 'Here Goes Nothing' - exploring the writer's craft
May 10, 2022
Education, welfare and standing as a First Nations candidate for the Greens
Apr 22, 2022
Authenticity in politics: Hawke's successes, demons, and a biographer's journey
Mar 09, 2022
Making it easier to get to the facts on #auspol
Mar 08, 2022
The Mother, running for the Senate, and having robust debate without being horrible ...
Mar 04, 2022
How does Jo Dyer think politics can be reconstructed?
Feb 25, 2022
What does Georgia Steele stand for? The candidate for the seat of Hughes speaks ....
Feb 23, 2022
The AEC's fight against conspriacy theories on social media
Feb 19, 2022
What happens in the mind of an extremist when they're unmasked? A former extremist explains.
Feb 18, 2022
Fixing a toxic workplace culture - the Federal Parliament edition
Feb 17, 2022
Writing 'On Reckoning', giving voice to survivors, and having the difficult conversation
Feb 08, 2022
Behind the doctorate, the books, tipping elections and THAT column
Jan 27, 2022
Understanding extremism - what are the things you should look for if people you care about are drifting
Jan 24, 2022
Cracking open the republic debate again
Jan 19, 2022
Challenges in keeping up with shifting sands of politics
Jan 11, 2022
Taking a deep dive into extremism: the QAnon case study
Nov 22, 2021
Keane's take on the modern art of political lying
Nov 18, 2021
How are bankers steering their way out of COVID?
Nov 14, 2021
Performative politics - looking at governing the nation as a game
Nov 05, 2021
What gets measured and reported gets done - a look at environmental, social and governance reporting
Oct 27, 2021
Audit, accounting and professional regulation: is it adequate?
Oct 16, 2021
Foreign interference, cybercrime, and terrorism - a view from a committee chair
Sep 27, 2021
Who drafts the documents that tell companies how to put financial statements you read together?
Sep 07, 2021
A take on Afghanistan from a women's rights activist
Aug 24, 2021
How do terrorists get the funds to do bad things?
Aug 23, 2021
You can't bomb your way out of a narrative
Aug 17, 2021
Afghanistan through the eyes of a journalist
Aug 16, 2021
The truth is 'out there' and the Yanks are admitting it ....
Aug 13, 2021
The truth behind radicalisation, policing opinion versus policing action and a taste of QAnon
Aug 13, 2021
Taking a deep dive into journalism and the pandemic
Aug 02, 2021
What is behind the advance of the Taliban in Afghanistan?
Jul 28, 2021
A former soldier's perspective on the fight to save former Afghan interpreters and staff from the Taliban's darkness
Jul 22, 2021
Inside the legal fight to get Afghans who helped Aussies away from danger
Jul 20, 2021
Former and current Afghan staff's -plea to Australia for safe passage
Jul 18, 2021
From State Prison Skinheads to helping people find their way out of extremism
Jul 17, 2021
What happens when a fake far right group ends up being overlay footage on the TV news .....
Jul 16, 2021
What happens when a former NAZI discovers he is Jewish?
Jul 16, 2021
Will Taliban bullets be quicker than Australian bureaucrats? The fight to keep Afghan contractors out of Taliban clutches.
Jul 13, 2021
Do defenders of our rights and freedoms have any themselves within the Defense 'ecosystem'?
Jul 12, 2021
Getting companies on board with climate change initiatives ....
Jul 05, 2021
SPECIAL TAX TIME EDITION - things to remember for Tax Time 2021
Jul 04, 2021
What the heck is phishing and how do I protect myself?
Jun 25, 2021
Leo Puglisi on why his 6 News mug has pencil shavings in it and his thoughts on conspiracies ...
Jun 20, 2021
Polaris, human trafficking and dealing effectively with Q Anon related disinformation
Jun 18, 2021
How does Daryl Davis manage to persuade members of the Ku Klux Klan to rethink hate?
Jun 09, 2021
SPECIAL EDITION - How you might be able to help vulnerable people if you get the jab ...
Jun 02, 2021
Oxford research finds that online abuse makes some women reluctant to contemplate public life
Jun 02, 2021
How should the media report extremism - insights from a former extremist
May 29, 2021
How do you get people to leave extremist movements?
May 26, 2021
YouTube reinstates 6 News video in 'win for the little guy'
May 24, 2021
The ANAO is looking at stumbles in JobKeeper admnistration and here are problems to add to the list ....
May 20, 2021
Getting the mechanised sleuths onto online conspiracies
May 19, 2021
Public diplomacy on social media - the China way
May 17, 2021
6 News versus Youtube ; the battle over a channel strike
May 16, 2021
Exploring the far right up close, media reportage of extremism and how the heck do we fix things ....
May 11, 2021
Looking at the mixed fortunes of our banking sector
May 06, 2021
Should constitutional recognition of First Nation peoples come before the creation of a 'voice to parliament'?
May 04, 2021
How do data analysts identify the origin of posts from bad actors seeking to influence debate in America?
May 02, 2021
Auditors face changes in audit quality management standards - what are they and why are they important?
Apr 16, 2021
Breaking news on YouTube - 6 News and the digital revolution
Apr 06, 2021
No radio silence on extremism ....
Apr 06, 2021
Looking for free accounting software for a start up or small club? Phillip Wong might have the answer ...
Mar 31, 2021
Reducing far right influence involves everyone
Mar 29, 2021
Iran and the United States - the history and the present day
Mar 28, 2021
An Indigenous Voice to Parliament - where is it at?
Mar 24, 2021
Covering politics through a different lens and what was behind the 'sewer rat' tweet ...
Mar 08, 2021
The Ruby Princess saga, its ramifications and fundamentals of investigations
Mar 04, 2021
The War on Terror, terrorism and how we begin to fix things ...
Feb 28, 2021
How bad actors get money to do bad things
Feb 19, 2021
Grappling with terrorism's new realities - the far right and its adherents
Feb 10, 2021
Innovating in times of Crisis
Jan 20, 2021
How do you fix the ills of the world? Steve Killelea offers insights ...
Jan 12, 2021
How the accounting world has coped during COVID
Dec 02, 2020
Rorts and Rip-offs - Lisa Greig interviews Tom Ravlic
Nov 10, 2020
Some tips on choosing an adviser
Nov 09, 2020
Where are the banks at right now?
Nov 06, 2020
Should there be a cut down version of auditing standards for auditors dealing with simple entities?
Nov 04, 2020
Reporting requirements in focus - Dr Keith Kendall, the new chairman of the Australian Accounting Standards Board
Nov 01, 2020
What does the recent Federal Budget mean for small business?
Oct 20, 2020
Lifting the lid on the power of gun lobbyists in the United States ...
Oct 17, 2020
Media organisations and social media site - your comments can get news organisations into trouble
Oct 11, 2020
Sunday morning reflections: education is the cure for extremist thinking.
Oct 10, 2020
looking at FBT - Budget 2020 preview
Oct 05, 2020
A Sunday morning reflection - how do we tackle prejudice and suspicion in life?
Oct 04, 2020
Sunday reflection: what I would tell a parliamentary committee on audit if it would let me ...
Sep 27, 2020
deadlines and compliance - a necessary evil
Sep 25, 2020
interest and tax - when is interest deductible?
Sep 14, 2020
FBT and small business - should the government stop collecting it for a time?
Sep 06, 2020
Right wing extremists: ideology, recruitment and the global threat they pose
Sep 01, 2020
IT revolutions, superannuation and .. do professional organisations speak for their members?
Aug 28, 2020
When can you claim education expenses for tax?
Aug 28, 2020
How are self managed super fund auditors regulated?
Aug 25, 2020
How does a character like Caleb Zelic come to be?
Aug 20, 2020
Why is NOW a good time to get your tax return in?
Aug 13, 2020
Getting a feel for the human cost of climate change
Aug 13, 2020
Do not try these tax things at home ....
Aug 07, 2020
Unmasking the challenges involved in protection against COVID
Aug 07, 2020
How do conspiracy theorists weave their web?
Aug 04, 2020
Was it a scam or not? The mystery e-mail ....
Jul 31, 2020
The psychology of mask wearing in the era of COVID
Jul 31, 2020
Ethical challenges, auditors and things SMSF trustees might want to think about
Jul 28, 2020
Reflections on the dismissal, Hawke versus Hayden and the wars in the Balkans ... Geoff Kitney remembers
Jul 24, 2020
Why does Job Keeper get taxed?
Jul 23, 2020
Are Twitter pile ons really necessary?
Jul 23, 2020
Is Sukkar's billion dollar refund media release responsible?
Jul 16, 2020
COVID brings out the scammers, ASIC warns
Jul 16, 2020
Keeping workplaces COVID safe
Jul 15, 2020
How should we be thinking about the economy during a pandemic?
Jul 14, 2020
It's Mickey Mouse - so why can't the ATO do customer service right?
Jul 09, 2020
Small Business in the midst of COVID and explaining the art of advocacy
Jul 08, 2020
YEAR END TAX SPECIAL: Choosing a tax agent
Jul 02, 2020
The business of sport during the time of COVID, dealing with racism and the impact of social media
Jul 02, 2020
Bean and gone - how many cafes will survive COVID?
Jul 01, 2020
The media business, it's changing landscape and the role of public broadcasting
Jun 29, 2020
Unraveling mysteries of when you have to pay university fees back ....
Jun 25, 2020
NEW DEVELOPMENTS: revised indictment on the Assange case
Jun 25, 2020
How do we get people to better understand how company tax works?
Jun 23, 2020
Witness K trial a scandal big enough for both sides of politics
Jun 22, 2020
Are radical solutions needed to fix the culture of banks?
Jun 19, 2020
How do media advisers manage the news cycle in Canberra? Here are some insights ....
Jun 19, 2020
Beware a cranky tax expert when End of Financial Year ads begin
Jun 18, 2020
Bank staff, corporate ethics and getting a focus back on customers
Jun 17, 2020
What is the corporate cop looking for in company accounts emerging from COVID?
Jun 16, 2020
Advocacy, social media and how THAT pandemic video was made
Jun 15, 2020
The mysteries of zero (or why the ATO tax transparency report is crap).
Jun 11, 2020
On secrets, being investigated and keeping our pollies honest
Jun 10, 2020
Can we debate indigenous issues without people calling other people names?
Jun 09, 2020
When should you lodge your tax return?
Jun 04, 2020
The death of George Floyd, politics of race in America and why it matters here.
Jun 03, 2020
Are biotech companies booming? An expert tells us this and more ...
Jun 02, 2020
JobKeeper estimates, jargon free talk and getting change
May 31, 2020
Does your tax agent have a blind spot?
May 28, 2020
The Smethurst case and implications for democracy
May 28, 2020
Are all employers behaving during the pandemic? A look at COVID and employee rights.
May 26, 2020
The business of journalism, impact of social media and COVID
May 25, 2020
You think you know Job Keeper? Pull up a pew and listen in ...
May 23, 2020
Corporate disclosure - when are multiple sets of guidelines merging?
May 23, 2020
The state of the media in Australia (and getting Facebook and Google to cough up).
May 22, 2020
Traps and tricks of dealing with tax deductions
May 21, 2020
Do security agencies really need more power?
May 21, 2020
COVID and how the arts get kicked in the guts.
May 20, 2020
Is the accounting for knowledge companies right?
May 19, 2020
How does an economy emerge from the COVID 'freeze'?
May 19, 2020
Food safety in the era of coronavirus
May 15, 2020
Jobkeeper update, tax deadlines and preparation for 2019-20 tax returns (and not for profits)
May 14, 2020
Going concern, COVID and clearly telling the story about uncertainty
May 13, 2020
COVID 19 - people, psychology and getting back to work
May 12, 2020
How good is Jobkeeper? Ask a tax agent dealing with it ....
May 07, 2020
Finding working from home difficult? Freelance journalist Leo D'Angelo Fisher shares insights
May 07, 2020
Coronavirus - COVIDSafe, privacy issues and prisoner welfare
May 06, 2020
COVIDSafe - an explainer
May 05, 2020
Banks gear up for uncertainty - EY industry report
May 04, 2020