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Critical Line Item with Tom RavlicRavlic at Large - S1E4 - Gordon TraillGordon 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.
2024-12-1743 minCritical Line Item with Tom RavlicRavlic at Large - S1E3 - Greg BartonDeakin 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.
2024-12-1431 minCritical Line Item with Tom RavlicWhy are people not listening to learn, but listening to react?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.
2024-12-1409 minCritical Line Item with Tom RavlicRavlic at Large - S1E2 - Barbara PocockThe 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.
2024-12-1138 minCritical Line Item with Tom RavlicGetting evidence for policy making and legislating tougher tax lawsAndrew 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 presentation available on YouTube. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2024-12-1026 minCritical Line Item with Tom RavlicTips on how to get a broader perspective on Australia's domestic politicsHow 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.
2024-12-0911 minCritical Line Item with Tom RavlicA reflection on the International Day for People with DisabiitiesA 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.
2024-12-0414 minCritical Line Item with Tom RavlicSubmissions from experts and advocacy groups were ignored - what was the point?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 the community were not successfully carried on a journey. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2024-11-3016 minCritical Line Item with Tom RavlicThe social media ban law - a personal perspectiveTom 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.
2024-11-2912 minCritical Line Item with Tom RavlicTaking a look at Australia's economy: the state of the Albanese budget, off budget games, and how best to talk about cost of livingAustralians 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 economic management. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2024-11-2741 minCritical Line Item with Tom RavlicDickson Decides - a case study of an independent movementIndependent movements are springing up across Australia to run in the next Federal Election and a recently formed group, Dickson Decides, is seeking to capitalise on the wave of disaffection with major political parties. A founder of the group, Ellie Smith, joins Tom Ravlic to take a look at the electorate, what their aspirations are and what characteristics they want in a candidate to take on the Leader of the Opposition, Peter Dutton, and the ALP's Ali France. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2024-11-2719 minCritical Line Item with Tom RavlicUnpacking some of the challenges in climate financial disclosuresClimate financial disclosures will be mandatory for a range of entities from early next year and Xpansiv's chief commercial officer Ben Stuart chews the fat with Tom Ravlic on the rationale behind the changes, some of the compliance challenges and even what Xpansiv as a firm that provides a market for global energy transition is likely to do as it is required. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2024-11-2532 minCritical Line Item with Tom Ravlic2023 - the year of kicking consulting firm tyresAustralian Greens' upper house representative Abigail Boyd has cooked up a storm in the NSW parliament as the chair of a committee looking at the way in which consultants are used by the government. The committee is due to report in the new year with only a handful of hearings left. Boyd tells Tom Ravlic that there are a few things the committee will recommend, and some ideas she thinks have merit. What are they? No spoilers - listen up! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-12-2024 minCritical Line Item with Tom RavlicMute the noisy galahs in the Voice debateThe Hallway is a boutique advertising agency that had a great idea and its chief creative office Simon Lee tells Tom Ravlic how this idea - an ad to try to get respectful conversation happening on the Voice - came about. The ad features a kangaroo, an emu, and some noisy galahs. Listen ot the poddie and then watch the short video at https://www.noisygalahs.com/ , Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-09-2424 minCritical Line Item with Tom RavlicPsychosocial hazards in the workplaceRehab Management chief executive officer Renee Thronton spends her time looking at workplace issues and she joins Tom Ravlic to explain what the new WorkSafe rules are around the issues of making a workplace psycholofically as well as physically safe for employees. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-08-3118 min
Critical Line Item with Tom Ravlichow the hell are tax practitioners regulated?Tax agents and ethical codes have been in the news in recent times. Tax practitioner Lisa Greig tells Tom Ravlic how the regulatory regime works and what implications there are for tax agents that are sent to the naughty corner. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-03-0526 minCritical Line Item with Tom RavlicBudget planning under way - what are the wishes from the CPAs?CPA Australia is one of Australia's most prominent accounting bodies and its small business policy spokesperson, Gavan Ord, joints Tom Ravlic to talk about small business measures as well as the challenges of consulting with government. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-02-1021 min
Critical Line Item with Tom RavlicWhat is the strategy of the E-Safety Commissioner for keeping people safe online?There are many varieties of online nasties and the Officer of the E-Safety Commissioner has to deal with them all in partnership with other arms of the Australian Government. E-Safety Commissioner Julie Inman-Grant outlines some of the challenges she faces in her role as she takes Tom Ravlic through aspects of the new strategy for her agency. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2022-08-2321 minCritical Line Item with Tom RavlicPolitics through the eyes of a veteran observerPaul Bongiorno has been in journalism for 48 years and he's seen just about everything. He speaks to Tom Ravlic about the skill of reportage, the search for Truth, and a what drives him to keep going. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2022-08-1652 minCritical Line Item with Tom RavlicHow are bankers steering their way out of COVID?EY is one of several accounting firms that have reviewed the financial services sector and Tim Dring, a specialist financial services partner at the firm, joins Tom Ravlic to provide an overview of where the financial services sector is at as it moves out of COVID paralysis. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2021-11-1414 minCritical Line Item with Tom RavlicA take on Afghanistan from a women's rights activistRita Anwari is concerned about the fate of Afghanistan under the Taliban and the women's rights activist and leadership advocate tells Tom Ravlic about the concerns she has for the health and well being of people in the country following the rapid rise to power of the Taliban. The audio comes from an interview recorded for a live stream. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2021-08-2416 minCritical Line Item with Tom RavlicHow do terrorists get the funds to do bad things?Jessica Davis is an intelligence analyst with many years of experience looking at the way illicit networks finance their activities. She is the main consultant for the Canadian-based Insight Threat Intelligence. Her new book,. illicit Money - Financing Terrorism in the Twenty-First Century, comes out next month and she speaks with Tom Ravlic about key sources of funds and fundraising methods used by a range of groups intent on doing bad things. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2021-08-2425 minCritical Line Item with Tom RavlicYou can't bomb your way out of a narrativeThe Soufan Center's Mollie Saltskog is an expert in analysing extremism and she tells Tom Ravlic that it doesn't matter what the narrative - jihadist or white supremacist or anarchist - nation states cannot bomb their way out of the narrative. The return of the Islamist regime of the Taliban in Afghanistan is a case in point with concerns being raised about the fate of women and children in a resurgent Taliban regime. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2021-08-1822 minCritical Line Item with Tom RavlicThe truth behind radicalisation, policing opinion versus policing action and a taste of QAnonSophia Moskalenko is a clinical and social psychologist who had developed a deep interest in what causes people, firstly, to get radicalised and, secondly, engaged in violence. Her work has profound consequences for our understanding of what causes people to hold radical views as well as take radical actions. The emergence of QAnon has seen Moskalenlo and co-author Mollie Bloom take a deep dive into that movement in a book called Pastels and Pedophiles. Iin this podcast she tells Tom Ravlic about radicalisation and offers a more informed basis of dealing with the QAnon phenomenon. Hosted on Acast...
2021-08-1346 minCritical Line Item with Tom RavlicTaking a deep dive into journalism and the pandemicCrikey's Charlie Lewis spends a look of his time looking at the strange things politicians and other public figures do in his column called Tips and Rumors. The coronavirus pandemic has provided Charlie and his colleagues over that the online news publication plenty of fodder that includes analysis of how journalism fares in the context of the pandemic. He talks to Tom Ravlic about the good, the bad, the ugly, and the just plain curious about covering the COVID era. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2021-08-0243 minCritical Line Item with Tom RavlicA former soldier's perspective on the fight to save former Afghan interpreters and staff from the Taliban's darknessJason Scanes is a former member of the ADF and the founder of Forsaken Fighters, a group dedicated to helping veterans as well as staff that assisted them in the field of battle. He is deeply concerned about the glacial pace at which the Federal Government appears to be moving to get Afghans that helped Australia out of harm's way and he tells Tom Ravlic the longer we wait, the harder it gets to extract those that need our assistance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2021-07-2229 minCritical Line Item with Tom RavlicSPECIAL TAX TIME EDITION - things to remember for Tax Time 2021This is your essential guide to what you need to know for Tax Time 2021. This podcast is the audio feed from a live streamed event that took place on 3 July 2021 featuring Lisa Greig and Tom Ravlic. Topics covered include definitions of expenses, income, self education expenses, professional development, claiming laundry, cents per kilometre deductions, and the thorny area of dealing with cryptocurrency. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2021-07-0456 minCritical Line Item with Tom RavlicLeo Puglisi on why his 6 News mug has pencil shavings in it and his thoughts on conspiracies ...6 News anchor Leo Puglisi has pencil shavings in his 6 News mug - a souvenir of the most recent bout of home learning thanks to the most recent coronavirus lock down. Leo and Tom Ravlic talk about how this lock down remote learning session went as well as QAnon and like conspiracy theories (and what Leo thinks about the National Party's leadership fuss). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2021-06-2030 minCritical Line Item with Tom RavlicPolaris, human trafficking and dealing effectively with Q Anon related disinformationQAnon conspiracy theories have caused headaches across the globe. Disinformation related to human trafficking conspiracies impacted on Polaris, an organisation dedicated to stopping human traffickers plying their trade. Anjana Rajan from Polaris joins Tom Ravlic to explain the real world impact of conspiracy theories and how Polaris has had to adjust its processes to handle challenges posed by conspiracists peddling lies online. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2021-06-1827 minCritical Line Item with Tom RavlicSPECIAL EDITION - How you might be able to help vulnerable people if you get the jab ...Professor Gemma Carey is an academic and author that has a health challenges that make life challenging. She recently had the COVID vaccination and during this podcast with Tom Ravlic she offers an insight into her experience as well as reminding us of the fact that healthy people without underlying illnesses should consider getting the vaccine. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2021-06-0221 minCritical Line Item with Tom RavlicHow do you get people to leave extremist movements?Jeff Schoep has spent almost half his life involved in an extremist movement. The former head of the National Socialist Movement in the United States left that organisation in March 2019 and has been an outspoken advocate against the ideology he was a part of for 27 years. He tells Tom Ravlic his story and how he gradually became aware that the life he had lived for more than a quarter of a century was something he needed to leave behind. What advice does he have for Australian politicians involved in the parliamentary inquiry on extremism and radicalism? Grab yourself a drink...
2021-05-2654 minCritical Line Item with Tom RavlicYouTube reinstates 6 News video in 'win for the little guy'6 News chief anchor Leo Puglisi is all smiles after YouTube has reinstated a video they booted off the platform for being 'too graphic'. Leo updates Tom Ravlic on what has transpired since YouTube caused 6 News to be off air one weekend. Leo also talks about the vibe at the climate strike protests he covered recently. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2021-05-2411 minCritical Line Item with Tom RavlicGetting the mechanised sleuths onto online conspiraciesThe internet is full of text, images, audio and vision and sorting through it to find specific material related to conspiracies is, well, an impossible task without enlisting some digital assistance. Rand Corporation's Bill Marcellino joins Tom Ravlic in this podcast to explain what machine learning is and how computers are helping humans discover how much material there is on conspiracy theories and in what context posts are being written. This podcast also explores the notions of truth decay and why Rand Corporation has a major project that continues to explore why people fight over what should have been indisputable...
2021-05-1944 minCritical Line Item with Tom Ravlic6 News versus Youtube ; the battle over a channel strike6 News has a following on Twitter and its chief anchor, Leonardo Puglisi, and his team are seen as honest brokers putting up a straight news bulletin each weekend. YoutTube gave Leonardo and his crew a channel strike for posting a video that was allegedly graphic. The 6 News crew dispute that classification. Leonardo joins Tom Ravlic to explain what on earth happened and how he feels about it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2021-05-1621 minCritical Line Item with Tom RavlicShould constitutional recognition of First Nation peoples come before the creation of a 'voice to parliament'?The Australian government is currently involved in a process of consultation that is aimed at designing a voice for indigenous people with the ultimate goal of giving them a more effective way of being heard by lawmakers. There are those like Professor Megan Davis, a prominent indigenous legal expert, who believe the current process puts the cart before the horse. She tells Tom Ravlic it would be better if constitutional recognition came before legislating a voice. Why? Take a listen .... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2021-05-0451 minCritical Line Item with Tom RavlicHow do data analysts identify the origin of posts from bad actors seeking to influence debate in America?The Soufan Center recently published a report that told readers that China, Russia, Iran and Saudi Arabia sought to amplify QAnoin conspiracies in order to mess with the minds of Americans just a tad. How did they do this? Data analyst Leela McClintock from US-based research firm Limbik explains to Tom Ravlic what does into finding the digital fingerprints that lead analysts to conclude not every post propagating QAnon conspiracies originates from the keyboard of an American conspiracist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2021-05-0238 minCritical Line Item with Tom RavlicAuditors face changes in audit quality management standards - what are they and why are they important?The Australian taxpayer pays for the development of auditing standards but there is typically little interest in the process unless there is a controversy related to a company or firm. What the Auditing and Assurance Standards Board does is critical in ensuring the standards regulating audits and other assurance services are fit for purpose and designed to ensure auditors are focused on doing all that is necessary to come up with an audit opinion based on sufficient and appropriate evidence. Experts from the AUASB, Matt Zappula and Renee Herman, join Tom Ravlic to look at a critical area in regulation.
2021-04-1627 minCritical Line Item with Tom RavlicHow do you fix the ills of the world? Steve Killelea offers insights ...Steve Killelea is a businessman and philanthorpist who believes the world can be a much better place if we better understood how to help people in need. Steve talks to Tom Ravlic about his business career, his charitable work in various parts of the world and the Institute of Economics and Peace. His book, Peace in the Age of Chaos, looks at his perspective on some of the things political leaders and others need to consider in order to help make the lives of people better across the globe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...
2021-01-1233 minCritical Line Item with Tom RavlicRorts and Rip-offs - Lisa Greig interviews Tom RavlicThe shoe is on the other foot in this podcast as Lisa Greig, tax trainer and tax agent, interviews Tom Ravlic about the underlying themes and issues that come up in his new book aimed at consumers called Rorts and Rip-Offs. The book offers tips to consumers about the questions that must be asked to get things right. The book, released on November 10, is available in electronic and hard copy format from www.wilkinsonpuboilshing.com.au . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-11-1031 minCritical Line Item with Tom RavlicSome tips on choosing an adviserThere are some simple things people can do to prevent themselves from getting a dud adviser. Tom Ravlic gives you some tips from his new book, Rorts and Rip-Offs, that should should assist in sorting out the wheat from the chaff in the financial services advice space. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-11-0908 minCritical Line Item with Tom RavlicWhere are the banks at right now?The banking sector has been hit like everyone else by the coronavirus. Listen to EY partner Tim Dring as he takes Tom Ravlic through the key trends and issues facing our financial services sector now and in the future. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-11-0620 minCritical Line Item with Tom RavlicShould there be a cut down version of auditing standards for auditors dealing with simple entities?There is a project that is somewhat controversial in auditing circles about the best way to deal with complicated guidance. An international body called the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board is in the midst of considering whether a 'mini me' auditing standard for people dealing with what are commonly called less complex entities is a good idea. Professor Roger Simnett, the chairman of the Auditing and Assurance Standards Board, explores the issues with Tom Ravlic . What might this mean for Australia? Listen in. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-11-0427 minCritical Line Item with Tom RavlicSunday morning reflections: education is the cure for extremist thinking.Tom Ravlic shares some observation on right wing extremism and notes that as a society we had better get our education system right - no pun intended - in order to deal properly with some of the perspectives that challenge us now and will continue to challenge us in the future. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-10-1012 minCritical Line Item with Tom RavlicA Sunday morning reflection - how do we tackle prejudice and suspicion in life?Tom Ravlic wears hearing aids and there was a time when he had to tell off a father of two kids because the father thought they were intruding on Tom's privacy by asking about the hearing aid, how it works and what it was designed to do. That incident forms the foundation for this Sunday's reflection on transparency and educating people to avoid growing up with unjustified prejudice and suspicion. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-10-0409 minCritical Line Item with Tom RavlicSunday reflection: what I would tell a parliamentary committee on audit if it would let me ...The is a parliamentary committee looking at audit regulation and they have not had a hearing for a rather long time. Tom Ravlic offers some observations on audit and accounting regulation for the committee even though they haven't bothered asking for them. Let's see whether anybody on that committee bothers to take any notice .... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-09-2719 minCritical Line Item with Tom RavlicFBT and small business - should the government stop collecting it for a time?People are suggesting the fringe benefits tax should be suspended for a period of time to stimulate the economy. Lisa Greig and tom Ravlic explore this and other issues in tax and compliance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-09-0636 minCritical Line Item with Tom RavlicRight wing extremists: ideology, recruitment and the global threat they poseAustralia's security agencies are warning that far right extremism is on the rise and that the threat is real. Groups such as the Atomwaffen Division are spreading across the globe using technology as a networking tool and Mollie Saltskog, a senior intelligence analyst with the Soufan Center, tells Tom Ravlic that the groups pose a threat that must be taken seriously. Mollie also highlights the fact that people need to be aware of the threats posed by right wing extremists and to have strategies in place to deal with it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...
2020-09-0139 minCritical Line Item with Tom RavlicHow does a character like Caleb Zelic come to be?Crime novelist Emma Viskic is in the middle of writing the fourth novel in her Caleb Zelic series. The deaf character has interesting origins, which Emma explains in this discussion with Tom Ravlic. She also talks about the impact of COVID on writing and how this fourth novel of the series is intended to be the last. It is clear from the discussion that Caleb Zelic deserves a holiday! The chat also explores origins and ethnicity and how a character can be created unwittingly from life experiences the author might not even have been consciously putting into words....
2020-08-2041 minCritical Line Item with Tom RavlicWhy is NOW a good time to get your tax return in?Tax expert Lisa Greig strip back the mystique and tells you why it is a good time to lodge your tax return in now. Tom and Lisa also discuss circumstances in which amendments to tax returns might occur. Lisa and Tom also discuss how people can improve record keeping to keep themselves organised for the next tax period. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-08-1339 minCritical Line Item with Tom RavlicGetting a feel for the human cost of climate changeAustralians are focused on the global coronavirus pandemic right now but a longer term threat to the planet seems to have taken a back seat. Journalist and author Paddy Manning has written a book called Body Count , that explores the very real and human stories that illustrate the fact that politicians, policy makers, lobby groups and other people should never eliminate the possibility that climate change plays a role in natural disasters. He advocates for a nuanced discussion about climate related issues that both shape peoples' lives and the future of the planet. Hosted on Acast. See acast...
2020-08-1328 minCritical Line Item with Tom RavlicDo not try these tax things at home ....Lisa Greig has seen many things over the years in dealing with tax and she has seen some shockers. This podcast is about Tom and Lisa exploring things you most definitely should not try at home when it comes to tax matters. Get advice ... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-08-0736 minCritical Line Item with Tom RavlicUnmasking the challenges involved in protection against COVIDVictorians must wear masks and people in other states are being encouraged to wear them to minimise the spread of the coronavirus. David Clarke, the chief executive officer of the Australian Institute of Health and Safety, points to concerns his organisation has with the risks posed to medical staff and practitioners that have inadequate protections in the workplace. He explains why higher level protection is necessary in medical environments and also offers some ways of thinking about ensuring workplaces are properly looked after to lower the chance of infection. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...
2020-08-0731 minCritical Line Item with Tom RavlicHow do conspiracy theorists weave their web?You have heard much about conspiracy theories and the folks that peddle them during the COVID 19 pandemic. Ullrich Ecker, an associate professor in cognitive science at the University of Western Australia, has studied the way conspiracy theorists work and what techniques they use to put out their version of the world. He points out things people can do to protect themselves from being caught out by conspiracy theories. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-08-0454 minCritical Line Item with Tom RavlicWas it a scam or not? The mystery e-mail ....Lisa Greig and Tom Ravlic received e-mails from the ATO this week and both of them were perplexed. Both of them were aware that the ATO does not normally send e-mails at a particular time and treated the e-mail sent with ATO livery as a scam. But was it? Listen up. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-07-3142 minCritical Line Item with Tom RavlicThe psychology of mask wearing in the era of COVIDMask wearing is now law in Victoria and is gradually being adopted by people in other areas as a measure to place an obstacle between infection. We have seen resistance to the wearing of masks by people in hardware stores and protests about the wearing of them on Facebook and Twitter. Psychologist James Collett form RMIT takes us through the issues and also how to think about mask wearing. he even offers some tips to people with children who might be curious about the wearing of masks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-07-3118 minCritical Line Item with Tom RavlicEthical challenges, auditors and things SMSF trustees might want to think aboutAudit and compliance consultant Justin Reid has been ticking, flicking and providing consulting services to accounting firms and other clients needing assistance with complex compliance issues in the audit and financial reporting space for some years. Some changes in ethical standards have tightened rules that will cause some challenges for people involved in dealing with SMSF irrespective of their capacity. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-07-2829 minCritical Line Item with Tom RavlicReflections on the dismissal, Hawke versus Hayden and the wars in the Balkans ... Geoff Kitney remembersGeoff Kitney has had 50 years in jouranlism but he probably didn't expect that a part of his time would be spent in Belgrade having to work out how to escape the capital of former Yugoslavia. He only got out once he secured a drive from organised crime king pin and Serbian war lord, Zeljko Raznatovic who was otherwise known as Arkan. Kitney has seen significant events in Austalian politics and he was there in 1975 for the dismissal of the Whitlam government, This is important oral history from one of journalism's best. He reflects...
2020-07-2454 minCritical Line Item with Tom RavlicWhy does Job Keeper get taxed?Lisa and Tom respond a query on issues related to Job Keeper. Why is Job Keeper taxed? And what do people on Job Seeker need to think about in terms of tax affairs going forward ...[And this is episode 50 so thank you for listening!] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-07-2331 minCritical Line Item with Tom RavlicAre Twitter pile ons really necessary?Twitter is renowned for being a platform on which personalities and politicians and journalists experience feedback that is particularly toxic. IPA director of policy, Gideon Rozner, and Tom Ravlic explore various issues that emanate from the use of social media as a platform for discussion but also one on which people dial up the aggro. They also discuss a recent incident that reflected the worst of social media. And whether there is a distinction to be made between content of an argument and tone when engaging online. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-07-2343 minCritical Line Item with Tom RavlicIs Sukkar's billion dollar refund media release responsible?Lisa Greig and Tom Ravlic pull apart the Assistant Treasurer Michael Sukkar's media release on the billion dollar plus tax refunds paid out in the first fortnight of tax season. Is the media release irresponsile? Will it create greater pressures on tax agents? What are the risks people have in getting the returns in early .... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-07-1632 minCritical Line Item with Tom RavlicCOVID brings out the scammers, ASIC warnsASIC's Warren Day has seen the wreckage scammers can leave behind more often than most people have had hot breakfasts. The electronic age has ushered in new thugs that wear hoodies, let their fingers walk across a laptop keyboard in order to pilfer funds usually before people are aware. This is a timely warning for people to keep themselves safe online and as scam free as possible. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-07-1639 minCritical Line Item with Tom RavlicKeeping workplaces COVID safeDr Scott Allisoin is the medical director with Workplace Medicine Australia. WMA has been engaging with companies to talk with them about how to handle health issues at their workplaces during the pandemic. He talks about the screening protocols and some technologies that might help employers deal with issues as they try to get people back to some kind of working normality. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-07-1523 minCritical Line Item with Tom RavlicHow should we be thinking about the economy during a pandemic?Financial journalist Alan Kohler has seen many things during his career but COVID-19 is his first pandemic. He has been looking at different ways of analysing the economy, the impacts of COVID and how people need to think about government performance as distinct from private sector companies. He reflects on his career in financial journalism and reflects on where the economy might head in the coming weeks, months and years. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-07-1433 minCritical Line Item with Tom RavlicIt's Mickey Mouse - so why can't the ATO do customer service right?Tax expert Lisa Greig took some time out to watch Hamilton on Disney plus and it sent her down the rabbit hole of wondering about how wonderful it would be if the ATO actually had as smooth a service as a streaming site. Tom and Lisa explore the implications of lock down 2 for people in Victoria. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-07-0933 minCritical Line Item with Tom RavlicSmall Business in the midst of COVID and explaining the art of advocacyCOSBOA chief executive officer Peter Strong and Tom Ravlic talk about a range of issues impacting small business as a result of pandemic paralysis. Strong believes that there are some businesses that will be more resilient because of whether they are situated but others do have one foot in the grave as a result of the change in fortunes. He talks with Tom about advocacy and how to manage aspects of government relations as well as some prospects for law reform. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-07-0838 minCritical Line Item with Tom RavlicYEAR END TAX SPECIAL: Choosing a tax agentYou need to choose a tax agent you can trust. Lisa Greig and Tom Ravlic are both accounting experts but only one of them can lodge a tax return. Why is this so? What are the steps you need to take to get a tax agent? Forget the snap, crackle, pop tax segments on brekkie television. This is the podcast you need to listen to in order to understand the things to look out for in order to get yourself a reliable tax agent. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-07-0239 minCritical Line Item with Tom RavlicThe business of sport during the time of COVID, dealing with racism and the impact of social mediaIn a career spanning almost more than three and a half decades Bill Woods has seen it all. He's reported on every imaginable sport and he explores the most challenging and contentious issues in sports today. How do you get a fair contest in sports? What matters in terms of getting to as pure an element on the pitch, or in the pool or on the track? Bill touches on issues related to sports and racism as well as pointing areas where managers in business can learn from those in the sporting field when it comes to motivating their talent.
2020-07-0251 minCritical Line Item with Tom RavlicBean and gone - how many cafes will survive COVID?Harris Coffee chief David Ansell talks to Tom Ravlic about a newly released report that tells Aussies cafe owners are struggling with poor cash flow and a likelihood that some of them will go out of business without third party assistance. within six months of the economy reopening. The company is gearing up to offer assistance to a series of cafes across Australia to try to stop some of the folks in tourist areas going broke. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-07-0123 minCritical Line Item with Tom RavlicThe media business, it's changing landscape and the role of public broadcastingThe media sector has experienced a major upheaval over the past two decades with traditional business models going out the window due to the advent of social media and broader technological innovation. RMIT's Chris Berg has looked at the media landscape in depth over the past two decades and he believes that our environment is richer today than it has ever been. He does suggest different models that media organisations can contemplate. Berg tackles the issues of changes in media culture as well as whether public broadcasting ought to remain in Australia in its current form. Hosted on...
2020-06-2959 minCritical Line Item with Tom RavlicUnraveling mysteries of when you have to pay university fees back ....The Federal Government had people 's heads exploding on Twitter and elsewhere on issues related to changes in government funding for certain kinds of degrees at university. Lisa Greig and Tom Ravlic explore the issue of what happens if and when you are required to pay the amount back to the government. Lisa and Tom also cover the area of self-education and what may be deductible in the 2019-20 financial year. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-06-2531 minCritical Line Item with Tom RavlicNEW DEVELOPMENTS: revised indictment on the Assange caseAustralian Julian Assange is currently in the United Kingdom and is subject to extradition proceedings. The United States was gravely embarrassed by the revelations made through Wikileaks, the site founded by Assange. Greg Barns SC, a criminal barrister and a member of the Assange legal team, tells us with the overnight developments mean as well as what we need to be doing to buttress freedom of speech in Australia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-06-2516 minCritical Line Item with Tom RavlicHow do we get people to better understand how company tax works?Professor Sinclair Davidson has a real bugbear and that is how developments in company taxation are reported in the media and understood by the general populace. He offers some ways people can learn about the tax system. He also explains what he believes to be the impact of the government's tertiary education funding plan. What does he think? Listen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-06-2341 minCritical Line Item with Tom RavlicWitness K trial a scandal big enough for both sides of politicsThe September 11 attacks in 2001 ushered in a new era of ratcheting up of security laws across the globe. While increases in legal power may be understandable in the context of one specific area of activity, the addition of powers and their use may extend beyond serious criminal offences such as organised crime, acts of political violence or terrorism and child exploitation. Crikey's dogged political editor, Bernard Keane has followed issues of the expanding footprint of security legislation and its impact on the media, whistle blowers, average citizens and the justice system overall. This is essential listening for anybody concerned about...
2020-06-2243 minCritical Line Item with Tom RavlicAre radical solutions needed to fix the culture of banks?Johh Bottomley and Brendan Byrne are the two authors of the recent research report released by the Finance Sector Union called 'Justice Tempered', which is an examination of the impact of a profit based culture on employees in the financial services sector. The approaches John and Brendan suggest in this podcast as a way of solving cultural issues in banks and one that will depend on the willingness of people in Canberra and within the banking sector to think very differently about the issues presented before the Hayne Royal Commission. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...
2020-06-1948 minCritical Line Item with Tom RavlicHow do media advisers manage the news cycle in Canberra? Here are some insights ....How do political and media advisers set the agenda in Canberra when it comes to handling the media? The place is a black box but former media adviser to Julia Gillard, Darrin Barnett, unlocks some of the mysteries about the way things play out in the national capital. Are the media subject to some distractions along the way? This is an enlightening chat that is well worth your while. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-06-1937 minCritical Line Item with Tom RavlicBeware a cranky tax expert when End of Financial Year ads beginTax expert Lisa Greig explains why some of the advertising surrounding the End of Financial Year sales need to be considered carefully. What are the risks when you buy a new car? What can you deduct? And how does the ATO track things you buy? You may be surprised to know that your social media accounts may also be tracked by the tax office to work out whether your deductions claimed are legitimate. Listen up ..... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-06-1827 minCritical Line Item with Tom RavlicBank staff, corporate ethics and getting a focus back on customersThe Finance Sector Union's national secretary Julia Angrisano, speaks about the recent report released by the union looking at the impact of key performance indicators for staff on health and morale of employees. While the Hayne Royal Commission delivered some findings that sought to highlight greed there are problems that remains. The FSU welcomes recent moves at the NAB aimed at greater professionalisation of bank staff but Julia Angisano believes more needs to be done across the sector. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-06-1729 minCritical Line Item with Tom RavlicWhat is the corporate cop looking for in company accounts emerging from COVID?Companies can expect to be watched closely as they report the impact of coronavirus in their financial statements. Doug Niven is the Senior Executive Leader for Accounting and Audit at the Australian Securities and Investments Commission. He provides an overview of key concerns ASIC has and what it might do about anyone that forgets there is no exemption from the requirement to talk straight to stakeholders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-06-1632 minCritical Line Item with Tom RavlicAdvocacy, social media and how THAT pandemic video was madeGideon Rozner is a self-confessed political tragic and the director of policy at the Institute of Public Affairs. He takes listeners behind the scenes to explain how that clip on the COVID lockdown came about and the reaction it received. he talks frankly about the role of social media in policy debate, how the IPA sets its agenda and the factors that shape views. Does he have time for law degrees? Listen up. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-06-1539 minCritical Line Item with Tom RavlicThe mysteries of zero (or why the ATO tax transparency report is crap).The ATO tax transparency data comes out from time to time and people get up in arms when it reveals there are companies that pay zero tax. Zero is a mysterious number because it is not made up of nothing despite what some commentators, agitators and activists conclude. Join Tom Ravlic and Lisa Greig on a journey through the mysteries of zero and why the tax transparency reports from our tax authority are not as useful as some people think they are. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-06-1131 minCritical Line Item with Tom RavlicOn secrets, being investigated and keeping our pollies honestWalkley award winner Annika Smethurst has had a bugger of a year and much of the cloud cover she talks about in this conversation with Tom Ravlic was due to the Australian Federal Police investigation into a story she wrote on the expansion of surveillance powers. She can breath more easily now given the recent news that the AFP has said it will not pursue charges. How does she feel? What effect did it have on news gathering? This is a compelling story. Listen up .... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-06-1028 minCritical Line Item with Tom RavlicCan we debate indigenous issues without people calling other people names?Name calling in pubic seems to have become a part of discourse on indigenous matters. Some people are called 'coconuts' and ' Uncle Tom's' when they raise what are issues that are just as relevant to the discussion of the welfare of Indigenous people and their communities that might fall outside the immediate focus of advocacy or protests. Anthony Dillon is a lecturer at the Australian Catholic University and he has copped some vitriol on Twitter and elsewhere for raising issues related to violence committed by Indigenous people against other indigenous people in order to broaden the discussion currently being...
2020-06-0937 minCritical Line Item with Tom RavlicWhen should you lodge your tax return?Lodging your tax return early could post some risks and tax expert Lisa Greig is here in discussion with Tom Ravlic to explore some of the challenges people have in dealing with some of the tricky bits in getting a return ready. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-06-0428 minCritical Line Item with Tom RavlicThe death of George Floyd, politics of race in America and why it matters here.The death of George Floyd at the hands of a policeman in Minneapolis has sparked protests and violence across the United States. It has also led Australians reflecting on issues related to Aboriginal deaths in Custody. Indigenous businessman and commentator Warren Mundine has been inside policy debates in the area and he shares his observations about the current US situation and hist continuing frustration that almost three decades on from the Black Deaths in Custody Royal Commission's final report Australia as a community has failed to properly address social issues and injustices impacting indigenous communities. Hosted on Acast...
2020-06-0342 minCritical Line Item with Tom RavlicAre biotech companies booming? An expert tells us this and more ...Biotech companies are critical. They work on projects and products that are live saving. How many of us engage with biotech companies closely? David Langsam has done so for many years. He is the editor of Biotech Daily, which is a publication that chronicles developments in the sector. He talks about companies and how they do what they do, the way in which businesses have coped through COVID and reflects on aspects of journalism and commentary over the past few months. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-06-0235 minCritical Line Item with Tom RavlicJobKeeper estimates, jargon free talk and getting changeEstimation and accounting for JobKeeper has been in the news of late and the Australia Institute's Richard Dennis helps unravel the nature of the $60 billion muddle that the Federal Government has found itself in. He talks about job keeper, the use of economic jargon or 'econobabble' and whether he thinks change is possible in industrial relations and taxation. What did he say? No spoilers! Listen in .... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-05-3133 minCritical Line Item with Tom RavlicDoes your tax agent have a blind spot?You go to your tax agent to get a tax return done but you probably don''t understand what they go through to get the return completed and some of the challenges they confront. They cannot see everything and as tax expert Lisa Greig explains, there are circumstances in which clients might think they are getting a deduction of X amount but there are other debts in the system that deflate the amount. Tax agents can also see dead people again. What does that mean? Listen in ..... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-05-2832 minCritical Line Item with Tom RavlicThe Smethurst case and implications for democracyThe Australian Federal Police has over the past 24 hours said they would not be charging Annika Smethurst with an offence arising from her story on government agencies seeking to conduct greater surveillance of Australians. Barrister Greg Barns SC, a prominent human rights advocate, looks at the issues emerging from the Smethurst case and suggests several areas of possible law reform to ensure the right to freedom of speech is properly enshrined. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-05-2811 minCritical Line Item with Tom RavlicAre all employers behaving during the pandemic? A look at COVID and employee rights.Evidence is emerging that not all employers are complying with the spirit of the employment laws during the pandemic and it is important that employees understand what their rights are in the current circumstances. What are your rights if you have been made redundant? What about if you are stood down? Can your boss demand you download an app to your phone to get back to work? These questions and more are tackled by employment law expert, Patrick Turner from Maurice Blackburn Lawyers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-05-2627 minCritical Line Item with Tom RavlicThe business of journalism, impact of social media and COVIDHugh Riminton calls himself a 'hack' - a journalist with many decades of experience in searching for the truth and bringing it to his audience. This podcast explores how journalism is done in a pandemic, the impact of social media on how people consume news and what ought to matter in the search for truth. How should you be dealing with information from social media and elsewhere? Listen up. Hugh Riminton has important things to say. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-05-2529 minCritical Line Item with Tom RavlicCorporate disclosure - when are multiple sets of guidelines merging?The Corporate Reporting Dialogue is a little known forum that exists to try and whittle down the number of sets of non-financial reporting guidelines. Chairman Ian Mackintosh and Tom Ravlic discuss the various issued that the forum has to deal with as it tries to herd 'corporate reporting' cats into a corner. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-05-2318 minCritical Line Item with Tom RavlicDo security agencies really need more power?Criminal Barrister Greg Barns SC talks to Tom Ravlic about the various challenges with new proposed national security laws as well as exploring the issue of what governments should really be doing when the need for legislation diminishes in time. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-05-2116 minCritical Line Item with Tom RavlicIs the accounting for knowledge companies right?Professor Janek Ratnatunga is the chief executive officer of the Institute of Certified Management Accountants. He speaks with Tom Ravlic about the shortcomings he believes exist in company reporting and how intangible assets- things that have no physical substance - could be accounted for in ways that make financial statements more meaningful in his view to people using them. He also believes that the accounting framework's limitation also diminish the value of audit reports. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-05-1923 minCritical Line Item with Tom RavlicFood safety in the era of coronavirusDr Julian Cox is an expert in food microbiology. He joins Tom Ravlic in this podcast to explain what people should be doing in relation to food preparation both at home and in the office. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-05-1525 minCritical Line Item with Tom RavlicJobkeeper update, tax deadlines and preparation for 2019-20 tax returns (and not for profits)Tom Ravlic has the weekly chat with Lisa Greig about the way in which tax issues have rolled through the past week. Jobkeeper clients have received their money back while some people have had a few hiccups. Not for profits have some unique structures and Lisa and Tom deal touch on some of those. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-05-1425 minCritical Line Item with Tom RavlicCOVID 19 - people, psychology and getting back to workPeople have been told to stay in, sheltered in place and now are looking to go back out into a world in which pandemic anxiety is likely to be present for some time. Dr Simon Kinsella talks to Tom Ravlic about various psychological aspects COVID 19 and provides some insight into what people should do and think about as they move into modified work and other routines. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-05-1221 minCritical Line Item with Tom RavlicHow good is Jobkeeper? Ask a tax agent dealing with it ....Tom Ravlic introduces his weekly tax podcast with tax expert and tax trainer Lisa Greig with a look at how small businesses and tax agents are coping with the introduction of Job Keeper. Ministers may announce the schemes but the front line troops, the tax agents and tax lawyers, are the ones putting their shoulders to the wheel to try and get businesses through. Lisa also tells Tom about the mental health challenges that practitioners confront in a coronavirus environment where clients turn to the financial advisers by default for tax advice and also a sympathetic ear.
2020-05-0728 minCritical Line Item with Tom RavlicCoronavirus - COVIDSafe, privacy issues and prisoner welfareTom Ravlic talks with Greg Barns, criminal barrister and prisoner welfare advocate, about the COVIDSafe app, privacy concerns, security services and police investigators overstepping the mark and the impact of coronavirus in prisons. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-05-0618 minCritical Line Item with Tom RavlicCOVIDSafe - an explainerHow does the COVIDSafe app work and what are some limitations of the software the Morrison government is promoting as a contact tracing panacea? Tom Ravlic speaks to Professor Dinesh Kumar about the strengths and limitations of the COVIDSafe app. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-05-0510 minCritical Line Item with Tom RavlicBanks gear up for uncertainty - EY industry reportTom Ravlic talks to Tim Dring, the Oceania Banking and Capital Markets Leader, of EY about the release of EY's banking sector report that forecasts greater uncertainty. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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