Media Highlights - February 2023
The February 2023 Media Highlights feature our school's latest developments and activities in the news.

From the tricks and tactics used to get consumers to spend more to the ‘Green Hydrogen Industrial Revolution’, and discussions about the cash rate, see where Macquarie Business School has been making headlines this month.
Emeritus Professor John Mathews, Department of Management, was featured in The National Tribune and Mirage News regarding his new book, A Solar-Hydrogen Economy: Driving the Green Hydrogen Industrial Revolution. This story was originally published in The Lighthouse.
Professor Debbie Haski-Leventhal, Department of Management, discussed her life story in relation to the themes of her new book, Make It Meaningful: How to Find Purpose in Life and Work, on 774 ABC Melbourne Radio and The National Tribune. This story was originally published in The Lighthouse.
Professor Jana Bowden, Department of Marketing, was featured in Franchise Business Australia and shared insights on supply chains and the five retail challenges of 2023.
Professor Jana Bowden, Department of Marketing, was featured in The Sunday Mail (print version) and offered insights about the retro revival of consumer products, following the relaunch of Power’s beer.
Professors Jeffrey Sheen and Geoffrey Kingston, Department of Economics, both predicted a cash rate increase as part of the Finder’s RBA survey of experts.
Professor Geoffrey Kingston, Department of Economics, was featured in The Herald Sun and commented on when the cash rate will start to fall.
Professor Jana Bowden, Department of Marketing, was featured in Inside Retail and commented on online retailer Temple & Webster’s sales and profit amid a challenging economic environment.
Professor Eric Knight, Executive Dean of the Macquarie Business School, and Professor Sakkie Pretorius, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) shared their opinion on the federal government’s review of universities, the Australian Universities Accord, in The Australian Financial Review.
Professor Jana Bowden, Department of Marketing, was quoted in KPMG’s Australian Retail Outlook Magazine.
Professor Nick Parr, Department of Management, was featured in NetEase News and the Brisbane Times regarding Sydney suburbs and lone households. Parr said the high number of young new migrants who settle in Sydney is a reason behind the relatively low share of lone households in the NSW state capital.
Professor Geoffrey Kingston, Department of Economics, was featured in NT News (print version) and offered the opinion that there is a good chance the cash rate will drop later in the year.
Professor Henry Cutler, Director of the Centre for the Health Economy, contributed an article to The Conversation and offered an analysis of the Strengthening Medicare Taskforce report. Cutler said a complete rethink of Medicare is required to support the vision presented in the report.
Professor Jana Bowden, Department of Marketing, was featured on 7 News and explained the tricks and tactics used to get consumers to spend more in supermarkets. Bowden was also featured in Choice Magazine (print version).