Media Highlights – September 2024
From executive bonuses to agrovoltaics, see where the Macquarie Business School has been making headlines.

From executive bonuses to agrovoltaics, see where the Macquarie Business School has been making headlines.
Professor Elizabeth Sheedy, Department of Applied Finance, provided comment to Australian Broker and Mortgage Professional Australia about executive bonuses.
Adjunct Fellow John Simon, Department of Economics, contributed an article to The Conversation outlining ways to boost Australians’ trust in the Reserve Bank of Australia. This also appeared on Business Daily Media.
Honorary Professor Sean Turnell, Department of Economics, featured in The Mandarin and discussed how Myanmar's economic prospects hinge on addressing the country's bureaucratic inefficiencies.
Professor Rahat Munir, Department of Accounting and Corporate Governance, provided comment to ABC Adelaide regarding the Australian Government's new rules for tax practitioners.
Adjunct Fellow John Simon, Department of Economics, was interviewed on ABC News and ABC Radio National regarding the Reserve Bank of Australia and inflation.
Professor Jana Bowden, Department of Marketing, provided comment to ABC Online regarding struggling Australian retailers.
Professor Stefan Trueck, Department of Actuarial Studies and Business Analytics, and Dr Madeline Taylor, Macquarie Law School, and both from the Macquarie University Transforming Energy Markets Research Centre, were featured in FS Sustainability regarding research showing the need for more collaboration between landholders and energy companies, to make agrovoltaics possible.
Adjunct Fellow John Simon, Department of Economics, was interviewed on ABC Online and ABC Illawarra as part of a discussion about proposed reforms of the Reserve Bank.
Research of Associate Professor Sarah Bankins, Department of Management, and Professor Paul Formosa, Department of Philosophy, was featured on Forbes regarding the impact of AI on employee self-worth.
Honorary Professor Geoffrey Kingston, Department of Economics, provided comment to Channel 9 News, The New Daily and SBS TV about his RBA cash rate predictions.
Honorary Professor Nick Parr, Department of Management, provided comment to The Sydney Morning Herald on demographic factors influencing choice of public or private schooling in Sydney.
Professor Jana Bowden, Department of Marketing, provided comment to ABC Online, 7 News and The West Australian (print version) regarding supermarket pricing and discount tactics.
Dr Lurion De Mello, Department of Applied Finance, provided comment to The Australia Today regarding recent youth cricket matches involving visiting Indian teams and the contribution of Macquarie University's Widening Participation Unit.