Articles in the News

How CSR transforms pursuit of profit into moral mission

18 Jun 2013

Lecturer Max Baker has published an article on Corporate Social Responsibility at The Conversation.

Staff Member: Max Baker
Publication: The Conversation

Australia to play key role in mining law reform

13 May 2013

Associate Profesoor Nigel Finch has written an article for the Myanmar Times on the topic of mining law reform.

Staff Member: Nigel Finch
Publication: The Myanmar Times

How to be a bad sport and move to a tax haven

30 Apr 2013

Crikey.com has interviewed David Chaikin, an associate professor at the University of Sydney Business School, regarding tax havens.

Staff Member: David Chaikin
Publication: Crikey.com

Myanmar comes on board as Australian trade partner

11 Apr 2013

Lloyd's List Australia has interviewed Associate Professor Nigel Finch at the University of Sydney Business School, on the federal government's drive to break into and expand in Myanmar as an emerging market.

Staff Member: Nigel Finch
Publication: Lloyd's List Australia

Global Tax Havens

26 Feb 2013

Radio 2SER has interviewed Eric Clubb, Accounting Lecturer, University of Sydney Business School, re global tax havens and how they work.

Staff Member: Eric Clubb
Publication: Radio 2SER

Auditors and quality control

24 Feb 2013

The Australian Financial Review has published a letter to the editor by Emeritus Professor Graeme Dean and Honorary Professor Frank Clarke at the University of Sydney Business School, in which they argue that a better focused accounting system with independent testing (in the quality control sense) by auditors would better inform shareholders and the market.

Staff Member: Graeme Dean and Frank Clarke
Publication: Australian Financial Review

Congestion charge would cut Sydney traffic

15 Jan 2013

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/breaking-news/congestion-charge-would-cut-sydney-traffic/story-fn3dxiwe-1226633746985

Staff Member: David Hensher
Publication: Eco News

Supporters to 'right' image of MLC head

10 Dec 2012

The Australian has interviewed Professor John Roberts, Business School, on corporate governance in relation to the dismissal of the principal of Methodist Ladies College in Melbourne.

Staff Member: John Roberts
Publication: The Australian

LNP budget claims are 'misleading and deceptive'

12 Sep 2012

Professor Bob Walker has described the Queensland state governments assessment of its finances as "misleading and deceptive" in The Australian

Staff Member: Bob Walker
Publication: The Australian

Asia Must Step Into Standards Gap: Tweedie

12 Sep 2012

The Australian Financial Review has reported that Asia will be central to the setting of global accounting standards in the next five years, and Australia is well positioned to lead that charge if it has the courage to step up, according to former International Accounting Standards Board Chairman, David Tweedie, who is in Australia this week to present at the University of Sydney Business School's RJ Chambers Memorial Research Lecture.

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Publication: The Australian Financial Review

Queensland's Peter Costello 'audit' trashed by experts

07 Sep 2012

Professor Bob Walker has reviewed former Federal Treasurer Peter Costello's audit of the Queensland state finances and declared that the report is neither independent, nor an "audit" as such.

Staff Member: Bob Walker
Publication: Courier-Mail

Bonus question puzzles students

23 Jul 2012

Published course entry scores are no longer the simple, unambiguous signposts they once were, with universities reinterpreting HSC results in a great variety of ways, notably by throwing bonus points into the mix.

Staff Member: Philip Seltsikas
Publication: Sydney Morning Herald

Standards hobble auditors

20 Jun 2012

The Australian Financial Review has published an op-ed co-authored by Frank Clarke and Graeme Dean, honorary professors in the Discipline of Accounting of the University of Sydney Business School, on the implications for auditors of the recent ruling to uphold the class action settlement in the Centro-PricewaterhouseCoopers case.

Staff Member: Frank Clarke and Graeme Dean
Publication: Australian Financial Review

Electricity: sell-offs and rip-offs

06 Jun 2012

ABC Radio South East NSW interviewed Honorary Professor Bob Walker, Discipline of Accounting at the University of Sydney Business School, regarding rising power prices and how the situation is being handled by the NSW government.

Staff Member: Bob Walker
Publication: ABC Radio South East NSW

Accounting, it's so creative

29 May 2012

The Age newspaper has made note of University of Sydney Business School Honorary Professor Bob Walker's defence of the need to maintain accounting standards at a University conference attended by industry.

Staff Member: Bob Walker
Publication: The Age

Inspired Insights

01 Apr 2012

In The Black magazine has interviewed Associate Professor in Accounting at the University of Sydney Business School, Rosina McAlpine, who, frustrated by a dearth of decent books on parenthood, penned her own guide to bringing up kids in the 21st century.

Staff Member: Rosina McAlpine
Publication: In The Black

ASIC needs to sharpen its teeth

March 22, 2012

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission's threat to get tough on disclosure is just about an annual event now. Though the motivation is legitimate, it is not so well placed when it has to be made so often.

Staff Member: Frank Clarke and Graeme Dean
Publication: Australian Financial Review

Peter Wolnizer Appointed Chair of the International Accounting Education Standards Board

October 13, 2011

The outstanding international reputation of the University of Sydney Business School's Accounting Discipline has been further strengthened with the appointment of Professor Peter Wolnizer OAM as Chair of the International Accounting Education Standards Board (IAESB).

Staff Member: Peter Wolnizer
Publication:

Fresh focus on 'true and fair'

June 29, 2011

The University of Sydney Business School Accounting Professors Frank Clarke and Graeme Dean have written in the Australian Financial Review about the implications of the federal court decision in the Centro case.

Staff Member: Graeme Dean
Publication: Australian Financial Review

Flailing in the dark for answers on electricity sale

January 24, 2011

Accounting Professor Bob Walker from the University of Sydney talks about the New South Wales electricity sales and how the Government has witheld so many details that it is impossible to analyse the multibillion-dollar transactions.

Staff Member: Bob Walker
Publication: The Sydney Morning Herald

ASIC is wounded, time for a rethink

December 29, 2010

James Hardie directors' appeal against the decision favouring ASIC brings increased criticism. It may be time to question whether a group of companies is capable of being regulated, write the University of Sydney Business School Accounting Professors Frank Clarke and Graeme Dean.

Staff Member: Graeme Dean
Publication: Australian Financial Review

Learning for Living-Using Teams for Student Centred Learning

July 30, 2010

Rodney Coyte and Gary Oliver

A teaching innovation which uses class time for assurance of knowledge is shown to enhance student problem-solving and communication skills.

Publication: Synergy

Hardie given far too much wriggle room

December 01, 2009

Sandra van der Laan and Lee Moerman

Instead of supporting the company's tactics to shift its responsibilities, the government should legislate to ensure Hardie's primary responsibility is to fund its asbestos claims

Publication: Australian Financial Review

One.Tel ruling proves solvency a thorny issue

November 01, 2009

Graeme Dean and Frank Clarke

The judgement provides food for thought on fashionable coroporate governance.

Publication: Australian Financial Review

Moment of truth for the accounts

October 28, 2009

Frank Clarke and Graeme Dean

The Australian Securities and Investment Commission's tilt at Centro's directors is well targeted insofar as it thrusts into the limelight the reality that those signing off on company accounts are declaring that as best it can be determined at the time they truly and fairly disclose the financial position and financial performance.

Publication: Australian Financial Review