Alumni in the News
Fading surplus commitment a worry: Access
07 May 2013
An independent forecaster is concerned over a lack of urgency on both sides of politics about returning the federal budget to surplus and now expects deficits "as far as the eye can see".
Publication: Sydney Morning herald
Michael Kirby to head UN's N Korea abuse probe
07 May 2013
Former High Court judge Michael Kirby has been named by the United Nations to lead a landmark probe into human rights abuses in North Korea.
Publication: ABC News
Australian Bank Regulator Says Won't Delay Tougher Liquidity Rules
06 May 2013
Australia's banking regulator Monday said it won't follow international regulators in delaying the imposition of minimum liquidity standards, in a move designed to highlight the local financial system's strength.
Publication: Fox Business
Heroic feats for 'ordinary' people
03 May 2013
"Adventuring can be for the ordinary person with ordinary qualities, such as I regard myself," said Sir Edmund Hillary, the first man to climb to the summit of Mount Everest.
Publication: Brisbane Times
Outgoing ASIC deputy chair warns against desperate search for yield
03 May 2013
OUTGOING Australian Securities & Investments Commission deputy chairman Belinda Gibson has two key worries about the market: that the "desperate search for yield" will end up in dark places and social media has taken "so-called rumourtrage" to private communities in a way that "will lead to outright theft".
Publication: The Australian