Tom Ravlic is an investigative journalist, academic, and consultant. In this episode, Albie discusses Tom's books and their dives into the recent Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry, and the Royal Commission into the Casino Operator and Licence. Tom and Albie also delve into Tom's unique career, along with internal audit functions and how to deter fraud and corruption within organisations ..read more

Stu Black, Melbourne Enterprise Professor, and Alon Ellis, senior partner at Deloitte, discuss with Albie their new book, co-authored by Professor Danny Sampson. The book, titled Business Model Transformation: the AI and Cloud Technology Revolution, distills the trending concepts of AI and cloud technology into practical actions for business. Reconstructing a business in an age where these capabilities exist is complex and requires significant planning, as well as a sound understanding of the new powers these technologies offer ..read more

Albie chats with Patrick Ferguson, a UniMelb alumnus and current PhD student at Harvard. Patrick discusses how he has successfully combined his lifelong interest in sports, accounting, and econometrics to provide novel and valuable insights into the world of sport analytics ..read more

In this episode, Albie is joined by Carolyn Deller, Assistant Professor at the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. Carolyn undertook her BCom Honours here at the University of Melbourne as well as working as a senior tutor and lecturer. She worked as a chartered accountant at KPMG before undertaking her doctoral studies at Harvard Business School, graduating in 2018. Carolyn has published her work in the field of management accounting and control in leading accounting and management journals, and recently received the award for the Best Early Career Researcher as judg ..read more

Laura Youngson is co-founder of footwear company Ida Sports and also Equal Playing Field, which seeks to overcome inequality in sport. From her escapades organising and playing football at the highest altitude as well as the lowest altitude, to her entrepreneurial business venture in bringing the first customised female football boot to the market, Laura has been busy achieving firsts over the last few years ..read more

The University of Melbourne's Professor Emeritus Anne Lillis reflects on her career in management accounting research and teaching, and discusses opportunities for young management accounting researchers in 2021. Anne is one of the leading management accounting researchers in the world, has held the prestigious Fitzgerald Chair in Accounting, and was awarded the Dean's Prize for Exceptional Distinction in Research and Research Training in 2011 ..read more

Professor Naomi Soderstrom joins Albie this episode to discuss environmental and sustainability issues in accounting. Sustainability and corporate social responsibility reports published by many companies may seem altruistic, but there is little regulation or auditing in this space. Naomi and Albie turn over the implications this has for accounting and the world ..read more

Peter Jess has had a varied and rich career representing sportspeople and fiercely advocating for their health and prosperity both on and off the field. His diverse background touches on accounting, primary production, manufacturing, construction, retail, graphic design, sports-related services, and body corporate services. In this episode, Peter and Albie discuss the evolution of AFL, Peter's career, and his contributions to the better understanding of concussion ..read more

Albie is joined by Sarah Richards, a Ngiyampaa woman who is currently Operations Manager at PwC Indigenous Consulting and a member of the Indigenous Accountants Australia Advisory Committee. Sarah also creates story-based art through her own business initiative Marrawuy Journeys. They discuss Sarah's career, how we might raise the profile of accounting in Indigenous communities, as well as the opportunities for Indigenous-owned businesses ..read more

Albie is joined by the University of Melbourne's Noel Boys, Warren McKeown, Joana Liong, and Demi Wang. In this episode, we discuss the rapid transition to online teaching as a result of COVID-19, what has facilitated this, and the shape of accounting education into the future ..read more