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Politics And Society

Xinning Xiao Lecturer, Accounting

Whistleblowers: protected or pursued?

WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange is the biggest whistleblower the world has ever seen, but he is not alone in being pursued relentlessly after exposing embarrassing information or misconduct.

WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange is the biggest whistleblower the world has ever seen, but he is not alone in being pursued relentlessly after exposing embarrassing information or misconduct.

Politics And Society

Remy Davison Jean Monnet Chair in Politics and Economics, Monash University

All sorts of sweeteners

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and PM Scott Morrison pack the 2019 Federal Budget full of goodies as they push towards an election.

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and PM Scott Morrison pack the 2019 Federal Budget full of goodies as they push towards an election.

Business And Economy

Liz Campbell Francine McNiff Chair in Criminal Jurisprudence, Faculty of Law

A question of (mis)trust

There needs to be a swift determination of the criminality of banks and senior individuals in the wake of the royal commission.

There needs to be a swift determination of the criminality of banks and senior individuals in the wake of the royal commission.

Marko Pavlyshyn Professor, Ukrainian Studies

After the Kerch Strait – what?

Russia's aggression against Ukraine, in full view of the international community, signals a new level of readiness to challenge the world to respond.

Russia's aggression against Ukraine, in full view of the international community, signals a new level of readiness to challenge the world to respond.

Eugene Chan Senior Lecturer, Department of Marketing

Mind over maggot

Anyone for rotten shark? Fried tarantula? When it comes to food choices, one person's disgusting is another's delicacy.

Anyone for rotten shark? Fried tarantula? When it comes to food choices, one person's disgusting is another's delicacy.

Natalie Doyle Senior Lecturer, School of Languages, Cultures, Literatures and Linguistics

Crisis ended? Don't speak too soon

Greece Prime Minister Alex Tsipras has declared that the country is back on its feet, but the numbers indicate its problems are far from over.

Greece Prime Minister Alex Tsipras has declared that the country is back on its feet, but the numbers indicate its problems are far from over.

Financial services royal commissioner Kenneth Hayne is arguing for less and clearer law, and tougher corporate cops.

Bringing the banks into line

Financial services royal commissioner Kenneth Hayne is arguing for less and clearer law, and tougher corporate cops.

Monash University

Global Leaders' Week

Advancing artificial intelligence

The challenge is to integrate AI into our society just like we’ve done with other valuable but dangerous technologies in the past, like electricity and cars.

Jon Whittle Dean, Faculty of Information Technology, Faculty of Information Technology

The challenge is to integrate AI into our society just like we’ve done with other valuable but dangerous technologies in the past, like electricity and cars.

Monash Life

Monash Life Magazine

Monash Life

Monash in space

Monash alumni are in the vanguard of the new era of space exploration and space technologies that are supporting a global industry now turning over more than US$450 billion a year.

Monash University

Monash alumni are in the vanguard of the new era of space exploration and space technologies that are supporting a global industry now turning over more than US$450 billion a year.

A Different Lens

Episode 9: The death of corporate greed?

Find out why business success is now so dependent on ethical behaviour in this episode of A Different Lens.

Michelle Welsh Professor & Head, Department Business Law and Taxation

Find out why business success is now so dependent on ethical behaviour in this episode of A Different Lens.

John Vaz Senior lecturer, banking and finance

Learning to live within our means

The credit debt trap is a honey pot for financial institutions, and that becomes a problem mostly for the poor, says John Vaz.

The credit debt trap is a honey pot for financial institutions, and that becomes a problem mostly for the poor, says John Vaz.

Kevin Davis Professor of Finance, Monash Business School

Greed, morality, money and the banks

The banking royal commission has humiliated the banks, exposed dodgy financial dealings and shown the sector lacks a 'clear sense of moral purpose'.

The banking royal commission has humiliated the banks, exposed dodgy financial dealings and shown the sector lacks a 'clear sense of moral purpose'.

Sara Niner Researcher and lecturer in anthropology

The jury is out on microfinancing

The programs to date have delivered, at best, only modest results in the fight against poverty.

The programs to date have delivered, at best, only modest results in the fight against poverty.

Joseph Liu Associate Professor, Cyber Security and Systems

How to lose a bitcoin fortune

Investor kisses goodbye to millions after forgetting his password.

Investor kisses goodbye to millions after forgetting his password.

John Vaz Senior lecturer, banking and finance

Even in the new cryptocurrency world, cash remains king

In 1637, a mania for tulips fanned the world’s first speculative asset bubble. In 2018, Bitcoin looks a lot like this.

In 1637, a mania for tulips fanned the world’s first speculative asset bubble. In 2018, Bitcoin looks a lot like this.

Technology and engineering

Technology and engineering

The cryptocurrency pioneer

Before the invention of bitcoin, Joseph Liu was playing with an idea that would cut out the middle man in online currency exchange.

Joseph Liu Associate Professor, Cyber Security and Systems

Before the invention of bitcoin, Joseph Liu was playing with an idea that would cut out the middle man in online currency exchange.

Kevin Davis Professor of Finance, Monash Business School

Will the banking royal commission achieve anything?

Concerns raised that the areas to be investigated may prove too vague to be of practical use.

Concerns raised that the areas to be investigated may prove too vague to be of practical use.

Alice De Jonge

Alice De Jonge Law and Tax Expert

China's market lesson will be one of wealth transfer

The recent collapse in the Chinese share market was preceded by a boom – a boom that was, in turn, fuelled by relaxed restrictions on margin lending, and a growth in the shadow banking sector. Both served as inducements for Chinese retail...

The recent collapse in the Chinese share market was preceded by a boom – a boom that was, in turn, fuelled by relaxed restrictions on margin lending, and a growth in the shadow banking sector. Both served as inducements for Chinese retail...

Alice De Jonge