Media Highlights – April 2025
From John Dumay’s 2025 Chocolate Scorecard to the RBA’s rate decision, see where the Macquarie Business School has been making headlines this month.

Professor Cynthia Webster, Department of Marketing, provided comment to The Daily Telegraph about the impact of social media influencers.
Dr Rohan Best, Department of Economics, was interviewed on ABC South East SA regarding home-battery subsidies.
Honorary Professor Geoffrey Kingston and Professor Jeffrey Sheen, Department of Economics, provided comment to Finder regarding the RBA's rate decision.
Honorary Professor Geoffrey Kingston, Department of Economics, provided comment to The Canberra Times regarding future Reserve Bank rate decisions.
Honorary Professor Geoffrey Kingston, Department of Economics, provided comment to News.com.au regarding future Reserve Bank rate decisions.
Dr Rohan Best, Department of Economics, was mentioned in Renew Economy about whether rooftop solar is being subsidised by non-solar households.
Professor Sean Turnell, Department of Economics, was interviewed on SBS One regarding his time as a political prisoner in Myanmar.
Dr Anam Bilgrami and Professor Henry Cutler, Centre for the Health Economy, co-wrote an article on The Conversation regarding the politics of hospital funding pledges during election campaigns.
Professor Stephanie Huang, Centre for Workforce Futures, provided comment to The Nightly regarding the impact of Trump tariffs on the marketing strategies of Chinese manufacturers.
Professor John Romalis, Department of Economics, provided comment to News.com.au regarding what the subprime car loan default rates in the US can tell us about the state of the economy.
Professor John Dumay, Department of Accounting and Corporate Governance, in conversation on Weekend Evenings regarding the results of the 2025 Chocolate Scorecard and how cocoa is caught up in modern slavery. This interview was syndicated widely across the ABC Radio network.
Associate Professor Ben Wang and Adjunct Fellow John Simon, Department of Economics, provided an article to The Conversation about how their recently established business survey, BOSS (Business Outlook Scenarios Survey), shows business outlook is weakening and uncertainty rising as the trade war bites. This article was picked up by ABC Radio who interviewed Adjunct Fellow John Simon.
Professor Debbie Haski Leventhal, Department of Management, discusses on ABC Radio National how purpose is the antidote for disengagement at work.