Media Highlights – February 2025
From Australia’s population trends to the rise of registry weddings, see where the Macquarie Business School has been making headlines.

Honorary Professor Nick Parr, Department of Management, provided comment to WAtoday and The Sydney Morning Herald (print version) regarding the national fertility rate and regional age disparities in relation to Australia's population trends.
A study about air travellers’ attitudes towards carbon emissions co-authored by Dr Paul Crosby and Dr Rohan Best, both from the Department of Economics, was mentioned in The Standard (print version). This first appeared on The Lighthouse.
Professor Jana Bowden, Department of Marketing, provided comment to The Sydney Morning Herald regarding the rise of registry weddings.
Professor Henry Cutler, the Macquarie Centre for the Health Economy, contributed an article to The Conversation regarding the likely impact of the Australian government's funding for public hospitals.
Professor Robert Wood, Associate Dean of Research, provided comment to The Australian Financial Review regarding diversity and inclusion in the workplace.
Professor Elizabeth Sheedy, Department of Applied Finance, provided comment to ABC Online regarding investing in startups.
Honorary Professor Geoffrey Kingston and Professor Jeffrey Sheen, both from the Department of Economics, provided their RBA cash rate predictions to Finder.
Professor Henry Cutler, the Macquarie Centre for the Health Economy, provided comment to The Guardian regarding the wage increase being proposed by psychiatrists in NSW, compared with other modelling.
Associate Professor Bonny Parkinson, the Macquarie Centre for the Health Economy, was interviewed by The Conversation regarding whether or not pharmacists should be able to provide the oral contraceptive pill without a prescription from a GP.
Professor Elizabeth Sheedy, Department of Applied Finance, was in conversation with 2SM Radio regarding money laundering laws and the Star Entertainment Group.
Dr Yi Li, Department of Marketing, contributed an article to The Conversation regarding carbon food labels.