Critical Line Item with Tom Ravlic

About Critical Line Item with Tom Ravlic

Tom Ravlic FIPA has looked at complex issues in business, finance and politics for a range of publications over two decades. Critical Line Item takes you to the heart of the issues that matter in business and politics with guests who are experts in their field. His book on the Banking Royal Commission, Vulture City – how our bankers got rich on swindles, was released in October 2019 was positively received by prominent journalists, commentators and academics. His subsequent titles, Rorts & Rip Offs and Crown: Playing in the Shadows built on his focus on financial services. He currently contributes to The Mandarin, Professional Planner and the International Tax Review. Tom has also taught accounting-related units at two prominent Australian universities and been a consultant on the development of accounting curriculum for two global professional accounting associations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

Publisher

Tommy Ravlic

Category

business · education · news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

4 May 2020

Latest episode

24 Sept 2025

Latest episodes

33 of 229 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   24 Sept 2025TRANSCRIPT

   George Donikian ... and all the problems with the world of news

   Veteran journalist George Donikian discusses with host Tom Ravlic his career, the problems he sees in modern journalism, and his concerns about political violence.

2. 

   16 Jan 2025TRANSCRIPT

   Letter to Biden - pardon Assange

   Australia Institute director Emma Shortis is one of several Australians including parliamentarians that want President Joe Biden to pardon Julian Assange, the Australian founder of Wikileaks. Will Biden do so in his final days in the White House? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

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   17 Dec 2024TRANSCRIPT

   Ravlic at Large - S1E4 - Godon Traill

   Gordon Traill is a former chef with the Australian Defence Forces and he takes Tom Ravlic on a tour across his almost three decade long career in the armed forces. Traill is a part of an exhibition at the Shrine of Remembrance called the 'Taste of Combat' that is on from 2 December 2024 to late 2025. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Spotify

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 53 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

76

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

76

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