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Ian Harper

November 2023

Engineering research needs more funding.

Reviving dud industries will make us poorer: RBA’s Harper

Reserve Bank board member Ian Harper has warned that government efforts to ‘reshore’ production will lead to lower living standards.

  • Michael Read

September 2023

Ian Harper passes the MBS baton to former dean

After more than 30 years of being connected with Melbourne Business School including the last five years as dean, Ian Harper is passing on the baton to former dean and CEO Jenny George.

  • Patrick Durkin

October 2021

Nicholas Hurley, Melbourne University MBA student and founder of Executive Agents.

‘Mix of pain and pleasure’: MBA students battle through pandemic

In-person classes at Australia’s top business schools have been cancelled, ending the networking MBAs are prized for.

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  • Aaron Patrick

May 2021

Well connected: Pharmacy Guild national president Trent Twomey, with opposition leader Deb Frecklington and Queensland premier Annastacia Pałaszczuk

Pharmacy Guild’s president not quite a full professor

The guild refers to its new president as Professor Trent Twomey. Which is odd, as his highest qualification is a bachelor’s degree.

  • Myriam Robin

August 2020

RBA board member Ian Harper has defended public policy on social distancing and border restrictions.

RBA's Harper defends COVID-19 restrictions

Reserve Bank board member Ian Harper has defended the policy decisions of state governments on border closures and social distancing but says they need to be continually reviewed.

  • Matthew Cranston

March 2020

Futurologist Rocky Scopelliti; Zip strategy officer Tommy Mermelshtayn; Steve Weston, CEO of Volt; UBank's Lee Hatton; and Vesna Poljak, markets editor at <i>The Australian Financial Review</i> at last week's Banking & Wealth Summit.

Banking and Wealth Summit Crisis Briefing

Australia's premier forum for banking and wealth leaders, regulators, policymakers and stakeholder groups is going online for a special crisis briefing.

October 2019

Consumers to blame for 'loyalty tax'

Economist Ian Harper said the banks' $3 billion "loyalty tax" was neither illegal nor unusual, as experts say customers can blame themselves for being ripped off.

  • Patrick Durkin

July 2019

A decision-maker's job is to make decisions – and own them, says Professor Ian Harper.

Ian Harper's guide to making good decisions

After years of making complex decisions affecting millions of people, the Reserve Bank board member shares the key skills required.

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  • Ian Harper

December 1998

Names to watch in the next decade

The most promising management talent in Australia has been nominated.

  • Report by Robert Gottliebsen and James Kirby

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