Our Team

David Ross is a Sydney-based journalist at The Australian. He previously worked at the European Parliament and as a freelance journalist, writing for many publications including Myanmar Business Today where he was an Australian correspondent. He has a Masters in Journalism from The University of Melbourne.

Latest

Financial servicesFinancial Services

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos February 1, 2021: Pictured is Westpac bank in Sydney, NSW. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Dylan Coker

Westpac loses High Court super advice battle

Westpac’s loss comes after ASIC took issue with the bank’s campaign to get its customers to switch into BT Super.

David Ross

BusinessMining & Energy

Military vehicles are seen along a street in Mandalay on February 2, 2021, as Myanmar's generals appeared in firm control a day after a surgical coup that saw democracy heroine Suu Kyi detained. (Photo by STR / AFP)

Myanmar wait and see approach

Australian businesses with exposure to Myanmar are adopting a defensive posture and waiting to see if the military coup will result in civil unrest.

Lachlan Moffet Gray, David Ross and Perry Williams

Financial servicesFinancial Services

Close-up of unrecognizable woman using modern gadget while making online payment in cafe, nfc technology concept

Level playing field needed for banks and fintechs

The Bank of International settlements is calling for a level playing field between banks and fintechs.

David Ross

SponsorshipCompanies

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 28: Magpies fans celebrate after winning the 2021 AFLW Round 01 match between the Carlton Blues and the Collingwood Magpies at Ikon Park on January 28, 2021 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Daniel Pockett/AFL Photos via Getty Images)

Emirates, CGU voice concern over Collingwood findings

Major Collingwood sponsors are engaged in dialogue with the football club amid findings of racism at the club in a report.

David Ross

AFL racismAFL

Mark Anderson, Eddie McGuire, Jodie Sizer and Peter Murphy from the Collingwood Football Club hold a press conference to discuss the release of the club's CGC Better Report. Eddie McGuire speaks during the press conference. Picture: Jake Nowakowski

McGuire refuses to stand down

Eddie McGuire will not stand down as Collingwood president, saying he wants to implement the reforms outlined in a report that found systemic racism at the AFL club.

Remy Varga, Rachel Baxendale and Courtney Walsh

RegulationFinancial Services

Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) chairman Wayne Byres (2nd R) appears by audio visual link at the Senate Inquiry into COVID-19 at Parliament House in Canberra, Thursday, May 28, 2020. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas) NO ARCHIVING

APRA releases 2021 to-do list

Are banks prepared for financial risks, including climate risk in 2021?

David Ross

ExclusiveCompanies

JULY 5, 2004: Bottles of Nudie crushie juice (orange, mango & pineapple), 05/07/04. Pic Sam Mooy.Advertising / Drink

Bank cops $138m Nudie juice tax dodge sting

An Israeli bank has paid the ATO $138m after admitting its role in a decades-long tax dodge scheme put in place by the Sydney family that founded the Nudie juice empire.

David Ross

RegulationFinancial Services