The impact of the Covid-induced wealth divide

Today on the Briefing we discuss how billionaires are getting richer – and the rest of us are picking up the crumbs.

We’re joined by Andrew Leigh, a Labor MP and former economist who explains how and why the rich are getting richer. He calls for big corporations to give back taxpayer-funded benefits like JobKeeper.

Where do you fit in the ever-widening wealth divide?

In today's headlines:

• Collingwood Magpies engulfed in racism scandal

• No new Covid-19 cases in WA amid five-day lockdown

• PM Morrison announces goal for zero net emissions by 2050

• Daily Mail settles with Prince Harry.

• Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi arrested as military reinstates 'dictatorship’

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