The work with Bri Lee | Summer Book Club
Follow The Money8 Tammi 2025

The work with Bri Lee | Summer Book Club

Bri Lee, one of Australia’s most exciting young writers, joins us to discuss her debut novel, The Work, and the politics of power and privilege.

On this Summer Book Club episode of Follow the Money, Bri Lee, the award-winning author of Eggshell Skull, Beauty and Who Gets to be Smart, joins us to discuss The Work, a stunning story of art, power, love and money.

This discussion was recorded on Tuesday 7 May 2024 and things may have changed since recording.

1800RESPECT is the national domestic, family and sexual violence counselling, information and support service. Call 1800 737 732, text 0458 737 732, chat online or video call via their website.

To join our free Australia’s Biggest Book Club webinars live, register via our website.

Order the first book from our new imprint, What's the Big Idea? 32 Big Ideas for a Better Australia now, via the Australia Institute website.

Guest: Bri Lee, author of The Work // @bri_lee_writer

Host: Ebony Bennett, Deputy Director, The Australia Institute // @ebonybennett

Show notes:

The Work by Bri Lee, Allen & Unwin (April 2024)

Theme music: Pulse and Thrum; additional music by Blue Dot Sessions

We’d love to hear your feedback on this series, so send in your questions, comments or suggestions for future episodes to podcasts@australiainstitute.org.au.

Support Follow the Money: https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/donate

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jaksot(413)

Skewed: How grants with ministerial discretion are biased towards Coalition seats

Skewed: How grants with ministerial discretion are biased towards Coalition seats

This week the Australia Institute released the biggest most comprehensive analysis of federal government grants programs ever undertaken, which revealed that $3.9 billion spent by federal grants progr...

30 Marras 202122min

The Role of the Senate in our Democracy [webinar series]

The Role of the Senate in our Democracy [webinar series]

The Australian Senate is a unique and powerful legislative body that provides accountability, representation and diversity to a greater extent than the House of Representatives. To discuss the role of...

25 Marras 202158min

Glasgow Wrap-up and what comes next for Australian climate policy

Glasgow Wrap-up and what comes next for Australian climate policy

Glasgow was the first UN Climate Summit where fossil fuels were specifically targeted as the major cause of climate change - join our Climate & Energy director Richie Merzian -- just off the plane fro...

23 Marras 202131min

'The worst bit of modelling I've ever seen' -- unpacking the federal govenrment's net zero modelling

'The worst bit of modelling I've ever seen' -- unpacking the federal govenrment's net zero modelling

The Morrison government finally released its long-awaited climate modelling for its net zero by 2050 plan and our experts agree it's the stuff of science fiction. A number of big flaws in the model ha...

17 Marras 202137min

Glasgow Part 2 and Australia's fossil fuel fraud

Glasgow Part 2 and Australia's fossil fuel fraud

In this episode we'll update you on the latest news from Glasgow COP26, as well as the latest research on Australia's plan to massively increase gas and coal projects, using carbon capture and storage...

10 Marras 202136min

Will Australia wreck Glasgow?

Will Australia wreck Glasgow?

Scott Morrison is having perhaps the most disastrous international trip for a Prime Minister in recent history as diplomatic relations with France sour even further. But there is high expectations for...

2 Marras 202124min

Talk isn't cheap

Talk isn't cheap

Each year the federal government spends upwards of a billion dollars of public money on external consultancies, but most of the work is kept secret from the public. It's a big issue for government tra...

26 Loka 202125min

Climate of the Nation 2021

Climate of the Nation 2021

Climate of the Nation is Australia's longest running tracking poll of community attitudes towards climate change. This year Climate of the Nation explored attitudes towards fossil fuel subsidies, the ...

19 Loka 202128min

Suosittua kategoriassa Politiikka ja uutiset

uutiscast
aikalisa
politiikan-puskaradio
ootsa-kuullut-tasta-2
rss-ootsa-kuullut-tasta
rss-pinnalla
rss-vaalirankkurit-podcast
tervo-halme
rss-asiastudio
otetaan-yhdet
aihe
rss-podme-livebox
the-ulkopolitist
rss-girls-finish-f1rst
et-sa-noin-voi-sanoo-esittaa
rss-tasta-on-kyse-ivan-puopolo-verkkouutiset
rss-mina-ukkola
rss-50100-podcast
rss-ulkopoditiikkaa
rikosmyytit