No New Coal Mines
Follow The Money29 Sep 2016

No New Coal Mines

Can Australia live without coal? Episode 7 of Follow the Money looks at the economics of coal and how a moratorium on new mines would help stop the boom and inevitable bust cycle, and instead create a smooth transition to a low carbon future.

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David Pocock on getting a fair return for Australian gas

David Pocock on getting a fair return for Australian gas

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22 Apr 42min

US allies reassess as Trump undermines global security

US allies reassess as Trump undermines global security

With President Trump spewing threats at friends and foes, the American government has gone off the rails. On this episode of Follow the Money, Dr Emma Shortis and Ebony Bennett discuss Trump’s genocid...

15 Apr 33min

Yanis Varoufakis on misogyny, resistance and why everything could be different

Yanis Varoufakis on misogyny, resistance and why everything could be different

There is no reason our societies can’t change radically, to produce more of what we need and less of the things that are sowing the seeds of our own destruction, says Yanis Varoufakis. On this episode...

8 Apr 31min

Prices skyrocket but major fuel shortages "very unlikely"

Prices skyrocket but major fuel shortages "very unlikely"

Petrol and diesel prices are sky high because of the illegal US-Israel war on Iran, but major fuel shortages in Australia are very unlikely. Matt Grudnoff and Ebony Bennett discuss Australia’s relati...

1 Apr 25min

How a gas export tax could transform Australia

How a gas export tax could transform Australia

A 25% gas export tax would drive down gas prices for Australians and collect billions of dollars that can be used to provide better, cheaper health and education services. On this episode of Follow t...

25 Mar 34min

Australia’s fossil fuel subsidies are out of control

Australia’s fossil fuel subsidies are out of control

Now costing Australian governments $31,020 per minute, fossil fuel subsidies are growing faster than spending on the NDIS. On this episode of Follow the Money, Rod Campbell and Ebony Bennett discuss ...

18 Mar 33min

AUKUS drags Australia towards US-Israel war on Iran

AUKUS drags Australia towards US-Israel war on Iran

The Australian government has been trying to placate Trump in order to secure the AUKUS submarine deal – and now we are seeing the results. On this episode of Follow the Money and After America, Dr Em...

11 Mar 34min

Gary Stevenson on wealth inequality and the rise of the far-right

Gary Stevenson on wealth inequality and the rise of the far-right

The far-right is benefitting from a failing status quo – but it doesn’t have to be this way. On this episode of Follow the Money, author and economist Gary Stevenson joins Ebony Bennett to discuss wea...

3 Mar 28min

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