Grandfathering The Australian Dream

Grandfathering The Australian Dream

Australia's young people have been unfairly targeted by policies that have loaded them up with uni debts, locked them out of housing market and crippled them on the 'flexible' job front, and any changes that might address this imbalance are 'grandfathered' in so that they don't affect anyone who is presently in a position of power, that's what our Chief Economist Richard Denniss argues in his essay for the June edition of The Monthly - called

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Nordic Talks: Breaking the ice ceiling: Gender equality in Iceland and Australia [Webinar]

Nordic Talks: Breaking the ice ceiling: Gender equality in Iceland and Australia [Webinar]

Iceland’s outstanding levels of gender equality have been achieved through policies such as extensive paid parental leave, including an emphasis on fathers using paid parental leave. This emphasis on ...

22 Jun 202358min

Thomas Mayo & Kerry O'Brien on the Voice to Parliament Handbook

Thomas Mayo & Kerry O'Brien on the Voice to Parliament Handbook

The Voice to Parliament Handbook by Indigenous leader Thomas Mayo and acclaimed journalist Kerry O’Brien is a clear, concise and simple guide for the millions of Australians who have expressed support...

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Profits v Wages, what's driving inflation?

Profits v Wages, what's driving inflation?

Australians have been experiencing a dramatic rise in the cost of living thanks to inflation. While the business sector was quick to blame wages for rising inflation, the Australia Institute and the C...

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Modi, the Quad, and the latest on AUKUS

Modi, the Quad, and the latest on AUKUS

From Narendra Modi's recent visit, to the cancelled Quad summit meeting, to new developments in the AUKUS nuclear submarine agreement, it's been a busy few weeks in international relations news for Au...

25 Mai 202325min

PwC Scandal Reveals Problem with Consulting Firms

PwC Scandal Reveals Problem with Consulting Firms

The Australian government spends a billion dollars or more each year on consulting firms to complete necessary work, often involving confidential information. But a recent scandal at PricewaterhouseCo...

16 Mai 202318min

Bread and Surpluses: What you need to know about the Budget [Webinar]

Bread and Surpluses: What you need to know about the Budget [Webinar]

The Albanese Government has handed down its 2023-24 Federal Budget, and it contains positive measures like a 15% pay rise for aged care workers, the minimal increases to welfare, and deferral of any c...

11 Mai 20231h 1min

Funding our own Destruction

Funding our own Destruction

Despite fossil fuel usage contributing to the destruction of our climate, the Australian government still hands out billions every year in fossil fuel subsidies. But where is the money going, and how ...

4 Mai 202320min

The Housing Crisis

The Housing Crisis

Australia’s housing crisis is only getting worse, and our social housing shortfall has ballooned to 500,000 and rent is skyrocketing. So how did we get here, and what can be done? This episode is a li...

27 Apr 202352min

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