ANZUS and Australia's security
In this episode we discuss if two Australian Ministers really need to travel to the United States for the AUSMIN talks in the midst of a global pandemic and also ask the question: how much does the AN...
4 Aug 202024min
The war on populism and the fight for democracy with Thomas Frank
Author of the new book 'People without Power' Thomas Frank explains why everything you think you know about populism is wrong. [Note: language warning, a mild one]Host: Ebony Bennett, deputy director ...
31 Jul 202059min
Winning a Fair Share: Rebuilding Australia's Manufacturing Base | Paul Bastian & Jim Stanford
As the pandemic interrupted global supply chains a lot of focus has shifted back onto Australia’s domestic manufacturing capabilities and what Australia has the capacity to make and manufacture onshor...
30 Jul 20201h 1min
Let it rip
Some economists have renewed calls to lift restrictions and simply 'let it rip', that is to let Covid-19 rip through the population in order to protect the economy. But are economist the right people ...
28 Jul 202033min
Unpacking the Mini-Budget: What you need to know
In this episode, Richard Denniss and Matt Grudnoff, chief and senior economists at the Australia Institute unpack what you need to know about the Mini-Budget delivered by the Treasurer and answer your...
25 Jul 20201h
Unpacking JobSeeker
The Morrison government announced it will cut the JobSeeker coronavirus supplement, which had lifted a whopping 425,000 people out of poverty. We talk to Matt Grudnoff, senior economist at the Austral...
22 Jul 202025min
Treaty & Sovereignty
As part of the National Treaties Summit, this episode we bust some of the myths about Sovereignty and Treaty and the relationship between the two with Jamie Lowe, Michael Mansell and Professor Megan D...
15 Jul 20201h 10min
How to make electricity bills cheaper
In this week's episode we explain how two changes to the rules of the National Electricity Market (NEM) will help reduce electricity bills, cut emissions, pave the way for more renewable energy and st...
15 Jul 202023min
