Australia, Explained13 Okt 2020

Recession in Session

In this episode of Australia, Explained, we talk about what recession means, why it’s happening and how it affects Aussies everywhere.

We partnered with Daniel Ortisi from The Financial Curator to deliver this podcast. The Financial Curator is a blog and Instagram on a mission to improve financial literacy by offering easy to read content on investing and finance more generally. What are you waiting for? Go follow/subscribe and get learning!!

Bits and pieces mentioned:
Pay The Rent Campaign
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations
Kevin Rudd's #MurdochRoyalCommission Petition Launch Video

This week, Daniel recommended a video called ‘How The Economic Machine Works’ that breaks down a bunch of economic concepts in a way that’s easy to understand. Tania recommended an article in The Conversation that contains some graphs that clearly map out how stimulus packages have kept Aussies afloat, yet made them scared to spend. Vanessa recommended a podcast episode from She’s on the Money that talks about safeguarding your finances during recession.

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