Maxine Beneba Clarke Knows How Decent Folk Behave
Maxine Beneba Clarke is an Australian writer of Afro-Caribbean descent whose work includes fiction, non-fiction, children’s books and poetry. She has won a plethora prizes. From the NSW Premier’s Awar...
25 Feb 202229min
Latest on Russian Invasion + Interview with Mike Cannon-Brookes
Australian Billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes has teamed with Canadian asset manager Brookfield in a bid to buy the Australian energy giant AGL and then accelerate the company’s green energy transition -...
24 Feb 202224min
How to buy your first home sooner
How would you feel about going shares with the government to buy your first home? Brendan Coates, the Economic Policy Program Director at the Grattan Institute, says it’s time for a national shared...
23 Feb 202220min
Sandy Hook mother on the fight against Remington
The families of some of the adults and children killed in the 2012 mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School reached a settlement with gun manufacturer Remington. They won a $A100m lawsuit in a c...
22 Feb 202220min
End of coal coming sooner than expected
Australia’s energy market is changing rapidly. Coal fired power plants are closing earlier than planned... and their owners are building batteries in their place! Last year Energy Australia annou...
21 Feb 202219min
Will rising inflation crash the housing market?
Economists say interest rates will rise this year – some are predicting a 15-basis point rise as early as June. So, what does that mean for the average mortgagee? We talk to AMP chief economist Shan...
20 Feb 202221min
Tarang Chawla Says We Can End Family Violence
CONTENT WARNING: Sexual Assault. Domestic Violence. Domestic Violence Help Line: 1800RESPECT (1800 737 732)This is a 24-hour national sexual assault, family and domestic violence counselling line for...
18 Feb 202240min
How likely is war between Russia and Ukraine…?
US President Joe Biden this week put the world on notice that a Russian attack could happen very soon... and western countries have been evacuating their embassy staff and warning citizens to get out....
17 Feb 202221min
