
Protecting workers as the Economy Re-Opens with Sally McManus
The pandemic exposed a lot of the problems with our labour market, including the risks of the rise of precarious and insecure work. Today we’re bringing you another guest from our ‘Economics of a Pand...
4 Juni 20201h

Why a public sector wage freeze would cost jobs
The proposed NSW public sector wage freeze was supposed to ease pressure on the budget, but Australia Institute research shows it would cost jobs and harm regional economies. NOTE: This episode was re...
2 Juni 202023min

Renewing Australia with a Green New Deal with Adam Bandt
Featuring Greens Leader Adam Bandt in conversation with chief economist Richard Denniss about what a Green New Deal means and how it would work. The audio was recorded live on May 27 2020 as part of t...
27 Maj 202059min

Black holes and Keynesians
The government has been talking as if it understood Keynesian economics, but its reaction to the $60 billion JobKeeper black hole shows they clearly do not think or act like Keynesians. Richard Dennis...
26 Maj 202032min

The role of climate action in rebuilding after the pandemic with Zali Steggall
In this episode we talk to Zali Steggall, the independent member for Warringah, about the role of climate action in rebuilding after the pandemic, with Richie Merzian the director of the Australia Ins...
21 Maj 202059min

The Australian Government response to the pandemic with Greg Hunt
Health Minister Greg Hunt in conversation with our chief economist Richard Denniss, as part of the Australia Institute's Economics of a Pandemic webinar series. This was recorded live on Tuesday 19th ...
20 Maj 202048min

The other global crisis: climate change
Energy Minister Angus Taylor is talking about a 'gas-led recovery' which would not only make electricity prices higher, but would obviously make climate change worse, so in this episode we talk to dir...
19 Maj 202022min

The International Pandemic Response with Helen Clark
Australia and New Zealand have had a lot of success in managing this pandemic, but that has not been the case internationally and we've seen a range of responses from international governments. This e...
13 Maj 20201h



















