Follow The Money

Economic models are like a lot of things in life: What you get out of them depends on what you put in. But therein lies the problem. When reporting focuses on the 'findings' without looking at what as...

4 Nov 201615min

Interest rates may be one of the most discussed and least understood area of economics in Australia. Our Chief Economist and Senior Economist discuss the whats and whys of Reserve Bank policy and how ...

21 Okt 201614min

Can Australia live without coal? Episode 7 of Follow the Money looks at the economics of coal and how a moratorium on new mines would help stop the boom and inevitable bust cycle, and instead create a...

29 Sep 201615min

In episode 6, we tackle the perennial favourite of politicians in an election year - income tax cuts. Do personal income tax cuts really lead to economic growth and job creation? Does more money in th...

3 Maj 201611min

The Australia Institute's podcast series, Follow the Money, this week takes on Company Tax. What is it? How much does it raise? Who pays it? Who is saying that we should cut it, and 'cui bono' - who b...

11 Apr 201610min

Episode four of Follow The Money is a special edition - In conversation with Richard Denniss about the subject and title of his new book: Econobabble. So what is econobabble? Ebony Bennett talks to Ri...

18 Mars 201611min

Episode three of The Australia Institute's exciting new podcast series Follow The Money looks at Negative Gearing. You can subscribe to Follow The Money on iTunes.  Contributors:Support the research p...

3 Mars 20169min

The second episode of The Australia Institute's exciting new podcast series Follow The Money looks at Australia's superannuation system. You can subscribe to Follow The Money on iTunes.  Contributors:...

19 Feb 20169min