Podcast Episodes

War boosts GDP. But should it?

GDP is meant to measure economic progress, yet even war can make it rise. So what exactly is it measuring?

17 hours ago

WA’s Special Deal: Fair Reward or Billion‑Dollar Rort?

What happens when the nation’s wealthiest state gets extra funding on top of a needs‑based system? Since 2019, Western Australia has received a speci…

1 week ago

The Most Explosive Tax Debate in Australia Is Back

Australia does something a bit weird: if you make money selling a house or shares, you get taxed at half the rate you’d pay on your actual job. Nice …

2 weeks ago

A Carbon Tax Comeback?

Spending is outpacing revenue, and the budget gap isn’t closing.

At the same time, Australia is drifting off track on its emissions targets for 2030, …

3 weeks ago

Will this be the last rate hike?

The Reserve Bank has lifted rates, and if you’ve got a mortgage, you’ll feel it fast. 

A typical borrower on a $600,000 loan is up around $90 a month …

1 month ago

Interest rates set to rise: what does that mean for you?

The Reserve Bank looks set to lift interest rates after a year of cuts - adding around $90 a month to a typical $600,000 mortgage. If there are three…

1 month ago

Will house prices go up in 2026?

A year ago, we were told the housing market was about to cool, but it didn’t. 

What’s in store for us in the year to come? 

Guests: 

1 month, 1 week ago

The price of mental illness

Australia’s mental health system is costly — and full of cracks. What would it take to fix it?

1 month, 2 weeks ago

What would it take to house a nation?

The Australian housing dream is no longer guaranteed. Is it too late to turn things around? 

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Could we really become a superpower?

Some economists say Australia could become a clean-energy superpower — massively rich, world-leading. But how would we get there?

2 months ago