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When is a cabinet not a cabinet?
Season 6 Episode 137
National Cabinet was created during the pandemic to make big decisions at a fast pace, but how much do Australians know about the advice on lockdowns…
5 years, 3 months ago
The OTHER budget
Season 6 Episode 136
Not the federal budget, the carbon budget. Prime Minister Scott Morrison keeps telling world leaders Australia will 'meet and beat' its Paris target …
5 years, 4 months ago
Unpacking the federal budget 2021
Season 6 Episode 135
Gone are the scare campaigns about debt and deficit, but was this really a big spending budget? Cut through the economic nonsense and pollywaffle wit…
5 years, 4 months ago
What costs Australians almost $20,000 every minute?
Season 6 Episode 134
In today's episode we take a look at how much Australia spends subsidising the oil, coal ang gas industry every year, with co-authors of a new Austra…
5 years, 4 months ago
Under pressure
Season 6 Episode 133
Tasmania is a unique place. Tassie’s coastal waters have high biodiversity and species found nowhere else, but its marine environment is in a state o…
5 years, 5 months ago
Why we should pause approvals of new coal mines
Season 6 Episode 132
Why are new coal mines like melting ice cream? In today's episode, Richard Denniss explains the economics of coal, why Malcolm Turnbull has been in t…
5 years, 5 months ago
The security of the national electricity grid
Season 6 Episode 131
For the national electricity grid to function securely it needs control systems that keep frequency and voltage within safe limits. Historically this…
5 years, 5 months ago
What women want
Season 6 Episode 130
When it comes to addressing the systemic issues which are impacting Australian women’s everyday lives, it often feels like the problems are big and i…
5 years, 6 months ago
Electric Dreams
Season 6 Episode 129
Australia has no policy to incentivise electric vehicle uptake, are we destined to become a dumping ground for gas guzzlers? This week we talk to Ric…
5 years, 6 months ago
The gender pay gulf
Season 6 Episode 128
A year on from the recession, how are Australian women faring economically? Pretty poorly actually. This week we speak to Alison Pennington, senior e…
5 years, 6 months ago