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The case for red tape
Season 5 Episode 77
The PM has announced big plans for deregulation, but is 'red tape' or 'green tape' really impeding economic growth or is it necessary to protect us a…
6 years, 3 months ago
Safeguarding Democracy with Helen Haines
Season 5 Episode 76
There can be no trust in government without accountability, yet its been two years since the Coalition government promised to implement a Commonwealt…
6 years, 3 months ago
The pink collar recession
Season 5 Episode 75
The Morrison government this week announced that from mid-July childcare would no longer be free and that childcare workers would be stripped of acce…
6 years, 3 months ago
Protecting workers as the Economy Re-Opens with Sally McManus
Season 5 Episode 74
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 bring…
6 years, 3 months ago
Why a public sector wage freeze would cost jobs
Season 5 Episode 73
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…
6 years, 3 months ago
Renewing Australia with a Green New Deal with Adam Bandt
Season 5 Episode 72
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 …
6 years, 3 months ago
Black holes and Keynesians
Season 5 Episode 71
The government has been talking as if it understood Keynesian economics, but its reaction to the $60 billion JobKeeper black hole shows they clearly …
6 years, 3 months ago
The role of climate action in rebuilding after the pandemic with Zali Steggall
Season 5 Episode 70
In this episode we talk to Zali Steggall, the independent member for Warringah, about the role of climate action in rebuilding after the pandemic, wi…
6 years, 4 months ago
The Australian Government response to the pandemic with Greg Hunt
Season 5 Episode 69
Health Minister Greg Hunt in conversation with our chief economist Richard Denniss, as part of the Australia Institute's Economics of a Pandemic webi…
6 years, 4 months ago
The other global crisis: climate change
Season 5 Episode 68
Energy Minister Angus Taylor is talking about a 'gas-led recovery' which would not only make electricity prices higher, but would obviously make clim…
6 years, 4 months ago