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Home economics: housing, living standards and the federal election
Season 10 Episode 355
With housing affordability at an all-time low and the spectre of Trump looming large over our region, Australians’ standard of living will be at the …
1 year, 5 months ago
Don't gut our environment laws
Season 10 Episode 354
The Government’s proposed environmental law changes are an attack on our democracy and could benefit destructive industries far beyond Tasmania’s coa…
1 year, 5 months ago
Fish out of water
Season 10 Episode 353
Chunks of dead salmon have washed up on Tasmanian beaches and the Maugean skate is at risk of extinction, so why won’t governments to more to rein in…
1 year, 6 months ago
Enemies of the state
Season 10 Episode 352
The public sector is under fire, but is it really as inefficient as DOGE and Dutton claim?
On this episode of Follow the Money, Dr Fiona Macdonald, A…
1 year, 6 months ago
The pros and cons of minority government with David Pocock and Tony Windsor
Season 10 Episode 351
Polls point to a power-sharing government being the most likely outcome at the upcoming federal election, but how do they actually work?
Independent …
1 year, 6 months ago
"A drowning memory": the Pacific Island communities fighting for their survival
Season 10 Episode 350
For communities in Tuvalu and Kiribati, climate change isn’t an abstract threat – it’s having a real-time impact on their lives and culture.
On this …
1 year, 6 months ago
DOGE days: Trump's war on the civil service
Season 10 Episode 349
By laying off tens of thousands of federal employees, challenging the authority of judges and throwing erstwhile allies under the bus, the Trump admi…
1 year, 6 months ago
A soft landing? What the rate cut means for the Australian economy
Season 10 Episode 348
The Reserve Bank has cut interest rates for the first time since November 2020 – so is the Australian economy out of the woods?
On this crossover epi…
1 year, 7 months ago
Stop the steel
Season 10 Episode 347
We discuss Trump’s new tariffs on steel and aluminium imports and what they’ll mean for Australia.
On this episode of Follow the Money, Senior Econom…
1 year, 7 months ago
Hands off our elections
Season 10 Episode 346
Australia needs an electoral system that’s genuinely fair, not a two-tiered system that favours the major parties.
On this episode of Follow the Mone…
1 year, 7 months ago