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Why is everything so expensive? And will a wage increase just make it worse? New research shows that only a trivial portion of...
For this special live episode of Follow the Money, the panel will be discussing: A New Agenda for a New Parliament: Climate Action,...
Join Nobel Laureate, former World Bank Chief Economist, and best-selling author Professor Joseph E. Stiglitz, in conversation with...
The Parliaments of the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory have been banned from legislating voluntary assisted...
The Tasmanian Government's proposed law for a police crackdown on peaceful protest has been criticised as anti-democratic and a threat...
Last week, the Australian Energy Market Operator (or AEMO) suspended the National electricity spot market after it became 'impossible...
This year was the Integrity Election. Prior to the election, we were joined by Independent MPs Helen Haines and Zali Steggall for a...
The big story of this election is the collapse of the Coalition vote, as voters around the country backed parties and candidates with...
Australia cannot solve the climate crisis while we keep opening new gas fields and coal mines. In this episode we're listening back to...
The 2022 federal election was transformative. The Coalition's vote collapsed across the country. There is a new Labor government, led...
New research from the Australia Institute shows that the number of political appointments to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal has...
Australia has never hosted a United Nations climate conference (COP) and the recent proposal from the Labor Party to bid for the 2024...
Australia's housing affordability crisis results from over- reliance on just two options - private home ownership and private renting...
It's not that long since the Royal Commission into aged care quality and safety handed down its findings Describing...
With trust in politics falling to crisis levels and a declining faith in democracy itself, there is an urgent need for...
This week on Follow the Money we're unpacking the 2022 Federal Budget. Who are the winners and losers, and what does it all mean with...
Australia has committed to reach net zero emissions by 2050. The United Nations Secretary General has said that it's time to end fossil...
Today we bring you another conversation from the Australia Institute's webinar series. We spoke to retired Admiral Chris Barrie AC...
Instead of rushing to end fossil fuels, there is going to be a gold rush for carbon offsets, dirty hydrogen and carbon capture and...
Today we bring you another conversation from the Australia Institute's webinar series. The Coalition Government's ninth Federal Budget...
Climate change is making natural disasters like fires, floods, heatwaves and drought more frequent and more extreme. In today's episode...
Today we're bringing you the second episode of a special series with our chief economist Richard Denniss and special guests, based on...
Today we're bringing you a conversation from our popular webinar series. This week we bring you a conversation with Allan Behm, head of...
As residents of Lismore tried to escape massive floods on their roofs, the IPCC delivered its latest report on climate impacts as well...
This episode we bring you a conversation with energy expert Saul Griffith about his new book <a...
The budget is come soon and, because it's an election year, income tax cuts are squarely on the agenda. In today's episode we ask, who...
Imagine if every time the economy turned bad we invested in things that made people's lives good? In his new book 'BIG: The Role of the...
The transition to electric vehicles is gaining pace. It's a huge new industry and Australia has everything it needs to become and...
Our summer podcast series brings you some of the best conversations from our webinars in 2021. Everyone knows that children do best...
Our summer podcast series brings you some of the best conversations from our webinars in 2021. Accountability is fundamental to...
Our summer podcast series brings you some of the best conversations from our webinars in 2021. A fair day's pay for a fair day's work...
Our summer podcast series brings you some of the best conversations from our webinars in 2021. This episode you'll hear from...
Our summer podcast series brings you some of the best conversations from our webinars in 2021. This episode you'll hear from the Prime...
Our summer series brings you some of the best conversations from our webinars in 2021. This episode we're bringing you a conversation...
Our summer podcast series brings you some of the best conversations from our webinars in 2021. This episode you'll hear from Saul...
Our summer podcast series brings you some of the best conversations from our webinars in 2021. This episode we bring a discussion with...
Our summer series brings you some of the best conversations from our webinar series. This episode we bring you a conversation on...
Our summer podcast series brings you some of the best conversations from our webinars in 2021. This episode we talk to sexual assault...
Our summer podcast series brings you some of the best conversations from our webinars in 2021. This episode we'll be talking about how...
On the eve of an election, without consultation and without scrutiny, the Morrison government, with the support of the Opposition,...
Many superannuation funds exclude so-called 'controversial weapons' from their investments, but consumers don't know that nuclear...
This episode we bring you a conversation with journalist and author Rick Morton about his wonderful book 'My year of Living...
This week the Australia Institute released the biggest most comprehensive analysis of federal government grants programs ever...
The Australian Senate is a unique and powerful legislative body that provides accountability, representation and diversity to a greater...
Glasgow was the first UN Climate Summit where fossil fuels were specifically targeted as the major cause of climate change - join ou...
The Morrison government finally released its long-awaited climate modelling for its net zero by 2050 plan and our experts agree it's...
In this episode we'll update you on the latest news from Glasgow COP26, as well as the latest research on Australia's plan to massively...
Scott Morrison is having perhaps the most disastrous international trip for a Prime Minister in recent history as diplomatic relations...