Bubble Pop Podcast

This week we look overseas to the crisis in Afghanistan. Amanda and Sarah ask who are the Taliban? How did this all start? And what role did Australia play? Then we look at a new law that could push employers to actively prevent workplace sexual assault, rather than just reacting to it once it’s already happened.

Guests: 

Amin Saikal, Adjunct Professor of Social Sciences at the University of Western Australia 

Louise Pratt, Shadow Assistant Minister for Employment and Skills

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Canberra has been plunged into lockdown and Covid-19 is popping up across the country as NSW loses control over Delta. We talk to a top epidemiologist about what can be done. Then we talk climate with the leader of the Greens with a major UN report telling the world to get its skates on when it comes to reducing emissions.

Guests: 

• Adam Bandt, Federal Greens Leader
• Mary-Louise McLaws, Epidemiologist Professor at UNSW

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Closing the Gap, which aims to improve Indigenous people’s lives has gone through some historic changes recently. Sarah and Amanda explain why and how. Plus are you going to get $300 for getting a jab? Labor wants to throw some cash around, but the government isn’t so keen. 

Guests:

- Evan Calford, Senior Lecturer in Economics at ANU

- Cameron Gooley, Indigenous Affairs reporter at Sydney Morning Herald

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Lots of people make tonnes of money off negative gearing, but what is it? Sarah and Amanda explain and look into why Labor has ditched getting rid of it from their policy platform among other things. Then, Covid-19 has changed what we do online, we speak to Minister Jane Hume about what the government is doing to accelerate the digital economy. Plus, we’ve got the latest Covid-19 updates.

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How does legislation go from being an idea to becoming law? Sarah and Amanda speak to President of the Senate Scott Ryan to find out how the Senate works and what his job involves.

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New South Wales and Victoria got into a tussle this week about who was getting the most money from daddy Sco Mo. Now they’re both in lockdown and Sarah and Amanda are here to explain how much pocket money everyone is getting. We also discuss backlash against a new Covid-19 advertising campaign, and how a little phone call to Pfizer got the government really mad.

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A lot is happening with the vaccine rollout. States were blaming Scott Morrison for not securing enough vaccine supplies, BUT ScoMo himself has delivered, with millions more Pfizer doses arriving on our shores by the end of the month. Sarah and Amanda also explain why you should be outraged about car parks. It involves billions of dollars and not a lot of accountability...

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The Prime Minister says the more people get vaccinated, the faster Australia can get back to normal – but with confusion surrounding who can get the AstraZeneca vaccine, the rollout is still too slow. Sarah and Amanda also take you through new some new laws that give adults more rights online, and how a new recycling ban is mixing up how we deal with waste. 

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It’s lockdown AGAIN, and this time in Sydney. Sarah and Amanda take you through exactly how it came to this and how we might avoid it again. Then, the Nationals decided to knife their leader and blow up the Murray Darling Basin Plan. Barnaby Joyce is back in the top job, but what does that mean for the government?

Guest – Prof. Peter Collignon, ANU Professor in Infectious Diseases and Microbiology

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Who can get the AstraZeneca vaccine is rapidly shrinking, we’ll take you through who can get which vaccine and whether you should be worried. Then we’ll tell you about major changes happening in the superannuation space. And what did global leaders agree to at the G7 meeting?

Guests - Prof. Mark Howden, ANU Institute of Climate, Energy and Disaster Solutions Director

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