Why have banks been central to Australian political history?

On Afternoon Light #192 Georgina Downer speaks with Chris Berg on the history of banking regulation. A topic that is far-more engaging than it sounds, as it helped to shape the emergence and attitudes of both of our major political parties. As banks have been the central issue around which the clash over government involvement in the economy has been fought.

Chris Berg is a Professor of Economics at RMIT University. He is Co-Founder of the RMIT Blockchain Innovation Hub, the world’s first dedicated social science research centre studying blockchain technology. The author of eleven books, he holds a PhD in economics from RMIT, for which his thesis explored the history of banking regulation in Australia.