Board Member of National Association for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (NAPCAN) Dr Sue Packer joins Emmo to discuss child abuse. Find Craig Emerson WEBSITE http://craigemersoneconomics.com TWITTER https://twitter.com/DrCraigEmerson‎ FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/DrCraigEmerson iTUNES http://craigemersoneconomics.com/itunes

Yale PhD Candidate Matto Mildenberger joins Emmo to discuss the history of climate change policy in Australia and trends across the globe. Find Craig Emerson WEBSITE http://craigemersoneconomics.com TWITTER https://twitter.com/DrCraigEmerson‎ FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/DrCraigEmerson

ANU philosopher Dr Christian Barry joins Emmo to discuss growing global inequality. Find Christian Barry PODCAST http://publicethicsradio.org Find Craig Emerson WEBSITE http://craigemersoneconomics.com TWITTER https://twitter.com/DrCraigEmerson‎ FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/DrCraigEmerson

Senior National Press Gallery journalist Geoff Kitney joins Emmo to discuss the death of reform in Australian politics. Find Craig Emerson WEBSITE http://craigemersoneconomics.com TWITTER https://twitter.com/DrCraigEmerson‎ FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/DrCraigEmerson

ANU’s Dr. Kim Huynh joins Emmo to discuss refugee politics. Find Kim Huynh BOOK http://www.amazon.com/Where-Sea-Takes-Kim-Huynh/dp/0732285593 Find Craig Emerson WEBSITE http://craigemersoneconomics.com TWITTER https://twitter.com/DrCraigEmerson‎ FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/DrCraigEmerson

Crikey's Luke Buckmaster joins Emmo to discuss social media, new technologies and privacy. Find Luke Buckmaster TWITTER https://twitter.com/lukebuckmaster BLOG http://blogs.crikey.com.au/cinetology/ PODCAST http://www.crikey.com.au/topic/the-parallax-podcast/ Find Craig Emerson WEBSITE http://craigemersoneconomics.com TWITTER https://twitter.com/DrCraigEmerson‎ FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/DrCraigEmerson

Subtitle: ANU Professor Hugh White joins Emmo to discuss avoiding conflict, winning wars, and Australia’s strategic position in the context of US-China relations. Summary: Hugh White is Professor of Strategic Studies at ANU. He visits Emmo Forum to discuss the flaws in Australia’s strategic position and urges Australia to play a more active role in guiding the US-China relationship in order to sustain a stable and prosperous Asian region. Read Professor Hugh White’s Column in the SMH http://www.smh.com.au/comment/by/Hugh-White And his latest book, ‘The China Choice’ http://www.amazon.com/The-China-Choice-America-Should-ebook/dp/B008XP1IMS Find Craig Emerson http://craigemersoneconomics.com https://twitter.com/DrCraigEmerson‎ https://www.facebook.com/DrCraigEmerson

Renowned economist Professor Ross Garnaut visits Emmo Forum to discuss his new book, ‘Dog Days’. The conversation follows the general structure of his book, starting with Australia’s boom-bust economic history, continuing with policies for averting a recession, and ending with concerns about morality in politics. Struggling with some of the jargon? Check out Jargon Buster on: GDP – http://youtu.be/XkFfC130gZ0 Productivity – http://youtu.be/ESMZP9xkiCg Terms of Trade – http://youtu.be/1kx4RmcTOP8 Unemployment – http://youtu.be/NyHD2K8nUgY Find Professor Ross Garnaut http://www.rossgarnaut.com.au And his latest book, ‘Dog Days’ http://www.amazon.com/Dog-Days-Australia-After-Boom/dp/1863956220 Find Craig Emerson http://craigemersoneconomics.com https://twitter.com/DrCraigEmerson‎ https://www.facebook.com/DrCraigEmerson

Australians assume Indonesia needs us. But ANU Professor Hal Hill points out that Australian trade and aid are small for Indonesia. Indonesians don’t spend a lot of time worrying about asylum seekers coming to Australia. By 2030 Indonesia will be a top-10 economy. Australia needs Indonesia much more than Indonesia needs Australia.

Bernard Keane discusses conspiracy theories about the science of climate change and whether the science is really settled. He explains the benefits and costs of emissions trading, carbon taxes and direct action. Bernard also explores trends in productivity growth over the last decade and the effect of different industrial relations system on productivity.