Guardian Australia inequality and welfare reporter Luke Henriques-Gomes discusses how the reductions in JobKeeper and JobSeeker payments have been affecting Australians, as well as the difficulties faced in this recession, particularly by older women. Dr Chloe Ward from RMIT University chats about the latest in UK politics, including the British government’s threats of a no-deal Brexit with the EU and the recent surge in COVID-19 cases (recording up to 16,000+ positive cases daily). Historian Professor Michelle Arrow from Macquarie University joins Amy to talk about why we must value a thriving humanities and fund the study of history, philosophy and many other disciplines at universities and beyond.