Ian Naylor, Business Development Officer of EGF Solutions joined the program to talk about options for jobseekers living with a disability or disadvantage. He also spoke about the process of helping businesses to find the right person to fill employment vacancies. More info: encompass-cs.org.au/disability-employment-services/

Kate Carnell joined the program to discuss to findings of the banking royal commission and the potential impacts to small business.

Ben Kingsley appeared on Mitchell’s Front Page to discuss possible reforms to negative gearing and the views of the Property Investors Council of Australia.

Professor Mark Crosby from the Faculty of Business and Economics appeared on Mitchell’s Front Page to talk about the key findings of the Kenneth Hayne Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry.

Nick Graham-Higgs was personally impacted by the Tathra bushfires and joined the program to relay his experiences with bushfire.

Approaching the ten year anniversary of Black Saturday, Associate Professor Janet Stanley from the University of Melbourne spoke to the program to talk about how we’ve developed a much more targeted response to bushfire and a reduction in the number of deaths as a result of bushfire with a greater move to protect people and property. She also spoke about the areas where improvement is needed, saying there is little understanding of prevention of bushfires. “Most fires are caused by people, yet the current approach is almost totally centred on environmental modification.”

Trent Geddes talks about the big tech issues of the week.

Listen back to program highlights from February 4.

Lauren Hogan from Fruition Recruitment spoke to the show about the most common mistakes to avoid when applying for jobs.

Jackie Matthews, host of The Sustainable Hour and Operations Manager at Scrap Solutions joined the show to talk about the issues around sustainability and climate change.