An idealist as well as a pragmatist, and someone who believes passionately in equality, democracy and empowerment, Race Mathews has inspired and mentored many.

Drawing on a memoir Race began, but did not finish, and interviews, articles, speeches, books and her own diaries, Iola Mathews, journalist, author and Race’s partner for over fifty years, provides personal insight into the life and work of one of our most highly respected politicians. 

Recorded 20 November 2024 at Graduate House, Melbourne University.

Housing affordability is one of the defining issues of the Australian political landscape today. Our housing market and housing policy are failing a significant proportion of the Australian people. This crisis has been long in the making; the result of decades of deliberate choices.

Clare O’Neil MP, Minister for Housing and Minister for Homelessness, delivers the John Cain Oration for 2024 at the State Library of Victoria.

Recorded Wednesday 13 November 2024.

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Re:CAP returns this week with a new episode that looks at Per Capita’s new report, The Way In 2024.

Emma Dawson is joined by Emeritus Redmond Barry Professor Janet McCalman to help us unpack our findings around education pathways into the 47Th parliament.

Check out our latest blog post "How the Federal Government Represents You."

Read the full report, The Way In 2024, here.

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This month's John Cain Lunch sees the Hon Kevin Bell reimagining ‘the great Australian dream’ of housing as ‘the great Australian right’ to housing.

Almost everyone in Australia is feeling the impact of the national housing crisis, which is traumatising individuals, families and communities.

Housing: the Great Australian Right argues that governments have the capacity and the power to resolve this national plight. The first step is for Australia to rethink its approach to housing policy and recognise access to housing – having a home – as a fundamental human right.

Recorded 18 of September at Graduate House, Melbourne University, Melbourne/Naarm. 

Kosmos Samaras, one of Australia’s leading experts in political campaigns and polling, addressed our August John Cain Lunch on the electoral challenges facing the ALP due to the changing nature of Australia’s socio-economic demographics.

Kos specialises in compiling and interpreting research, statistical data and polling to provide a unique insight into the cause and effects of social and political issues impacting communities across Australia.

Recorded Wednesday  21 August at Graduate House, Melbourne/Naarm. 

A lot has happened in the past few months, since we started writing and recording this podcast. It’s lot to catch up on. So, before we end this series, we thought we’d tell you a thing or two about it. 

Join Emma Dawson, Executive Director of Per Capita, home of the CEH, as she breaks down the latest policy announcements pertaining to housing and what they mean for Australians. 

The founder of Per Capita’s Centre of the Public Square initiative, Peter Lewis, launches the “Civility Manifesto’, a framework for addressing the division at the heart of our broken politics, at Per Capita's July John Cain Lunch.

The Civility Manifesto outlines how media, politics and the digital platforms have conspired to build a public discourse driven by conflict and anger, where truth and context are sidelined.

Recorded Wednesday 17 July at Graduate House, Melbourne/Naarm. 

After three weeks of dissecting the Australian housing market, trawling through history, lived experiences, and academic resources, we’re coming to the end of our journey. 

In the penultimate episode of Homes Not Houses, Matt Lloyd-Cape and his guests outline potential solutions to the housing crisis.  

This series is a production of Per Capita and its Centre for Equitable Housing. Help support our work and be part of change. Donate to Per Capita: https://percapita.org.au/donate/ 

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Australia is not alone in facing a housing crisis.  

Across the globe, many nations are facing similar circumstances, with house prices having risen dramatically compared to incomes for many years.

In Part Four of Homes Not Houses, Matt Lloyd-Cape and his guests take a look at the housing markets around the world – how do we compare? Are they experiencing the same issues? And if so, how are they combating them? And what lessons and policies could we adopt to help create a more robust housing system for ourselves?

This series is a production of Per Capita and its Centre for Equitable Housing. Help support our work and be part of change. Donate to Per Capita: https://percapita.org.au/donate/ 

For our references and credits, please visit the Per Capita website.