Spending is outpacing revenue, and the budget gap isn’t closing.

At the same time, Australia is drifting off track on its emissions targets for 2030, 2035 and 2050.

The Superpower Institute has a proposal: a revamped carbon pricing model it says could help fix both.

Australians rejected carbon pricing more than a decade ago.

The question now is whether the country is ready to reconsider? 

Guests: 

Ingrid Burford, Lead, Carbon Pricing and Policy, Superpower Institute

Ben Potter, contributing Editor at The Energy

Superpower Institute: The Case for Pricing Pollution: Reducing emissions, strengthening the economy, and delivering a fair share for Australians

The Reserve Bank has lifted rates, and if you’ve got a mortgage, you’ll feel it fast. 

A typical borrower on a $600,000 loan is up around $90 a month for a single hike, and if more follow, the hit multiplies. 

Is inflation really back, or is the Bank overreacting? And what would more hikes do to jobs and house prices?

Guests: 

Michael Pasoe, writes for Michael West Media

Cherelle Murphy, the Oceania Chief Economist for the consultancy firm EY 

The Reserve Bank looks set to lift interest rates after a year of cuts - adding around $90 a month to a typical $600,000 mortgage. If there are three hikes, that’s an extra $3,200 a year. What does it mean for you? 

A year ago, we were told the housing market was about to cool, but it didn’t. 

What’s in store for us in the year to come? 

Guests: 

• Amy Auster, director of Policy Institute Australia
• Ben Phillips, principal Research Fellow at the ANU Centre for Social Research and Methods

Australia’s mental health system is costly — and full of cracks. What would it take to fix it?

The Australian housing dream is no longer guaranteed. Is it too late to turn things around? 

Some economists say Australia could become a clean-energy superpower — massively rich, world-leading. But how would we get there?

How do companies keep us paying more, and can we fight back?

Most Australians die with more money than they retired with. Are we squirrelling away too much into super — and if so, who benefits?

Economic bubbles inevitably burst, but often leave behind a better world. Can we hope the same for AI?