On this episode of The Grapevine, Dylan and Kulja talk accountability and integrity in government with Paddy Manning, journalist and contributing politics editor at The Monthly. And the significance of the Federal Government’s announced $4.5 billion upgrade to the NBN, ahead of the upcoming release of the delayed budget.  Then, as Indonesian President Joko Widodo enters his second term, Director of the Southeast Asia Program at the Lowy Institute Ben Bland, discusses how a prospective champion of democracy came to be criticised by political and human rights activists. Ben’s book ‘Man of Contradictions’ chronicles Joko Widodo’s unique political career and origin.

On this episode of The Grapevine, Dylan and Kulja talk accountability and integrity in government with Paddy Manning, journalist and contributing politics editor at The Monthly. And the significance of the Federal Government’s announced $4.5 billion upgrade to the NBN, ahead of the upcoming release of the delayed budget. Then, as Indonesian President Joko Widodo enters his second term, Director of the Southeast Asia Program at the Lowy Institute Ben Bland, discusses how a prospective champion of democracy came to be criticised by political and human rights activists. Ben’s book ‘Man of Contradictions’ chronicles Joko Widodo’s unique political career and origin.

On this episode of&nbsp;The Grapevine, Dylan and Kulja talk&nbsp;accountability and integrity in government&nbsp;with Paddy Manning, journalist and contributing politics editor at&nbsp;The Monthly.&nbsp;And the&nbsp;significance of the Federal Government’s announced&nbsp;$4.5 billion upgrade to the NBN, ahead of the&nbsp;upcoming release of the delayed budget.  Then, as Indonesian President Joko Widodo enters his second term, Director of the Southeast Asia Program at the&nbsp;Lowy Institute&nbsp;Ben Bland, discusses how a prospective champion of democracy came to be&nbsp;criticised by political and human rights activists. Ben’s book&nbsp;‘Man of Contradictions’&nbsp;chronicles Joko Widodo’s unique political career and origin.

The Federal budget will focus on infrastructure, but what does that mean for a COVID recovery?

A current affairs program produced at Triple R in Melbourne, Australia. Exploring domestic issues in a global context, The Grapevine features interviews with those in the know, providing insights into our politics, cities, rights, cultures and the environment.
Hosted by Dylan Bird.

The intro and outro theme is Soft Illusion and was generously provided by Andras.
https://andras.bandcamp.com/track/soft-illusion

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A current affairs program produced at Triple R in Melbourne, Australia. Exploring domestic issues in a global context, The Grapevine features interviews with those in the know, providing insights into our politics, cities, rights, cultures and the environment. Hosted by Dylan Bird. The intro and outro theme is Soft Illusion and was generously provided by Andras. https://andras.bandcamp.com/track/soft-illusion

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