Government and governance | Australia
In the final episode for 2023 we speak to John Falzon and Thomas Mayo about the year that was. We reflect on the challenges that we have faced, the Voice to...
December 2023 59 min
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2020
Christmas special 2020 – Utopia
In the Dinner Ladies Save the World 2020 Christmas special, Professor Sharon Friel speaks with the Dinner Ladies about pathways to Utopia. Evolutionary theory, misogyny, guardian artificial intelligence, humour, equity –...
December 2020
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The wellbeing economy – a glimpse of the good life
Economics and finance | East Asia
Rather than returning to the status quo, many are calling for a change in thinking (and in policy) as societies around the world grapple with the coronavirus crisis. One such advocate...
November 2020
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The wellbeing economy: universal basic income with Guy Standing
Economics and finance | East Asia
On the third episode in our special mini-series on the wellbeing economy, Arnagretta Hunter and Sharon Bessell are joined by Guy Standing, economist and author of The Precariat: The New Dangerous...
November 2020
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The best bits
Economics and finance | East Asia
From Brexit Britain to Trump’s obsession with the stock market, and from era-defining infections to ideology vs interests, this week on Democracy Sausage Extra we look back over some of our...
November 2020
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A post-carbon world
Economics and finance | East Asia
Can we use economics to solve climate change? In this second episode of our Policy Forum Pod mini-series on the wellbeing economy, top climate experts Mark Howden and Tim Hollo join...
November 2020
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Wellbeing and reimagining the Australian economy
Economics and finance | East Asia
On this Policy Forum Pod, Sharon Bessell and Arnagretta Hunter kick off our mini-series on the wellbeing economy by getting back to first principles with economist John Quiggin. (more…)
November 2020
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