How Australian high schools became the most expensive in the developed world (00:21:23)
The privatisation of Australian high school education, originally led by the Howard government, has caused prices to soar. On this episode of Dollars & Sense, Greg and Elinor discuss the Reserve Bank’...
"They rushed this": why the Reserve Bank got it wrong by raising rates (00:29:58)
With inflation driven by Christmas holidays and data centres for artificial intelligence, the RBA didn’t need to raise the interest rate this week, argues Matt Grudnoff. On this episode of Follow the ...
Why MAGA is here to stay with Don Watson (00:34:53)
With each passing day, the Make America Great Again movement is becoming more battle-hardened and less likely to disappear once Trump leaves office (whenever that may be). On this episode of After Ame...
BONUS EPISODE | Stephen Miller, the architect (00:17:01)
Autocrats cannot rise to power by themselves. On this bonus episode, Dr Emma Shortis speaks to Justin Bergman, The Conversation’s International Affairs Editor, about Stephen Miller, the key Trump ally...
BREAKING: Australia's housing market still cooked (00:25:23)
Even the Mathias Cormann-led OECD says the capital gains tax discount and negative gearing are a problem. On the first episode of Dollars & Sense for 2026, Greg and Elinor discuss why the Radical Left...
How Australia can chart its own course in an uncertain world (00:26:42)
The Australian government can’t keep its head in the sand and hope the chaos of the Trump administration will just go away. Dr Emma Shortis and Greg Jericho join Glenn Connley to discuss how Australia...
“Living within a lie”: Carney’s eulogy to the international order (00:32:34)
The Trump administration may have killed what remained of the post-war international order, but last week Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney delivered its eulogy. On this episode of After America, Al...
Does the government understand its own hate laws? (00:33:45)
The government passed new gun control and hate speech legislation in a special parliamentary sitting, but what impact will they have on Australian democracy? Amy Remeikis and Bill Browne join Ebony Be...
US extorts Europe in effort to acquire Greenland (00:29:28)
American alliances aren’t worth the paper they’re written on. On this episode of After America, Matt Duss joins Dr Emma Shortis to discuss the Trump administration’s new tariffs against Europe, what i...
"Chaotic cruelty": Trump administration escalating violence at home and abroad (00:31:45)
From Minnesota to Greenland, the Trump administration is bulldozing guardrails meant to protect human life and dignity. On this episode of After America, Professor Elizabeth N Saunders from Columbia U...
Parliament returning early to debate new anti-hate & gun laws (00:41:30)
Richard Denniss discusses the government’s response to the Bondi terrorist attacks, the chaos of the Trump administration and how to protect Australia’s democracy. On this episode of Follow the Money,...
US invades Venezuela, threatens Greenland while ICE wreaks havoc (00:22:37)
The Trump administration’s imperial march is gathering pace. On this episode of After America, Emma Shortis and Angus Blackman discuss the kidnapping of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wif...
What can be done to fix the PALM scheme? | PALMed Off, Episode 4 (00:12:16)
What would it take to make the PALM scheme a genuine win-win for Australia and its neighbours? In the fourth and final episode of PALMed Off, host Morgan Harrington canvases some of the proposed solu...
Is Australia failing its duty of care? | PALMed Off, Episode 3 (00:12:49)
PALM visas holders do not get Medicare (outside of a trial limited to 200 people), so what happens when they are injured, get sick or fall pregnant? In episode three of PALMed Off, host Morgan Harrin...
Workers are people, not commodities | PALMed Off, Episode 2 (00:12:19)
Where do the thousands of people who have left the PALM scheme, but stayed in Australia, go? How do they survive without a valid visa and, more importantly, what does the future hold for them? In epi...
Modern slavery in Australia? | PALMed Off, Episode 1 (00:16:31)
In this summer mini-series, we examine the Australian guestworker program that could be putting people from Pacific Island nations and Timor-Leste at risk of modern slavery. In PALMed Off, a special F...
Summer Special | Did the US play a role in the Whitlam dismissal? (00:19:26)
Rumours about America's role in the dismissal of Gough Whitlam have circulated for decades – but is there any truth to them? On this special episode of Follow the Money, Dr Emma Shortis explores the ...
Our shared humanity (00:01:23)
If you or anyone you know needs help, you can contact Lifeline on 13 11 14 or via their website, www.lifeline.org.au.Support Australia Matters: https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/donateSee omnystudi...
Look after yourselves and each other (00:01:13)
If you or anyone you know needs help, you can contact Lifeline on 13 11 14 or via their website, www.lifeline.org.au.Support Australia Matters: https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/donateSee omnystudi...
It's a time for bravery (00:31:53)
Big economic reform probably isn’t as hard as governments think. On the final episode of Dollars & Sense for 2025, Greg and Elinor discuss why it’s a time for bravery in our economic policy-making and...
Will Canada follow Australia’s disastrous path on gas? (00:32:12)
Traditional custodians are fighting back against climate-destroying gas developments being rammed through by Canadian governments. On this episode of Follow the Money, Hereditary Chief Na’Moks of the ...
“Maximum lethality”: the US military under the Trump administration (00:31:57)
Defense Secretary Hegseth doesn’t want the US military to fight with “stupid rules of engagement”. On this episode of After America, Allan Behm and Angus Blackman discuss the American ‘double-tap’ str...
Is this growth...good?! (00:32:57)
Rooftop solar and data centres are drivers of Australia’s economic growth, but do they really bring the same value to Australian society? On this episode of Dollars & Sense, Greg and Angus discuss why...
Highway to hell? Reversing the decline of Australian music (00:35:26)
These days, Aussie music is falling out of the charts, leaving local acts wondering if they’ll ever see your face again. INXS. Kyle Minogue. Even the Wiggles. Australia has an incredible musical legac...
The nuclear option (00:33:47)
Trump’s statements about resuming American nuclear testing left administration officials scrambling. On this episode of After America, Dr Ruth Mitchell, neurosurgeon and Nobel Prize winner with the In...
