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Truth on Trial: War Crimes and Whistleblowers | Summer Series Jan 03, 2024

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Our summer podcast series brings you some of the best conversations from our webinars and live events in 2023.

The first person will face trial in relation to Australian war crimes in Afghanistan is David McBride, the whistleblower on trial, not an alleged war criminal.

On the eve of David McBride’s trial, a distinguished panel of experts discussed what’s at stake, what it says that whistleblower not a war criminal is facing trial, and the right to truth and accountability when whistleblowers are facing prosecution.

This was recorded on Friday 10th November 2023 and things may have changed since recording.

australiainstitute.org.au // @theausinstitute

Guests:

Rex Patrick, Former independent Senator and Whistleblower Justice Fund Founder // @MrRexPatrick

Hadi Marifat, Director and co-founder of the Afghanistan Human Rights and Democracy Organization // @HMarifat

Rawan Arraf, Executive Director of the Australian Centre for International Justice // @rawanarraf

Kieran Pender, senior lawyer at the Human Rights Law Centre // @KieranHRLC

Sharara Attai, Executive Director of the Islamophobia Register Australia

Host: Ebony Bennett, Deputy Director, the Australia Institute // @ebony_bennett

Producer: Jennifer Macey // @jennifermacey

Edited by: Emily Perkins

Theme Music: Pulse and Thrum; additional music by Blue Dot Sessions

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Isabella Weber: The Economics and Politics of Seller’s Inflation | Summer Series Jan 03, 2024

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Our summer podcast series brings you some of the best conversations from our webinars and live events in 2023.

What if we’re thinking about inflation wrong? Join renowned economist Isabella Weber, Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst for a discussion about the economics and politics of seller’s inflation.

This was recorded on Thursday 7th September 2023 and things may have changed since recording.

australiainstitute.org.au // @theausinstitute

Guests:

Isabella M Weber, Assistant Professor of Economics, University of Massachusetts Amherst // @IsabellaMWeber

Jim Stanford, Director of the Centre for Future Work at the Australia Institute // @JimboStanford

Host: Ebony Bennett, Deputy Director, the Australia Institute // @ebony_bennett

Producer: Jennifer Macey // @jennifermacey

Edited by: Emily Perkins

Theme Music: Pulse and Thrum; additional music by Blue Dot Sessions

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Profits v Wages, what's driving inflation? - Rerun | Summer Series Dec 27, 2023

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Our summer podcast series brings you some of the best conversations from our webinars and live events in 2023.

This episode, we're listening back to one of our most popular episodes from the year with our Executive Director Richard Denniss, digging into the cycle of corporate profits, inflation, and low wages.

This was recorded on Wednesday 7th June 2023 and things may have changed since recording.

australiainstitute.org.au // @theausinstitute

Guest:

Richard Denniss, Executive Director, the Australia Institute // @RDNS_TAI

Host: Ebony Bennett, Deputy Director, the Australia Institute // @ebony_bennett

Producer: Jennifer Macey // @jennifermacey

Edited by: Emily Perkins

Theme Music: Pulse and Thrum; additional music by Blue Dot Sessions

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The Great Divide: Australia’s Housing Mess and How to Fix It | Summer Series Dec 27, 2023

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Our summer podcast series brings you some of the best conversations from our webinars and live events in 2023.

One of the great mysteries of Australian life is that a land of sweeping plains, with one of the lowest population densities on the planet, has a shortage of land for houses. As a result, Sydney’s median house price is the second most expensive on Earth, after Hong Kong’s. Alan Kohler discusses his latest essay and tells the story of how we got into this mess – and how we might get out of it.

This was recorded on Tuesday 28th November 2023 and things may have changed since recording.

australiainstitute.org.au // @theausinstitute

Guest:

Alan Kohler, Finance Presenter, ABC News // @AlanKohler

Host: Ebony Bennett, Deputy Director, the Australia Institute // @ebony_bennett

Producer: Jennifer Macey // @jennifermacey

Edited by: Emily Perkins

Theme Music: Pulse and Thrum; additional music by Blue Dot Sessions

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Politics in the Pub: End of Year Wrap | Summer Series Dec 20, 2023

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Our summer podcast series brings you some of the best conversations from our webinars and live events in 2023.

This year has been a doozy in Australian politics, and we need to talk about it. We invited a panel of distinguished press gallery journalists along to our Politics in the Pub live event, to give us the low down on what's happened, and wrap things up for us for the year.

This was recorded on Wednesday 29th November 2023 and things may have changed since recording.

australiainstitute.org.au // @theausinstitute

Guests:

Amy Remeikis, Political reporter, Guardian Australia // @AmyRemeikis

Adrian Rollins, Economics correspondent, the Canberra Times // @RollinsA

Pablo Viñales, Political Correspondent, SBS News // @pablovinales

Stephen Long, Senior Fellow and Contributing Editor, the Australia Institute // @StephenLongAus

Host: Ebony Bennett, Deputy Director, the Australia Institute // @ebony_bennett

Producer: Jennifer Macey // @jennifermacey

Edited by: Emily Perkins

Theme Music: Pulse and Thrum; additional music by Blue Dot Sessions

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Big Petrostate Energy Dec 13, 2023

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The United Nations annual climate conference, COP28, is wrapping up, and it's crunch time. Is there going to be a mention of actually phasing out fossil fuels? Or will we have more of avoiding the issue?

This was recorded on Tuesday 12th December 2023 and things may have changed since recording.

australiainstitute.org.au // @theausinstitute

Guest: Polly Hemming, Director, Climate & Energy program, the Australia Institute // @pollyjhemming

Host: Ebony Bennett, Deputy Director, the Australia Institute // @ebony_bennett

Producer: Jennifer Macey // @jennifermacey

Edited by: Emily Perkins

Theme Music: Pulse and Thrum; additional music by Blue Dot Sessions

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'Thylacine of the Sea' vs. the Salmon Industry Dec 06, 2023

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The Maugean skate, native to Macquarie Harbour, is running out of time. It's facing extinction, due in large part to the Tasmanian salmon industry.

This was recorded on Monday 4th December 2023 and things may have changed since recording.

australiainstitute.org.au // @theausinstitute

Guest: Eloise Carr, Senior Fellow and Contributing Editor, the Australia Institute // @GeneveraE

Host: Ebony Bennett, Deputy Director, the Australia Institute // @ebony_bennett

Producer: Jennifer Macey // @jennifermacey

Edited by: Emily Perkins

Theme Music: Pulse and Thrum; additional music by Blue Dot Sessions

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Clive Palmer of...Singapore? Nov 29, 2023

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Clive Palmer, one of Australia's richest men, is suing Australia for at least $41.3bn, claiming it breached the ASEAN free trade agreement in relation to coal exploration permits. But he's doing so...as a foreign investor?

Stephen Long explains how Clive Palmer’s controversial legal strategies challenge Australia’s trade agreements and environmental laws.

Stephen Long is a Senior Fellow and Contributing Editor at the Australia Institute, and Walkley Award winning journalist, previously at ABC's Four Corners.

This was recorded on Tuesday 28th November 2023 and things may have changed since recording.

australiainstitute.org.au // @theausinstitute

Guest: Stephen Long, Senior Fellow and Contributing Editor, the Australia Institute // @StephenLongAus

Host: Ebony Bennett, Deputy Director, the Australia Institute // @ebony_bennett

Producer: Jennifer Macey // @jennifermacey

Edited by: Emily Perkins

Theme Music: Pulse and Thrum; additional music by Blue Dot Sessions

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International Charm Offensive Nov 22, 2023

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In a less than ideal week for the government, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has copped some criticism for how much overseas travel he’s been doing. Most PMs have been subject to criticism for travelling, so how seriously should we take it this time?

This was recorded on Tuesday 21st November 2023 and things may have changed since recording.

The Australia Institute // @theausinstitute

Guest:

Dr Emma Shortis, Senior Researcher, International & Security Affairs program, the Australia Institute // @EmmaShortis

Host: Ebony Bennett, Deputy Director, the Australia Institute // @ebony_bennett

Producer: Jennifer Macey // @jennifermacey

Edited by: Emily Perkins

Theme Music: Pulse and Thrum; additional music by Blue Dot Sessions

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Introducing Dollars & Sense with Greg Jericho Nov 19, 2023

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Economic data can tell us a lot about what's happening in society and the economy. Introducing the Autralia Institute's brand new podcast, Dollars & Sense, with Greg Jericho, Chief Economist at the Australia Institute and the Centre for Future Work and popular columnist of Grogonomics with Guardian Australia.

In Dollars & Sense, each week, Greg Jericho will dive into the latest economic figures, and explain what they can tell us about what's happening in the economy, how it will impact you and where things are headed.

In this episode, Greg unpacks the latest wage price data and why lots of people got a payrise in the September quarter.

Recorded on Thursday 19 November 2023. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram or visit our website.

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Host: Greg Jericho, Chief Economist, the Australia Institute and Centre for Future Work

Producer: Jennifer Macey

Theme Music: Blue Dot Sessions

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