Synopsis
Our podcasts cover a range of public policy topics focusing on the main issues facing Australia. We aim to further the debate, sometimes by presenting controversial viewpoints. Our podcasts concentrate on the current Grattan Programs, but also go more broadly on occasion.
Episodes
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![What are we listening to?]()
What are we listening to?
12/07/2017 Duration: 54minA conversation with Australian Perspectives Fellow Brendan Coates and Associate Lucille Danks featuring a number of Grattan staff discussing the rise of podcasts, why they're listening and what they listen to on policy, politics... and just for fun. Links to some of the podcasts discussed: Global affairs and emerging themes The Ezra Klein Show: https://www.vox.com/ezra-klein-show-podcast The Weeds: https://www.vox.com/the-weeds FT Alphachat: https://ftalphaville.ft.com/series/Alphachat?mhq5j=e3 Conversations with Tyler: https://www.mercatus.org/commentary/conversations-tyler Australian politics and current affairs Politics with Michelle Grattan, The Conversation’s politics podcast: https://theconversation.com/au/podcasts/politics-with-michelle-grattan The Party Room Fran Kelly and Patricia Karvelas, The ABC: http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/partyroom/ Conversations with Richard Fidler, The ABC: http://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/conversations/ It All Adds Up, Fairfax Media: https://itunes.appl
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![Housing affordability: Resurrecting the Australian dream – Melbourne]()
Housing affordability: Resurrecting the Australian dream – Melbourne
11/07/2017 Duration: 01h23minEvent podcast: In this Policy Pitch event at the State Library of Victoria, Sally Capp (Victorian Executive Director at the Property Council of Australia), Nicki Hutley (Director & Chief Economist at Urbis) and Brendan Coates (Fellow at Grattan Institute) discussed the problems, and weighed the options for reform.
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![Gonski 2.0 - Where to from here]()
Gonski 2.0 - Where to from here
04/07/2017 Duration: 25minA conversation with School Education Program Director, Pete Goss. The Coalition’s Education Amendment Bill or Gonski 2.0 as its been coined, has passed through the senate. And while Gonski 2.0 is a step forward in school funding, this is just one aspect of improving Australia’s schools. So what will likely happen now? And what should happen next?
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![Chief Scientist Alan Finkel’s Review of the Security of the NEM – Sydney]()
Chief Scientist Alan Finkel’s Review of the Security of the NEM – Sydney
28/06/2017 Duration: 01h21minEvent Podcast: This Forward Thinking event followed the release of the Final Report of the Finkel Review. Dr Finkel and a panel of experts discussed how Australia can respond to challenges that our electricity system faces
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![Australia’s budget woes – Canberra]()
Australia’s budget woes – Canberra
27/06/2017 Duration: 01h11minEvent podcast: This Capital Ideas event explored the causes of repeated budget projection errors. Katharine Murphy, political editor at the Guardian, and 15-year veteran of the Canberra press gallery, discussed the issues with John Daley, CEO of the Grattan Institute, presenting new research from Grattan Institute’s work on budget policy.
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![Energy Futures Seminar: Chief Scientist Alan Finkel’s Review of the Security of the NEM]()
Energy Futures Seminar: Chief Scientist Alan Finkel’s Review of the Security of the NEM
22/06/2017 Duration: 01h34minEvent Podcast: This Energy Futures Seminar followed the release of the Final Report of the Finkel Review. Dr Finkel and a panel of experts discussed how Australia can respond to challenges that our electricity system faces. Please note the sound quality for this recording is poor due to audio issues on the night.
