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The Money looks at Australia and the world through an economic lens. It explores how economics influences everything else.

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The value of the British monarchy and streaming services

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2022/09/15

What economic value does the British monarch bring to the UK economy and the complexities of streaming services

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30:00

Deciphering the Reserve Bank's language; China's...

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2022/09/08

What is the RBA Governor Philip Lowe actually saying? What's happening within the Chinese economy and the bank of mum and dad.

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30:00

The Job Summit: changing jobs and the care economy;...

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2022/09/01

Changing jobs can help improve wages but there needs to be better support in place to help people make the leap. Better support with increased wages and better working conditions will also be discussed for those, mainly women, working in the care economy. And why are we still so financially and mentally stressed with the re-opening of the economy and record high employment levels?

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Andrew Leigh on a more dynamic economy; Europe's...

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2022/08/25

Labor MP Andrew Leigh discusses why Australia's productivity has slowed down and most importantly how we can reignite the economy.

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ALP changes to the safeguard mechanism; repairing the...

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2022/08/18

The Albanese Government has released a discussion paper outlining changes to the safeguard mechanism ensuring high industrial polluters decarbonise to levels set. Hugh Grossman from RepuTex Energy explains what this means. Meanwhile the University of Queensland in conjunction with the WWF-Australia have put a dollar figure on how much funding is needed to repair the damage to habitat caused by the Black Summer Fires. Dr Michelle Ward breaks down the numbers. And green capitalism

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Getting digital with the RBA; CPI data; and...

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2022/08/11

With the increasing popularity of digital currencies, the RBA is exploring its own central bank digital currency. The Deputy Governor of the RBA Michele Bullock, explains how it might work. To assist in preparing for increases in inflation, the ABS will release monthly CPI indicators. Australia's Statistician Dr David Gruen talks through the advantages. And how to improve trade between countries. Economist at the ANU Andrew Stoeckel discusses what steps we should take.

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28:32

Comparisons with New Zealand's interest rates;...

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2022/08/04

New Zealand is not only two hours ahead of the east cost of Australia, it's also seven months ahead of us when it comes to increasing interest rates. Can we learn anything from their experience? ANZ economist Madeline Dunk talks about the Demand across the ditch report. Meanwhile economist and former RBA board member Warwick McKibbin discusses the RBA's pursuit of its inflation target and whether there's a better way? And the Russian economy. Some commentators say sanctions and

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28:26

Economy update, the cost of FMD and corruption with...

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2022/07/28

Treasurer Jim Chalmers delivered his 'confronting' statement on the economy and budget outlook at Parliament today. Economist Danielle Wood from the Grattan Institute provides her analysis. On top of these economy woes is a potential outbreak of foot and mouth disease. A worse case scenario estimates a cost of eighty billion dollars over ten years. That doesn't include the costs to tourism or mental health but it does put into perspective why we spend so much on biosecurity

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28:33

How to solve our health crisis and labour factors...

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2022/07/21

Health staff across Australia have been telling us for years, there's a crisis within our health system, particularly with our public hospitals. It does have a lot to do with our funding model but there are also problems outside the hospital system that need attention. Jennifer Doggett from the Centre for Health Policy Development explains. And the debate about working from home continues with disparities between what employers and employees want. Some interesting studies in the US

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28:29

Wellbeing budget, gig agreement and multinationals

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2022/07/14

Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers plans to introduce a Wellbeing Budget, based on New Zealand's experience. Suzi Morrissey, from the Wellbeing Economy Alliance Aotearoa, explains what this entails. Caleb Goods from the University of Western Australia discusses what the agreement between food delivery company Uber and the Transport Workers Union means to gig workers and how a new Federal Government might drive some of these changes? And multinationals. They are a large part of the

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28:33

The limitations of central banks and living and...

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2022/07/07

Interest rates are on the rise not just here in Australia but in other parts of the globe as central banks and governments grapple with rising inflation. But what can central banks actually achieve? Former deputy governor of the Bank of England and now chair of NatWest Group, Sir Howard Davies discusses. And just as interest rates keep rising so do water levels. The Nepean-Hawkesbury valley is once again flooded. Dr Brian Cook from the University of Melbourne explains how among

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28:33

Thirty years of superannuation and from free to fair...

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2022/06/30

In 1992, the Keating Government passed the Superannuation Guarantee Act insuring at the time retirement savings to seventy two percent of workers. Thirty years on, as the super guarantee is about to increase, is it still the best way to ensure sufficient retirement income for all? Brendan Coates from the Grattan Institute discusses the pros and the cons. And how to twin efficiency and equity. Professor of Law Rosalind Dixon and Professor of Economics Richard Holden have proposed in

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28:34

Energy and capacity mechanisms; the RBA interest...

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2022/06/23

Energy capacity mechanisms, what are they and what are the concerns about them and why is the Australia's Institute Polly Hemming slightly optimistic about Australia's future climate and energy policies? Jobs, jobs, jobs and 270,00 missing ones. Economist Isaac Gross with the ALP's Andrew Leigh have analysed the RBA's use of interest rates over the last twenty years. This monetary tool hasn't always worked as it should. And we all know big brother is watching what we're doing

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28:37

Consumer sentiment, the cost of gun violence in the...

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2022/06/16

Interest rates are rising and not just in Australia. So how do people feel about the economy and their own financial situation? Bill Evans, Chief Economist at Westpac, talks about consumer sentiment. The tragedy of gun violence in the US is impossible to measure, but what about the economic cost? Ted Miller from the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation has been crunching the data with a price tag of $557 billion based on 2019 figures. And what factors are contributing to

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28:37

Energy costs, monetary policy and who is the better...

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2022/06/09

The Grattan Institute's director of energy, Tony Wood, provides his analysis of this week's energy minister's meeting and why an integrated energy and climate change policy is critical.

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28:36

RBA review; infrastructure spend and improving public...

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2022/06/02

Twelve of Australia's prominent economists penned an open letter to the new Treasurer Jim Chalmers about what they want to see in the promised review of the Reserve Bank of Australia. Renee Fry-McKibbin, Professor of Economics at the ANU's Crawford School of Public policy and interim director explains why this review is so important to get right.

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28:36

A new government and a new approach to climate and...

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2022/05/26

We have a new government so where does it stand on the big issues like climate and industrial relations? Anna Skarbek, CEO of Climateworks Centre discusses the targets and policies but also how much more needs to be done and Andrew Stewart, Professor of Law at the University of Adelaide talks through the challenges the government has with rejuvenating enterprise bargaining mechanisms for pay rises as well as other policy commitments. And have we reached the limits of global trade

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28:36

Federal election and what isn't being discussed and...

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2022/05/19

It has been a very long election campaign so is it possible there are areas that haven't been discussed by the major political parties? Richard Holden, Professor of Economics at the University of New South Wales Business School and Danielle Wood, economist and CEO of the Grattan Institute reflect on the policies and economics that have been forgotten.

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28:35

The global economy; the deficit issue and what can be...

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2022/05/12

How do you know when we're in a global recession? Well, there's no precise rule but the economies of China, US and Europe are all facing challenges and uncertainties making forecasting difficult. And as Harvard Professor of Economics Kenneth Rogoff, says, we'll know when we are in one. And this doesn't bode well for Australia where long term forecasts are showing budget deficits. With election spending promises, neither side of politics is mentioning major reform that most

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28:36

Interest rates; unemployment stats and global...

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2022/05/05

In the wake of this weeks RBA increase in interest rates, how difficult is it to forecast in uncertain times? Former economist at the RBA and lecturer at Monash University, Isaac Gross discusses indicators and predictions. How can it be that the number of people receiving unemployment benefits is higher than the number of unemployed? Why are some people receiving benefits exempt from looking for work? Professor Peter Whiteford from the Crawford School of Public Policy at the ANU

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