Dr Richard Denniss, Executive Director of The Australia Institute talks about his new essay in The Monthly on tax reform – Richard says tax reform is about democracy, not economics, and reforms should not be centred on what we want, but on who we want to be. He also talks about the intertwined issues of rising company profits, interest rates, the supermarket duopoly, and price gouging. Award-winning photojournalist Andrew Quilty joins Amy for an in-depth conversation about his latest book, This Is Afghanistan: 2014–2021 (Miegunyah Press: Melbourne University Publishing). The stunning book is a visual record of the nine years Andrew spent living and working in the complex, beautiful, and war-torn country. You can view some of Andrew's work on his website, including some of the images we discuss in this interview. Dr Emma Shortis, historian and Senior Researcher in the International & Security Affairs Program at The Australia Institute talks all things US politics, including President Biden’s recent foreign policy and diplomatic approach to Israel’s place in the Middle East, as well as the intersection of Russian and far-right US politics, the death of Navalny, and the war in Ukraine.
Additional links as discussed in the last interview:
Mehdi Hasan, Biden can end the bombing of Gaza right now. Here’s how (Guardian)
White House, Remarks by President Biden, 8 February 2024
Jon Stewart, The Daily Show, On Tucker Carlson’s Putin Interview & Trip to Russia
Rick Morton on Australia’s aged care crisis; a philosophical reflection on the devastating summer bushfires; street artist ‘RONE in Geelong’
Rick Morton delves into Australia's aged care sector in crisis
Federal politics; Women war reporters on the frontline in Vietnam; Vida Goldstein — suffragist, social reformer and politician.
"You Don't Belong Here": How Three Trailblazing Women Rewrote the Story of War
Richard Denniss unravels the spin from Canberra on unemployment policy; The influential climate sceptics who hijacked climate policy; a virologist explains COVID variants and our immune systems
The influential climate sceptics who hijacked climate policy
Federal politics; Historian Henry Reynolds talks 'Truth-Telling' and why Indigenous sovereignty was never ceded; Nic Maclellan with Pacific Islands politics
Historian Henry Reynolds talks 'Truth-Telling' and why Indigenous sovereignty was never ceded
The brutal cost of seeking justice – Louise Milligan on her book, Witness; Epidemiologist Mary-Louise McLaws on COVID-19 outbreaks in hotel quarantine and achieving herd immunity through vaccination
The brutal cost of seeking justice – Louise Milligan on her book, Witness
UK politics with Chloe Ward; Peter Godfrey-Smith delves into animal minds and the birth of consciousness; Reviewing Australia’s environmental laws – the verdict
Peter Godfrey-Smith on how consciousness evolved from sea animals
Charles Massy on ‘Call of the Reed Warbler’ – a new regenerative agriculture
Emma Shortis with US politics; Charles Massy on ‘Call of the Reed Warbler’ – a new regenerative agriculture; Remembering Joy Hester – a pioneering Australian modernist artist
Kate Manne on sexism, misogyny, and her book 'Entitled: How Male Privilege Hurts Women'
2020 Australian and US politics wrap; Kate Manne on sexism, misogyny, and her book 'Entitled: How Male Privilege Hurts Women'; Chris Moore from Sailors Grave Brewing talks Gippsland craft beer collabo
Matthew Cobb talks The Idea of the Brain: A History
UK politics with Chloe Ward; Matthew Cobb talks The Idea of the Brain: A History; Skye Cleary explains existential philosophy and how to live a good life
Skye Cleary explains existential philosophy and how to live a good life
Former ambassador Geoff Raby on China's grand strategy & Australia-China tensions
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