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
Into the Underland with Robert Macfarlane
Federal politics; Into the Underland with Robert Macfarlane; A landmark court case win for our forests
Cordelia Fine on the real science of sex differences and gender bias in neuroscience
Federal politics; Cordelia Fine on the real science of sex differences and gender bias in neuroscience; Restoring Victoria's threatened native grasslands and wildflowers
The Hiroshima Cover-up and the Reporter Who Revealed it to the World
UK politics with Chloe Ward; The Hiroshima Cover-up and the Reporter Who Revealed it to the World; Saving the Metallic Green Carpenter Bee on Kangaroo Island
Escalating gender inequality in the wake of COVID-19; Anthony Ham talks about The Last Lions of Africa; US politics with Emma Shortis
Anthony Ham talks about The Last Lions of Africa
Jenny Hocking on the "Palace Letters" – what they reveal about the Whitlam Dismissal
De-mystifying the COVID-19 economy in Australia; how Marcus Aurelius and Stoic philosophy can help us through the pandemic; The Palace Letters – what they reveal about the Whitlam Dismissal
Mary-Louise McLaws talks of the evidence for face masks and a COVID-19 elimination strategy
Federal politics; the evidence for face masks and a COVID-19 elimination strategy; how Penguin brought down Australia's censorship system
Federal politics; the making of two Labor Prime Ministers John Curtin and James Scullin; Stories of Australia's Famous Icebreaker Aurora Australis
The making of two Labor Prime Ministers John Curtin and James Scullin
Rutger Bregman overturns centuries of belief in the selfishness of humankind
Federal politics; Rutger Bregman overturns centuries of belief in the selfishness of humankind; Emma Shortis on US politics and widespread protests against racism and police violence
Professor John Keane - Uncovering the new despotism and a growing disillusionment with democracy;
Richard Denniss on Australia's economy under the strain of COVID-19; uncovering the new despotism and a growing disillusionment with democracy; Jacinda Ardern – a new kind of leader
Federal politics; Nicholas Dowse from Honey Fingers talks urban beekeeping, the hive mind of honey bees, and the significance of World Bee Day; UK politics with Chloe Ward
Nicholas Dowse from Honey Fingers talks urban beekeeping, the hive mind of honeybees, and World Bee Day
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