Richard Denniss On Why Australia Needs A “Big” Government; Sarah Holland-Batt Examines The Ongoing Crisis In Aged Care; UK Politics With Ben Wellings

Does Australia need a "big" government? Dr Richard Denniss, chief economist at The Australia Institute examines the false narrative that Australians have been told for decades – that the less government spends, the better their lives will be. Richard talks about taxes, the weaponisation of shame in our welfare system, and what we can really afford as a country, if we choose it. His book is called, 'Big: The Role of the State in the Modern Economy.' Poet and advocate Dr Sarah Holland-Batt discusses the crisis in aged care in-depth and talks of the many older Australians suffering and dying of COVID-19 due to unprecedented COVID-19 outbreaks in aged care homes. Plus, Dr Ben Wellings, Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations at Monash University, talks about the latest in UK politics, the ongoing Boris Johnson "party-gate" controversy, and declining public trust in politics and politicians.