Expert: Yanis Varoufakis - "You should be screaming from the rooftops, stop doing this!"

Yanis Varoufakis is a Greek economist and politician. A former academic, he served as the Greek Minister of Finance from January to July 2015.

He is also an Australian citizen, having lived here from the years 1989 through to 2000, and keeps a keen eye on the Australian financial landscape. Yanis talks about his first investment, and his initial observations of the Australian economy - including some strong opinions on our negative gearing policies. They chat about his role and experience during the Greek debt crisis, and then Yanis shares what he thinks about the Covid response from policymakers globally.

For more information about Yanis, his essays, talks, and other interviews, visit his website here.

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