The Lucky Country
The Lucky Country is an insider's outside view of Australia's most important political and economic debates. Hosted by The Australia Institute's Chief Economist Richard Denniss, The Lucky Country is a weekly podcast from Schwartz Media which applies common sense to complex issues.
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Government
7am: Sacking Scott Morrison
Schwartz Media's new daily podcast 7am launched a fe...
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Jun 11 2019 14m
Launching 7am: Episode 1
Schwartz Media's new daily podcast 7am launches toda...
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May 26 2019 14m
Richard Dennis Introduces 7am, Our Daily News Podcast
Richard Dennis, host of The Lucky Country, introduce...
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May 15 2019 2m
Episode 21: Winner And Losers, The Final Say.
For the final episode of season two of The Lucky Cou...
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Jul 6 2018 23m
Episode 20: Chris Kenny, Ebony Bennett And Violence Against Women
The public messaging regarding recent occurrences of...
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Jun 21 2018 30m
Episode 19: Bob Brown, More Liberal Than The Liberals?
Why do corporate investments and political interests...
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Jun 13 2018 33m
Episode 18: The Downsides Of Democracy
Why do people embark on careers in politics, and wha...
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Jun 6 2018 25m
Episode 17: Australia's Free Trade Fallacy
For decades, Australians have been told that they ha...
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May 30 2018 28m
Episode 16: Lest We Forget Our Corporate Sponsors
Why does Australia spend so much time and money comm...
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May 23 2018 32m
Episode 15: Corruption In The Capital
Does corruption occur in federal politics? How will ...
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May 18 2018 25m
Episode 13: The C Word - Class
Does class exist in Australia? And if so, does it ma...
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May 10 2018 27m
Episode 14: Budget - Behind The Scenes
How do the cogs of government turn when preparing a ...
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May 10 2018 20m
Episode 12: Corporate Tax Cuts. Will The Money Trickle Down, Or Up?
Does wealth "trickle down"? Or does society benefit ...
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Apr 25 2018 25m
Episode 11: Listeners' Questions
What impact might a banking royal commission have on...
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Dec 18 2017 35m
Episode 10: Shame And Solutions
As the citizenship crisis plays out, the government ...
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Nov 8 2017 33m
Episode 9: Rights And Association
Politicians like to talk about the alleged value of ...
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Nov 1 2017 31m
Episode 8: The Global Economy
It's easy to convince yourself, or be convinced by o...
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Oct 25 2017 30m
Episode 6: Technology And Welfare
The politicians that rage against the greed of the u...
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Oct 18 2017 24m
Episode 7: Education And Harassment
Australians are some of the most indebted people in ...
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Oct 18 2017 31m
Episode 5: Market Farces
The right wing of Australian politics is becoming in...
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Oct 4 2017 30m
Episode 4: Sinking Popular Causes
Whether it's renewable energy, becoming a republic o...
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Sep 27 2017 28m
Episode 2: The Economics Of Mental Health
This week's episode takes a close look at the econom...
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Sep 13 2017 30m
Episode 1: The Wizards Of Oz
On the first episode of The Lucky Country, host Rich...
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Sep 6 2017 35m
Introducing The Lucky Country With Richard Denniss
Join Richard Denniss, The Australia Institute's chie...
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Aug 24 2017 32 sec