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The Lucky Country

The Lucky Country

25 Episodes • By The Australia Institute • australiainstitute.org.au/media/...
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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7am: Sacking Scott Morrison
Schwartz Media's new daily podcast 7am launched a fe... more
Jun 11 2019 14m
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Launching 7am: Episode 1
Schwartz Media's new daily podcast 7am launches toda... more
May 26 2019 14m
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Richard Dennis Introduces 7am, Our Daily News Podcast
Richard Dennis, host of The Lucky Country, introduce... more
May 15 2019 2m
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Episode 21: Winner And Losers, The Final Say.
For the final episode of season two of The Lucky Cou... more
Jul 6 2018 23m
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Episode 20: Chris Kenny, Ebony Bennett And Violence Against Women
The public messaging regarding recent occurrences of... more
Jun 21 2018 30m
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Episode 19: Bob Brown, More Liberal Than The Liberals?
Why do corporate investments and political interests... more
Jun 13 2018 33m
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Episode 18: The Downsides Of Democracy
Why do people embark on careers in politics, and wha... more
Jun 6 2018 25m
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Episode 17: Australia's Free Trade Fallacy
For decades, Australians have been told that they ha... more
May 30 2018 28m
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Episode 16: Lest We Forget Our Corporate Sponsors
Why does Australia spend so much time and money comm... more
May 23 2018 32m
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Episode 15: Corruption In The Capital
Does corruption occur in federal politics? How will ... more
May 18 2018 25m
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Episode 13: The C Word - Class
Does class exist in Australia? And if so, does it ma... more
May 10 2018 27m
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Episode 14: Budget - Behind The Scenes
How do the cogs of government turn when preparing a ... more
May 10 2018 20m
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Episode 12: Corporate Tax Cuts. Will The Money Trickle Down, Or Up?
Does wealth "trickle down"? Or does society benefit ... more
Apr 25 2018 25m
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Episode 11: Listeners' Questions
What impact might a banking royal commission have on... more
Dec 18 2017 35m
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Episode 10: Shame And Solutions
As the citizenship crisis plays out, the government ... more
Nov 8 2017 33m
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Episode 9: Rights And Association
Politicians like to talk about the alleged value of ... more
Nov 1 2017 31m
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Episode 8: The Global Economy
It's easy to convince yourself, or be convinced by o... more
Oct 25 2017 30m
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Episode 6: Technology And Welfare
The politicians that rage against the greed of the u... more
Oct 18 2017 24m
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Episode 7: Education And Harassment
Australians are some of the most indebted people in ... more
Oct 18 2017 31m
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Episode 5: Market Farces
The right wing of Australian politics is becoming in... more
Oct 4 2017 30m
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Episode 4: Sinking Popular Causes
Whether it's renewable energy, becoming a republic o... more
Sep 27 2017 28m
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Episode 3: Home Calls
This week's episode investigates housing affordabili... more
Sep 20 2017 26m
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Episode 2: The Economics Of Mental Health
This week's episode takes a close look at the econom... more
Sep 13 2017 30m
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Episode 1: The Wizards Of Oz
On the first episode of The Lucky Country, host Rich... more
Sep 6 2017 35m
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Introducing The Lucky Country With Richard Denniss
Join Richard Denniss, The Australia Institute's chie... more
Aug 24 2017 32 sec
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