Per Capita Podcasts

JCL Series: Trump’s Australia, How Trumpism changed Australia and the shocking consequences for us of a second term – Bruce Wolpe

Trump (or a Trumpist) could well win the 2024 US presidential election, and if he does, American democracy as we have known it will probably come to an end. Australia's best-informed commentator on US politics sends a chilling warning about the implications for Australia. 
  
What if Trump (or a Trump-like candidate) becomes US president in 2024? 
 
Leading expert and US and Australian politics insider Bruce Wolpe reveals the many ways in which Australia was damaged by Donald Trump's presidency. 
 
His speech Trump's Australia, How Trumpism changed Australia and the shocking consequences for us of a second term was recorded on the 18th of October 2023. Watch the full speech at Per Capita’s YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/@PerCapitaAUS 
 
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Re:CAP - Glass Ceilings - Gendered Inequality in the Housing System

Welcome back to Re:CAP - Per Capita's premier podcast where we unpack our latest research and examine the inequalities in Australian society. 
 
This week, Emma Dawson is joined by Per Capita’s Andrew Herington Fellow, Lucy Tonkin, to chat about the Centre for Equitable Housing’s second paper from their Australian Housing Monitor: Glass Ceilings: Gendered Inequality in the Housing System. 
 
This paper explores some of the gendered inequalities within the housing system, based on the Australian Housing Monitor, a recent survey of nearly 4000 people. Differences in how men and women experience affordability, security, and quality of housing are evident across nearly every metric. 
 
Read the full report here: https://centreforequitablehousing.org.au/our_work/glass-ceilings-gendered-inequality-in-the-housing-system-the-australian-housing-monitor-report-2/ 
 
 
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JCL Series: Building the Foundations of the Future – Peter Khalil MP

What can be done to build more homes sooner, drive down prices and make the Australian dream a reality for more people?  
 
Peter Khalil MP joined Per Capita for their August John Cain Lunch to lead a discussion focused on tackling the current housing crisis. 
 
Peter Khalil is the Federal Labor member for Wills. The son of migrant parents, Peter grew up in public housing in inner-city Melbourne. He worked night shifts at the local servo to get through university, later opening his own small business. Peter was elected to Federal Parliament in 2016. He is the current Chair of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security (PJCIS) and has previously served as the Deputy Chair of the Parliamentary Committee on Treaties (2019 – 2022), as well as a member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade. 
 
His speech Building the Foundations of the Future - Solutions to the Housing Crisis was recorded on the 23rd of August 2023. Watch the full speech at Per Capita’s YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/@PerCapitaAUS 
 
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Re:CAP - Reforming Casual Employment in Australia

Welcome back to Re:CAP - Per Capita's premier podcast where we unpack our latest research and examine the inequalities in Australian society. 
 
This week, Emma Dawson is joined by Research Associate for the Centre for New Industry, Sarah Mackenzie to discuss their latest report: Towards Fairness and Security – Reforming Casual Employment in Australia 
 
Per Capita is heading to Brisbane for the 2023 ALP National Conference Fringe. Register your interest at laborfringe.org.au
 
Read the full report here: https://percapita.org.au/blog/our_work/towards-fairness-and-security-reforming-casual-employment-in-australia/ 
 
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JCL Series: A More Competitive Labor Party - Andrew Leigh MP

Although most members of the Labor Party are not in a faction, they dominate the party more than ever before. Factions provide stability, yet risk curtailing debate and reducing the scope for regular members to become involved.
 
For Australia’s oldest and greatest political party to thrive, it is important to consider the role that factions play today, and how they will evolve in the future. 
 
Andrew Leigh is the Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities, Treasury and Employment, and Federal Member for Fenner in the ACT. Prior to being elected in 2010, Andrew was a professor of economics at the Australian National University. 
 
Listen to his landmark speech on Labor Factions, recorded at the John Cain Lunch on the 19th of July 2023, hosted by Per Capita.  
 
Watch the full speech and Q&A on the Per Capita YouTube channel.
 
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Re:CAP - Four Day Working Week

Welcome to Re:CAP - Per Capita's premier podcast where we unpack our latest research and examine the inequalities in Australian society. 
 
This week, Emma Dawson is joined by Research Economist, Sam Ibrahim, to discuss their report on the Four Day Work trial: Sharing the Spoils: A Gender Lens Analysis of the Four Day Week Trial at Our Community 
 
Read the full report here: https://bit.ly/3pZmXsQ 
 
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Re:CAP - Australian Inequality Index

Welcome to Re:CAP - Per Capita's premier podcast where we unpack our latest research and examine the inequalities in Australian society. 
 
This week, Matthew Lloyd-Cape is joined by Emma Dawson and Sam Ibrahim, to discuss the launch of Per Capita’s latest initiative: The Australian Inequality Index.  
 
Together they will detail what the index is, how it came about, and how it can be used as a tool to empower people and communities to understand the complex causes and effects of inequality in Australia.  
 
To access the Australian Inequality Index, visit: https://percapita.org.au/our_work/the-australian-inequality-index/ 
 
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JCL Series: Mark Considine

A powerful statement of how to fix Australia's failing social services.
The lives of all Australians are profoundly affected by the quality of social services available, but a long list of royal commissions and public inquiries have revealed them to be failing. In The Careless State Mark Considine shows that the preferred model of reform has failed to adapt and improve. 
Mark Considine is Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor of Political Science at the University of Melbourne and he spoke at Per Capita's monthly John Cain Lunch about his book, The Careless State.
Learn more about Per Capita: percapita.org.au 
 
 
 

Re:CAP - Centre For New Industry US Study Tour

Welcome back to Re:CAP - Per Capita's premier podcast where we unpack our latest research and examine the inequalities in Australian society. 
 
On this week’s episode, CNI Director, Shirley Jackson, calls in from Washington D.C. to report on his USA Study Tour.  
 
Shirley is joined by economist, Steve Hamilton, to discuss the AUKUS deal and how it can create new opportunities for both the US and Australia.  
 
Learn more about CNI’s Blueprint for Better Cleaner Jobs, here: https://bit.ly/43q34dr 
 
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Re:CAP - Workforce Australia Submission

Welcome to Re:CAP - Per Capita's premier podcast where we unpack our latest research and examine the inequalities in Australian society. 
 
This week, Emma Dawson is joined by Senior Research Fellow, May Lam, to discuss their latest submission for Per Capita:  Submission to the Workforce Australia Inquiry 
 
Read the full report here: https://percapita.org.au/our_work/submission-to-the-workforce-australia-inquiry/ 
 
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