Australia has everything it needs to produce electricity - coal, gas, sun, and wind. Yet we've wound up with energy shortages and huge price hikes. How did we get here - why is our energy system in such a mess? And what can we do to fix it?
Jun 2022
The economics of Inflation—Science, Craft, or Snake Oil
None of us need to be told that prices are going up or that interest rates are following. We are clearly now in a period of inflation which may or may not lead to a recession. But what exactly is inflation, why does it occur, how does it relate to interest rates and what if anyth ... Show More
29m 7s
Dec 2024
Are Ghana’s elections a victory for democracy?
Ghana: it’s done it again. Leading the way when it comes to showing the continent how to do democracy. On Sunday, ruling party candidate and Vice President, Mahamudu Bawumia, conceded defeat even before the official result had been declared.But John Mahama, the country’s next Pre ... Show More
15m 4s
Jul 2024
After the ‘revenge’ election, what’s politics going to be like now?
Thursday’s election results have transformed Parliament. Not only do Labour have a huge majority but also the smaller parties, the Liberal Democrats, Reform and the Greens made big gains.
There is also now a record number of women MPs, and first time MPs, many of them much ... Show More
28m 53s
May 2024
What do the local elections mean for the UK
Three years’ ago, the Conservative Party celebrated their best local elections performance since 2008. But after last week’s local elections in England and Wales, the Telegraph called the results a “dire day” for the Conservatives.
Now that the dust has settled, we’re taking a cl ... Show More
30m 31s
Jul 1
Does the Liberal party need to change its values to survive?
The opposition leader, Sussan Ley, is in a battle to raise the Liberal party from the electoral ashes and remake it into something that can win again. And that includes fixing its women problem. Guardian Australia’s chief political correspondent, Tom McIlroy, discusses whether Le ... Show More
20m 28s
Aug 2024
Making Sense of Bangladesh
After 15 years in power, the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, has resigned from her post and fled the country. It's an incredible development and the culmination of deadly protests that have rocked the nation for weeks. New York Times' South Asia Bureau Chief Mujib Ma ... Show More
1h 1m
Dec 2024
Winston Churchill | Blood, Toil, Tears & Sweat | 4
The war is won but the nation seems far from grateful as the election of 1945 sweeps Labour into power. But the Churchill phenomenon doesn’t stop and he’s back in Number 10 in 1951 as the new Queen Elizabeth’s first prime minister. Upon his death he receives a state funeral, but ... Show More
36m 3s
Apr 28
Why Peter Dutton’s campaign has not gone to plan
With just days to go before election day, the Liberal party’s campaign has been defined by major shifts on policies and candidate scandals. It has left some supporters and MPs scratching their heads. While the opposition leader, Peter Dutton, began the campaign attempting to reca ... Show More
25m 58s