Gas tax: let the people decide
Join tens of thousands of Australians calling for a national plebiscite on a 25% gas export tax.
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20 of 422 episodesJane Caro on the battle for public education
Private schools have a “parasitic relationship” with public education, says Jane Caro.
Antoinette Lattouf on women who win
Journalist and author Antoinette Lattouf tells the inspiring stories of women’s courage and conviction – and how they have changed our count...
Online gambling “reshaping a whole generation” as government reforms fall well short
The government’s latest reforms don’t do nearly enough to protect Australians from gambling harm.
Victoria’s donations shambles puts rest of country “on notice”
Six months out from an election, Victoria has been left with no political donation laws after the High Court ruled them unconstitutional.
Budget 2026: serious housing reforms but a missed opportunity to tax gas exports
Australians are crying out for big, brave reforms from governments. The long-overdue changes to housing tax concessions in this budget sugge...
Is the national anti-corruption body failing?
After major missteps, the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) is falling well short of the gold standard for integrity bodies.
Greens leader Larissa Waters on the housing crisis, gas exports & taxing the 1%
How have a select few accumulated such colossal wealth while many Australians struggle? On this episode of Follow the Money , Senator Lariss...
David Pocock on getting a fair return for Australian gas
Australia is one of the largest exporters of gas in the world, yet beer drinkers pay more tax than the gas industry pays in Petroleum Resour...
US allies reassess as Trump undermines global security
With President Trump spewing threats at friends and foes, the American government has gone off the rails. On this episode of Follow the Mone...
Yanis Varoufakis on misogyny, resistance and why everything could be different
There is no reason our societies can't change radically, to produce more of what we need and less of the things that are sowing the seeds of...
Prices skyrocket but major fuel shortages "very unlikely"
Petrol and diesel prices are sky high because of the illegal US-Israel war on Iran, but major fuel shortages in Australia are very unlikely....
How a gas export tax could transform Australia
A 25% gas export tax would drive down gas prices for Australians and collect billions of dollars that can be used to provide better, cheaper...
Australia’s fossil fuel subsidies are out of control
Now costing Australian governments $31,020 per minute, fossil fuel subsidies are growing faster than spending on the NDIS. On this episode o...
AUKUS drags Australia towards US-Israel war on Iran
The Australian government has been trying to placate Trump in order to secure the AUKUS submarine deal – and now we are seeing the res...
Gary Stevenson on wealth inequality and the rise of the far-right
The far-right is benefitting from a failing status quo – but it doesn't have to be this way. On this episode of Follow the Money , aut...
“On the brink of extinction”: Niki Savva on the modern Liberal Party
Shedding voters on the left and the right, is the Liberal Party heading for "oblivion"? On this episode of Follow the Money , journalist and...
Joseph Stiglitz on super profits, capital gains and why corporate tax is good for democracy
Inequality creates insecurity and, as the United States is demonstrating right now, that insecurity can have devasting consequences for demo...
Australia’s climate crossroads
With a leading role in this year's United Nations climate conference, the Australian government has an opportunity to show genuine solidarit...
"They rushed this": why the Reserve Bank got it wrong by raising rates
With inflation driven by Christmas holidays and data centres for artificial intelligence, the RBA didn't need to raise the interest rate thi...