Follow the Money LIVE!
For this special live episode of Follow the Money, the panel will be discussing: A New Agenda for a New Parliament: Climate Action, International Affairs & Integrity – Yes Please! bringing together diverse knowledge on all fronts of climate & energy, international & security affairs, and integrity issues.
This was recorded on Wednesday 13th July 2022 and things may have changed since recording.
The Australia Institute // @theausinstitute
Host: Ebony Bennett, Deputy Director, Australia Institute // @ebony_bennett
Guests:
Allan Behm, Director, International & Security Affairs program at the Australia Institute // @Mirandaprorsus
Sumithri Venketasubramanian, Anne Kantor Fellow, Climate & Energy program at the Australia Institute // @sumithri_rv
Bill Browne, Director, Democracy & Accountability Program at the Australia Institute // @Browne90
Producer: Jennifer Macey // @jennifermacey
Edited by: Mikayla McGuirck-Scolaro
Theme Music: Pulse and Thrum; additional music by Blue Dot Sessions
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