Jumping at shadows with Mark Kenny
Mark Kenny joins us to discuss the government’s census own goal and Australia’s flagging economy.
On this episode of Follow the Money, Ebony Bennett discusses the latest in federal politics with Professor Mark Kenny, former Chief Political Correspondent for The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and The Canberra Times.
This discussion was recorded on Tuesday 3 September 2024 and things may have changed since recording.
Guest: Mark Kenny, Director, ANU Australian Studies Institute // @markgkenny
Host: Ebony Bennett, the Australia Institute // @ebony_bennett
Show notes:
‘The PM can ill-afford bad weeks as narratives harden’ by Mark Kenny, The Canberra Times (September 2024)
Public spending keeps the economy going as the private sector is hit by rate rises by Matt Grudnoff, The Australia Institute (September 2024)
Theme music: Pulse and Thrum; additional music by Blue Dot Sessions
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