“Out of patience”: it’s time to fix the housing crisis
Amy Remeikis and Matt Grudnoff preview the first parliamentary sitting week.
On this episode of Follow the Money, Amy Remeikis and Matt Grudnoff join Ebony Bennett discuss the political relevance of the housing crisis, the storm-in-a-teacup over some Treasury subheadings, and #NotAllEconomists.
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Guest: Amy Remeikis, Chief Political Analyst, the Australia Institute // @amyremeikis
Guest: Matt Grudnoff, Senior Economist, the Australia Institute // @mattgrudnoff
Host: Ebony Bennett, Deputy Director, the Australia Institute // @ebonybennett
Show notes:
“Mugged by reality”: Australia’s AUKUS disaster with Malcolm Turnbull, After America (June 2025)
RBA moves goalposts and keeps rates on hold, Dollars & Sense (July 2025)
Raising revenue right: Better tax ideas for the 48th Parliament by Greg Jericho, the Australia Institute (March 2025)
Theme music: Pulse and Thrum; additional music by Blue Dot Sessions
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