Reset with Professor Ross Garnaut
Recorded live on 24 February 2021 as part of the Australia Institute webinar series.
Professor Ross Garnaut is an economist and author of new book Reset – which explores the opportunity Australia has to reset its economy in the wake of the pandemic.
Warning: there is a bit of feedback on the audio for the first few minutes.
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Host: Ebony Bennett, Deputy Director at the Australia Institute // @ebony_bennett
Guest: Professor Ross Garnaut
Producer: Jennifer Macey // @jennifermacey
Theme Music: Pulse and Thrum; additional music by Blue Dot Sessions
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