The Australian Government response to the pandemic with Greg Hunt
Health Minister Greg Hunt in conversation with our chief economist Richard Denniss, as part of the Australia Institute’s Economics of a Pandemic webinar series. This was recorded live on Tuesday 19th May 2020 and things may have changed since recording.
Note: Due to some technical difficulties, the Minister joined the webinar a few minutes late, so we’ll pick up from when he joined the conversation.
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Host: Ebony Bennett, deputy director of the Australia Institute // @ebony_bennettGuests: Hon. Greg Hunt MP, Minister for Health //@GregHuntMPRichard Denniss, chief economist of the Australia Institute // @RDNS_TAIProducer: Jennifer Macey.Theme music is by Jonathan McFeat from Pulse and Thrum
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