The Ute-led recovery
There has been an enormous surge in the sale of utes, due to the instant asset write-off in the Budget. But just how effective is this in terms of stimulating economic growth and creating jobs? Dig into the details and find out how we’re spending billions of dollars to make our car fleet bigger, heavier and less efficient.
Host: Ebony Bennett, deputy director of the Australia Institute // @ebony_bennett
Guests:
Richard Denniss, chief economist, The Australia Institute // @RDNS_TAI
Matt Saunders, economist, The Australia Institute
Producer: Jennifer Macey //@jennifermacey
Theme music: Jonathan McFeat from Pulse and Thrum with additional music from Blue Dot Sessions
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