What costs Australians almost $20,000 every minute?
Exactly how much do governments hand out to fossil fuel companies every year?
In today’s episode, we take a look at how much Australia spends subsidising the oil, coal and gas industry every year, with co-authors of a new Australia Institute report, Eliza Littleton and Alia Armistead. The numbers are mind-boggling.
Host: Ebony Bennett, deputy director of the Australia Institute // @ebony_bennett
Guests:
Eliza Littleton, research economist // @elizalittleton
Alia Armistead, graduate researcher // @aliaarmistead
Website: australiainstitute.org.au
Producer: Jennifer Macey //@jennifermacey
Theme music: Jonathan McFeat from Pulse and Thrum with additional music from Blue Dot Sessions
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