Dollars & Sense

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Dollars & Sense

Economic data can tell us a lot about what's happening the economy and society, but it's easy to get lost in data. Dollars and Sense dives into the latest economic figures to explain how they impact you and what they tell us about the state of the Australian economy, with host Greg Jericho, Chief Economist at the Australia Institute and the Centre for Future Work and popular columnist of Grogonomics with Guardian Australia.

  1. 4 DAYS AGO

    Australia's surplus obsession (and why it needs to end)

    The Government is being grilled by the media about how it will pay for its changed to Medicare – but why are journalists not asking the same questions of Australia’s expensive and unfair tax concessions?

    31 min

  2. 19 FEB

    A soft landing? What the rate cut means for the Australian economy

    The Reserve Bank has cut interest rates for the first time since November 2020 – so is the Australian economy out of the woods?

    31 min

  3. 13 FEB

    You get a tariff. YOU get a tariff!

    And some of you get annexed (maybe).

    29 min

  4. 6 FEB

    What's driving the wealth inequality crisis?

    Without addressing the wealth inequality crisis, Australia’s economy and society will suffer.

    22 min

  5. 30 JAN

    The circular economy of bad ideas

    Slashing public service jobs won’t make government more efficient.

    30 min

  6. 23 JAN

    The not-so-super tax concessions

    Superannuation tax concessions benefit the richest Australians most – so why is the government finding it so hard to make modest changes to the system?

    30 min

  7. 16 JAN

    The Election at the End of the World

    In the wake of the catastrophic LA fires, how do the Australian major parties shape up on climate policy?

    34 min

  8. 9 JAN

    Okay, it's not ALL Greg's fault

    Just some things.

    30 min
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Economic data can tell us a lot about what's happening the economy and society, but it's easy to get lost in data. Dollars and Sense dives into the latest economic figures to explain how they impact you and what they tell us about the state of the Australian economy, with host Greg Jericho, Chief Economist at the Australia Institute and the Centre for Future Work and popular columnist of Grogonomics with Guardian Australia.

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  • Creator
    The Australia Institute
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2025
  • Episodes
    64
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © 2025 The Australia Institute
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