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The Money

The Money looks at Australia and the world through an economic lens. It explores how economics influences everything else.

  1. HACE 6 DÍAS

    Is Germany's economic power under threat?

    Germany's economic dominance as Europe's biggest economy is in danger. A new book argues that the weaknesses have been brewing for decades, leaving Germany over-reliant on Russian gas, too focused on old industries and unable to adapt to the digital realities of the 21st century.  Guest: Wolfgang Munchau, former Financial Times associate editor, and author of Kaput: The End of the German Miracle, outlines the myriad economic problems and a possible way out.  Kaput will be published by Allen and Unwin on February 4, 2025 And the Federal Government has decided to mandate keeping cash available for essential business, but this will come at a cost to small business. Guest: Steve Worthington, Professor at Swinburne University of Technology

    29 min

  2. 14 NOV

    Trumpenomics 2.0

    Donald Trump's economic agenda is clear: less taxation and regulation; more tariffs. But some of his programs will require a lot of money, which means America will need to borrow more. Those borrowings and the impact of tariffs will affect small, open trading economies, like Australia. Guests Professor Susan Stone, Credit Union SA Chair of Economics, University of South Australia Win-Li Toh, Principal, Taylor Fry

    29 min

  3. 7 NOV

    Should dental care be part of Medicare?

    Australians fork out much more on dental care than any other kind of health care. Which is why increasingly, people are delaying or skipping dental care, and 27% of kids aged between 5 and 10 had untreated decayed or missing teeth.    So should, or could dental care be brought under the Medicare umbrella, and what might this cost?  Guests: Peter Breadon, Program Director for Health and Aged Care at the Grattan Institute Dr Angie Nisson, Board Member of the Australia Dental Association and Clinical Director of Oral Health in Northern NSW Dr Elizabeth Deveny, CEO of the Consumers Health Forum of Australia

    29 min

  4. 31 OCT

    As America goes to the polls, the economy is doing well, but people aren't feeling it

    One of the factors determining how people vote is the economy, and while America's is doing incredibly well right now, consumer confidence has slumped and most Americans are not feeling at all happy.   Guests:  Betsey Stevenson, Professor of Economics and Public Policy at the University of Michigan Robert Armstrong, US Financial commentator at the Financial Times Christopher Rugaber, covers the US economy and Federal Reserve for Associated Press

    29 min

  5. 24 OCT

    The true cost of AI

    There's a seismic change heading our way that will drive up electricity and water usage and it has to do with the uptake of generative AI, including Chat GPT.  Giant tech companies are investing in nuclear power for their AI-fuelled race, however data centres also need clean, drinking-quality water.  Guests: Ben Geman, energy reporter at Axios.com and the author of the daily Axios Generate newsletter, covering the world of energy business and politics. David Berreby, science writer based in New York Gordon Noble, Research Director, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney

    29 min

  6. 17 OCT

    Can we afford weight-loss drugs for all?

    Obesity and associated health problems cause a significant burden on health systems, but should weight-loss drugs be offered under our PBS just for weight loss?   In Britain, there is to be a trial of the weight loss drug Mounjaro, that will also seek to measure the economic impact of those benefits.  Britain's Health Minister argues that weight loss drugs will be '"life-changing, help them get back to work and ease the demands on our NHS".  Guests: Dr Norman Swan, co-presenter of ABC Radio National's Health Report, and the podcast 'What's That Rash?' Jonathan Karnon, Professor of Health Economics at Flinders University Nial Wheate, Pharmaceutical Chemist and Professor of Academic Excellence at Macquarie University  And the Albanese Government this week announced a crack down on unfair and excessive card surcharges, promising to get a better deal for Australians and small business.  The declining use of cash and the rise of electronic payments means more Australians are getting hit by often hidden surcharges.   Guest: Brad Kelly, Co-founder of the Independent Payment Forum

    29 min

  7. 10 OCT

    The global weapons industry and what it's worth

    The continuing wars in Ukraine and the Middle East have horrified the world with the loss of life and devastation, raising the question, what's the cost of weaponry? World military expenditure surpassed $US2.44 trillion for the first time in 2022.  Latest available figures show at $US916 billion, the US spends the most and it's also the world's largest exporter of weapons. Also US spending on Israel's military operations and related US operations in the Middle East this year total $22.76 billion, and that is only a partial figure. So how are some of these sums broken down? Guests: William Halsortung, Senior Research Fellow at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, and author of Prophets of War: Lockheed Martin and the Making of the Military Industrial Complex Siemon Wezeman, Senior Researcher in SIPRI's Arms Transfers Program. (Stockholm's International Peace Research Institute) Dr Marcus Hellyer, Head of Research at Strategic Analysis Australia

    29 min

  8. 3 OCT

    How religions work as businesses - an economic analysis

    In a new economic analysis of religions, Paul Seabright argues that religions are not the antithesis of economics, instead he likens them to competing businesses, attracting people by providing services such as community and a greater sense of meaning in life.  The Divine Economy, published by Princeton University Press Guest: Paul Seabright, teaches economics at the Toulouse School of Economics. Prior to that he was a Fellow of All Souls College at the University of Oxford.

    29 min
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