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  1. 1d ago

    Trump still the elephant in Canberra as US midterms approach

    Elephant?! What elephant? On this episode of After America, Allan Behm and Dr Emma Shortis discuss key races in the midterms, the upcoming Israeli election, and the latest from the Canberra bubble on Euro-Indo-Atlanto-Pacific strategic interests. This episode was recorded on Monday 26 October. Guest: Allan Behm, Special Advisor in International & Security Affairs, the Australia Institute Host: Emma Shortis, Director, International & Security Affairs, the Australia Institute // @emmashortis Show notes: Shorter America: Michigan Matters; Looking to Europe; Political Violence by Emma Shortis, The Point (October 2026) Faith and nostalgia: dangerous strategic partners by Allan Behm, The Point (October 2026) After America: Australia and the new world order by Emma Shortis, Australia Institute Press (May 2025) Theme music: Blue Dot Sessions We’d love to hear your feedback on this series, so send in your questions, comments or suggestions for future episodes to podcasts@australiainstitute.org.au. Subscribe to After America on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pocket Casts or wherever you get your favourite podcasts. Support Australia Matters: https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Trump still the elephant in Canberra as US midterms approach

  2. 1d ago

    What's the point of Senate Estimates?

    Senate Estimates is a government and department accountability mechanism. It’s a process where Senators get to look under the hood of Federal Departments and ask, among other things, how is taxpayer money being spent? In this episode of What’s the Point?, Richard Denniss explores why Estimates matter for democracy, and ways it can be improved. Host: Richard Denniss, co-Chief Executive Officer, the Australia Institute //@richarddenniss Order More Fool Me: How the gas industry tricked Australia, Richard Denniss’ Vantage Point essay from Australia Institute Press. Show notes: Aussies pay more tax on beer than international gas companies pay on tens and billions of dollars worth of our offshore gas they export | David Pocock, via FacebookDavid Pocock is right: more tax is raised from beer than from petroleum resource rent tax (PRRT) | The Point Theme music: Blue Dot Sessions  We’d love to hear your feedback on this series, so send in your questions, comments or suggestions for future episodes topodcasts@australiainstitute.org.au. Subscribe to What’s the Point? with Richard Denniss on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your favourite podcasts. Support Australia Matters: https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    What's the point of Senate Estimates?

  3. 6d ago

    No place for violence in Australian democracy

    On this episode of Follow the Money, Amy Remeikis, Greg Jericho and Ebony Bennett discuss violence, decency and dissent in Australia’s democracy following the alleged violent attack on Dr Helen Haines MP, who remains in critical condition in hospital. This episode was recorded on Wednesday 21 October. 1800RESPECT is the national domestic, family and sexual violence counselling, information and support service. Call 1800 737 732, text 0458 737 732, chat online or video call via their website. If you or anyone you know needs help, you can contact Lifeline on 13 11 14 or online at www.lifeline.org.au. Guest: Amy Remeikis, Chief Political Analyst, the Australia Institute // @amyremeikis Guest: Greg Jericho, Chief Economist, the Australia Institute // @grogsgamut Host: Ebony Bennett, Deputy Director, the Australia Institute // @ebonybennett Show notes: Sending our love to Helen Haines, the Australia Institute (October 2026) I knew one of us could get hurt eventually. I never thought it would be my friend Helen by Zoe Daniel, Guardian Australia (October 2026) Jim Chalmers on reform and the far right, Follow the Money, the Australia Institute (October 2026) Will Australia’s online safety laws work?, the Australia Institute on YouTube (October 2026) The RBA has gotten its wish: unemployment hits 4.7% by Greg Jericho, The Point (October 2026) Most of us don’t have trusts, and those who do earn a lot more than the rest of us by Greg Jericho, The Point (October 2026) Theme music: Pulse and Thrum; additional music by Blue Dot Sessions We’d love to hear your feedback on this series, so send in your questions, comments or suggestions for future episodes to podcasts@australiainstitute.org.au. Subscribe to Follow the Money on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pocket Casts or wherever you get your favourite podcasts. Support Australia Matters: https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    No place for violence in Australian democracy

  4. Oct 19

    Waking up to reality? How Europe’s responding to Trump 2.0

    The United States keeps showing us what an unreliable ally it is. Are European governments now getting the message? Dr Tobias Cremer, Member of European Parliament, joins Dr Emma Shortis to discuss how the European Union is responding to the second Trump administration, the Australia-EU Free Trade Agreement, and how to build democratic solidarity in the face of rising authoritarianism. This episode was recorded on Wednesday 14 October. Guest: Tobias Cremer, Member of European Parliament Host: Emma Shortis, Director, International & Security Affairs, the Australia Institute // @emmashortis Show notes: Shorter America: Betting on death; Racist raids; Everything is fine by Emma Shortis, The Point (October 2026) Navigating Choppy Waters: Australia and the EU Chart a New Course by Margherita Matera & Philomena Murray, Australian Institute of International Affairs (March 2026) After America: Australia and the new world order by Emma Shortis, Australia Institute Press (May 2025) Theme music: Blue Dot Sessions We’d love to hear your feedback on this series, so send in your questions, comments or suggestions for future episodes to podcasts@australiainstitute.org.au. Subscribe to After America on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pocket Casts or wherever you get your favourite podcasts. Support Australia Matters: https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Waking up to reality? How Europe’s responding to Trump 2.0

  5. Oct 19

    SPECIAL GUEST | What's the point of getting angry at government? with pollster Alex Fein

    On this episode of What’s the Point?, Alex Fein, researcher and strategist at Redbridge, joins Richard Denniss to discuss why so many Australians are angry right now, the real message many voters are sending to the political establishment, and the dirty secret about productivity. This episode was recorded on Friday 16 October. Read more on The Point. Guest: Alex Fein, Research and Intelligence Principal, Redbridge Group // @auspoldaily Host: Richard Denniss, co-Chief Executive Officer, the Australia Institute // @richarddenniss Show notes: Raw Power: Going Beyond What One Nation Is Selling by Alex Fein, The Point (June 2026) It's time to call it what it is: Foreign Interference by Alex Fein, The Point (June 2026) More Fool Me: How the gas industry tricked Australia by Richard Denniss, Australia Institute Press (August 2026) Theme music: Blue Dot Sessions We’d love to hear your feedback on this series, so send in your questions, comments or suggestions for future episodes to podcasts@australiainstitute.org.au. Subscribe to What’s the Point? with Richard Denniss on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your favourite podcasts. Support Australia Matters: https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    SPECIAL GUEST | What's the point of getting angry at government? with pollster Alex Fein

  6. Oct 14

    Jim Chalmers on reform and taking on the far right

    Treasurer Jim Chalmers outlines the big challenges facing Australia and the importance of changing the status quo – a situation that is clearly not working for many Australians. In this special episode of Follow the Money, the Hon Dr Jim Chalmers MP, Treasurer of Australia, addresses the loss of control many Australians feel right now, the rise of the far-right in Australia, and the importance of meaningful reform. This episode was recorded live at the 2026 Bernie Fraser Oration on Tuesday 13 October. Guest: Jim Chalmers, Treasurer of Australia and Labor Member for Rankin // @jimchalmers Host: Ebony Bennett, Deputy Director, the Australia Institute // @ebonybennett Show notes: Bernie Fraser Oration 2026 | Hon Dr Jim Chalmers MP, the Australia Institute on YouTube (October 2026) Turning point. New analysis reveals tax changes are reversing 25 years of housing policy failure, the Australia Institute (October 2026) Factcheck: Is immigration really causing Australia’s housing crisis? by Noah Schultz-Byard, The Point (September 2025) Australia’s tax dilemma: the case for real reform, National Press Club address by Richard Denniss, the Australia Institute on YouTube (October 2026) Theme music: Pulse and Thrum; additional music by Blue Dot Sessions We’d love to hear your feedback on this series, so send in your questions, comments or suggestions for future episodes to podcasts@australiainstitute.org.au. Subscribe to Follow the Money on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pocket Casts or wherever you get your favourite podcasts. Support Australia Matters: https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Jim Chalmers on reform and taking on the far right

  7. Oct 12

    Australian government unprepared to "back its own values" with Trump's America

    The Australian government has been excruciatingly silent when it comes to standing up for the International Criminal Court and foundations of international law it so loves to talk about. Journalist Ben Doherty joins Dr Emma Shortis to discuss Australia’s non-response to the Trump administration’s sanctions on the International Criminal Court, the American military footprint in Australia, and the OpenAI hack of Medicare on this episode of After America. This episode was recorded on Monday 12 October. Guest: Ben Doherty, Senior Reporter, Guardian Australia Host: Emma Shortis, Director, International & Security Affairs, the Australia Institute // @emmashortis Show notes: No peace without accountability: Sydney Peace Laureate Navi Pillay, After America, the Australia Institute (October 2025) The US now has access to more than half Australia’s military bases – could it drag the country unwillingly into war? by Ben Doherty, Andy Ball & Nick Evershed, Guardian Australia (September 2026) OpenAI hack on Australian government reveals anxiety at heart of global artificial intelligence dilemma by Ben Doherty, Guardian Australia (September 2026) Shorter America: Things are not normal; Muskism; Good men by Emma Shortis, The Point (October 2026) Theme music: Blue Dot Sessions We’d love to hear your feedback on this series, so send in your questions, comments or suggestions for future episodes to podcasts@australiainstitute.org.au. Subscribe to After America on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pocket Casts or wherever you get your favourite podcasts. Support Australia Matters: https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Australian government unprepared to "back its own values" with Trump's America

  8. Oct 12

    What’s the point of materialism?

    On this episode of What’s the Point?, Richard Denniss discusses the important distinction between consumerism and materialism and why being ‘materialistic’ isn’t necessarily a bad thing. This episode was recorded on Thursday 1 October. Read more on The Point. Enter the code CURED to get 25% off Curing Affluenza: How to buy less stuff and save the world by Richard Denniss via Australia Institute Press. Host: Richard Denniss, co-Chief Executive Officer, the Australia Institute // @richarddenniss Host: Anna Chang, Managing Editor, The Point // @annachang Show notes: Hon Dr Jim Chalmers MP | Bernie Fraser Oration 2026, the Australia Institute Revenue Summit 2026, the Australia Institute More Fool Me: How the gas industry tricked Australia by Richard Denniss, Australia Institute Press (August 2026) Theme music: Blue Dot Sessions We’d love to hear your feedback on this series, so send in your questions, comments or suggestions for future episodes to podcasts@australiainstitute.org.au. Subscribe to What’s the Point? with Richard Denniss on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your favourite podcasts. Support Australia Matters: https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    What’s the point of materialism?
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