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The podcast aims to bring you insights with political figures, journalists, and subject matter experts from here and across the world. Join Tom Ravlic as he explores a range of issues with his guests, and the occasional editorial. canberrasentinel.substack.com

Sep 10

Coffee Break Briefing #2 Michael Shoebridge on defence and withdrawing consent

Michael Shoebridge, the founder and director at consultancy Strategic Analysis Australia, is a former bureaucrat and adviser who has held the highest clearances in government. He has seen life from within a department and ministerial wing, and he wonders why anybody would flag they want to withdraw consent from having footage or images used on social media of a public hearing on matters involving expenditure of taxpayers’ funds. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit canberrasentinel.substack.com/subscribe
Sep 6

Canberra Sentinel Deep Dive #2 with Josh Bornstein

The Australia Institute’s governance guru Josh Bornstein takes time out with Canberra Sentinel to talk all things accounting, auditing and what it believes should happen to clean the joint up. Bornstein argues that firms should be broken up into distinct components and also - where possible - turned into incorporated entities that are easier to regulate by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit canberrasentinel.substack.com/subscribe
Sep 6

Coffee Break Briefing #1: Senator Richard Colbeck on ending tobacco wars

Senator Richard Colbeck has spent a more than 12 months grappling with the crisis of illegal tobacco. He and his lower house colleague, Mary Aldred, led a process of finding out what needed to be done to reduce the illegal trade in tobacco and vapes as well as ensuring budget revenue is secured over time. Colbeck argues that the excising excise level has performed poorly and the time for change is now to start fixing a problem. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit canberrasentinel.substack.com/subscribe
Sep 4

Consent denied? Parliamentarians seek clarity on a Defence department request

A defence department official sought to deny consent on behalf of her staff for the publication of audio and video outside of the parliamentary proceedings. That request generated a bit of heat at the start of a hearing looking at the sale of defence assets. Here's a look at that episode with grabs from the actual hearing. Have a listen ... you pay for it. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit canberrasentinel.substack.com/subscribe
Aug 30

Canberra Sentinel deep dive: Wirecard whistleblower Pav Gill

This episode's guest for Canberra Sentinel Deep Dive is Pav Gill, a lawyer who worked for Wirecard and he found himself as a whistleblower needing to tell people about a great financial mess unfolding within a company. He found himself under great psychological threat and death threats. He spoke to Canberra Sentinel about his story, and what governments must do to improve conditions for whistleblowers the world over. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit canberrasentinel.substack.com/subscribe
May 1

Wallace on the RC interim report

The interim report from Royal Commissioner Virginia Bell has been released and it contains 14 recommendations. Member for Fisher, Andrew Wallace, provides his reaction to the report to Canberra Sentinel, and the need to keep the 15 people killed in our minds. He talks about some issues related to communication between agencies and his concerns about the way in which communications issues can create problems. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit canberrasentinel.substack.com/subscribe
Apr 24

Three women, three unique stories, one cause: Ban the NDA

Non Disclosure Agreements can be useful when organisational IP is at stake, for example, but they can be disempowering when used to silence people. Three women with lived experience of what NDAs mean - Julia Delaforce, Kirsty Prince, and Anna Hough - each have a unique story but they have a uniform objective: to end the use of NDAs in situations where they stop people from telling their personal stories about how certain workplaces - particularly government workplaces - have impacted their lives. All three are part of the Ban the NDA campaign currently running across Australia. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit canberrasentinel.substack.com/subscribe
Apr 23

What makes parliament an effective institution?

Former Senator Cory Bernardi is getting ready to start a new stint in parliament in South Australia' Upper House. He talks to Tom Ravlic about the things parliaments do well, what happens when conventions fail, how estimates can get things clarified, and the challenges of resourcing parliamentary offices to handle the task of keeping governments accountable. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit canberrasentinel.substack.com/subscribe

The podcast aims to bring you insights with political figures, journalists, and subject matter experts from here and across the world. Join Tom Ravlic as he explores a range of issues with his guests, and the occasional editorial. canberrasentinel.substack.com

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Tom Ravlic
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2026
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18
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Clean
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