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  • Senate estimates: what is it, why it matters, and how governments can muck about with it

    Senate estimates: what is it, why it matters, and how governments can muck about with it
    2024/10/25
    Senate estimates in the Australian Parliament is a critical forum during which elected representatives ask questions of ministers, department heads and other public servants to work out how prudently taxpayer funds are being spent. Coalition Senator Simon Birmingham give us a quick guide to Senate processes and also points to some of the ways in which Senators might get frustrated with attempts to keep some issues from the view of those that pay them to run the country.

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    22 分
  • How do we get back to having a civil discourse about ideas?

    How do we get back to having a civil discourse about ideas?
    2024/10/24
    Former Deputy Prime Minister John Anderson is troubled by the decline in the quality of discourse in the public square and the impact that has on the way society evolves. He is involved in the Aliance of Responsible Citizenship, a forum that is designed to engage in debate on key issues in a way that explores and probes the consequences of ideas. Anderson also talks about the way in which legislators and public servants need to keep in mind when they are doing their work, and consulting with people outside the 'expertocracy' as he calls it.

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    34 分
  • Taking on accessibility and disability issues in Australia's parliament

    Taking on accessibility and disability issues in Australia's parliament
    2024/10/17
    Senator Jordon Steele-John represents the Australian Greens in Australia's Senate/. He is a prominent advocate for the rights of disabled people and in this podcast discusses the recent use by the Prime Minister of language that members of the disabled community found offensive, the status of the process accommodating disabled members of the community in the parliamentary precinct, and also some of the continuing challenges he faces as a parliamentarian with a disability.

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    48 分
  • How do we get women's financial security right in Australia?

    How do we get women's financial security right in Australia?
    2024/06/20
    Coalition Senator Jane Hume delivered a recent speech to the Syndey Institute that touched on a range of issues including the need for women to have a greater sense of financial security. It sparked a reaction from The Parenthood CEO, Georgie Dent, and Georgie laid down a challenge to Australia's politicians: fix early childhood education so it is more affordable and accessible people. She argues a range of benefits flow from getting this right.

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    33 分
  • The final report on consultants to government - Greens perspective

    The final report on consultants to government - Greens perspective
    2024/06/14
    The final report from the Colbeck committee has 12 recommendations that deal predominantly with cleaning up the mechanics of procurement. Senator Barbara Pocock might agree with the 12 recommendations as a starting base but she wants more to happen to deal with boosting the public sector, disciplining consultants, and dealing with some of the evidence the parliamentary committee heard that she feels needs action.

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    23 分
  • A deep dive into challenges with the property market

    A deep dive into challenges with the property market
    2024/04/25
    Many conversations are being held about housing and property and Scott O'Neill, the managing director of Rethink Investing, covers a range of issues in this conversation. He touches on the property market, challenges for new entrants and what people need to do to set themselves up.

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    25 分
  • An Australian Greens' perspective on the public service, government procurement and regulation

    An Australian Greens' perspective on the public service, government procurement and regulation
    2024/04/12
    Senator Barbara Pocock represents the Australian Greens in the Senate, and she is heavily involved in kicking the tyres of professional services firms as a member of two parliamentary committees. Pocock shares her perspectives on where the Greens think the public service should head as well as how the inquiries into professional services firms are going.

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    30 分
  • A cross bench perspective from the Senate with the ACT's David Pocock

    A cross bench perspective from the Senate with the ACT's David Pocock
    2024/03/13
    Consultants and procurement have been at the forefront of parliamentary scrutiny in Australia with and one of the participants in the process of looking at this is Senator David Pocock. He talks in this episode about the various issues the committees are concerned about as well as the issues underlying his concerns about lobbyists and their access to parliament house in Canberra.

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    29 分