Webinars, podcasts and readings
The Policy Post
Martyn Goddard’s Policy Post. Will an Albanese government fix the mess in health? Or not? Did a slave make your sweater? Modern slavery is alive and living in Australia.
Australia Institute
Tuesday April 19, 1300 AEDT, “Poll position” – a fortnightly session on federal politics with Katharine Murphy, Richard Denniss and Pete Lewis.
The Australia Institute webinars are free, but registration is essential. See the Institute’s webinars webpage.
UTS Uncomfortable Conversations with Josh Szeps
See their website for the latest weekly podcasts. Are universities too woke? Can Europe do peacekeeping?
Democracy Sausage
A fortnightly look at politics and current affairs, hosted by Mark Kenny “with expert analysis and discussion from researchers at the Australian National University and beyond”. This week is about the election and what can hurt or help the Coalition. See the website.
Nicholas Gruen
Nicholas Gruen’s reading and listening. On thinking: it’s more difficult than we think.
Joseph Walker’s Jolly Swagman
See his weekend reading and selected links, accessible through his newsletter. His March 26 list has articles “Applying history in real time: a tale of two crises”, “Can we save the planet by shrinking the economy?”, “What real economic warfare looked like”, “Brian Eno on ‘scenius’”, “The speech prepared for Nixon to give if Apollo 11 failed”.