Webinars, podcasts and readings



Australian Energy Emissions Monitor

The April Australian Energy Emissions Monitor looks at progress, or lack of progress, in Australia as a whole, in meeting energy emissions targets including near complete data on Western Australia (which is not part of the National Electricity Market).

The Policy Post

Martyn Goddard’s Policy Post. Where have your wages gone? (Spoiler: to profits). Tasmania’s disappearing heritage.

Australia Institute

Thursday April 26, 1100 AET, “The Taiwan Choice”.

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. “Social media is ruining everything” with Jonathan Haidt and “The man who predicted Covid” with Eric Feigl-Ding.

Democracy Sausage

A fortnightly look at politics and current affairs, hosted by Mark Kenny. This week is about the election, and Ukraine’s resistance. See the website.

Nicholas Gruen

Nicholas Gruen’s reading and listening. “Building institutions for human flourishing”.

Joseph Walker’s Jolly Swagman

See his weekend reading and selected links, accessible through his newsletter. His April 17 list has articles about the impossibility of probabilistic induction, the case for opsimaths (look it up), the Cold War that never ended, stupidity, and Apple’s original business plan.