Episodes
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This month's John Cain Lunch sees the Hon Kevin Bell reimagining ‘the great Australian dream’ of housing as ‘the great Australian right’ to housing.
Almost everyone in Australia is feeling the impact of the national housing crisis, which is traumatising individuals, families and communities.
Housing: the Great Australian Right argues that governments have the capacity and the power to resolve this national plight. The first step is for Australia to rethink its approach to housing policy and recognise access to housing – having a home – as a fundamental human right.
Recorded 18 of September at Graduate House, Melbourne University, Melbourne/Naarm.
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Kosmos Samaras, one of Australia’s leading experts in political campaigns and polling, addressed our August John Cain Lunch on the electoral challenges facing the ALP due to the changing nature of Australia’s socio-economic demographics.
Kos specialises in compiling and interpreting research, statistical data and polling to provide a unique insight into the cause and effects of social and political issues impacting communities across Australia.
Recorded Wednesday 21 August at Graduate House, Melbourne/Naarm.
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A lot has happened in the past few months, since we started writing and recording this podcast. It’s lot to catch up on. So, before we end this series, we thought we’d tell you a thing or two about it.
Join Emma Dawson, Executive Director of Per Capita, home of the CEH, as she breaks down the latest policy announcements pertaining to housing and what they mean for Australians.
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The founder of Per Capita’s Centre of the Public Square initiative, Peter Lewis, launches the “Civility Manifesto’, a framework for addressing the division at the heart of our broken politics, at Per Capita's July John Cain Lunch.
The Civility Manifesto outlines how media, politics and the digital platforms have conspired to build a public discourse driven by conflict and anger, where truth and context are sidelined.
Recorded Wednesday 17 July at Graduate House, Melbourne/Naarm.
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After three weeks of dissecting the Australian housing market, trawling through history, lived experiences, and academic resources, we’re coming to the end of our journey.
In the penultimate episode of Homes Not Houses, Matt Lloyd-Cape and his guests outline potential solutions to the housing crisis.
This series is a production of Per Capita and its Centre for Equitable Housing. Help support our work and be part of change. Donate to Per Capita: https://percapita.org.au/donate/
For our references and credits, please visit the Per Capita website.
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Australia is not alone in facing a housing crisis.
Across the globe, many nations are facing similar circumstances, with house prices having risen dramatically compared to incomes for many years.
In Part Four of Homes Not Houses, Matt Lloyd-Cape and his guests take a look at the housing markets around the world – how do we compare? Are they experiencing the same issues? And if so, how are they combating them? And what lessons and policies could we adopt to help create a more robust housing system for ourselves?
This series is a production of Per Capita and its Centre for Equitable Housing. Help support our work and be part of change. Donate to Per Capita: https://percapita.org.au/donate/
For our references and credits, please visit the Per Capita website.
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ReCAP is back this week with a new episode where Executive Director, Emma Dawson, and Per Capita's Andrew Herington Fellow, Lucy Tonkin, to discuss the 2024-2025 federal budget, with a focus on it’s brand-new Housing Statement.
Be sure to check out our new series, Homes Not Houses, out now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
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Since the early 20th century, Australia’s housing market has grown, faced crisis, and flourished. Governments of the past have played a greater role in making houses accessible to all. Where did things go wrong?
In this episode of Homes not Houses, Matt Lloyd-Cape and his team cover 100 years of history, policy and market evolution to demonstrate how the market has changed and determine whether we can take lessons from the past to improve our future.
This series is a production of Per Capita and its Centre for Equitable Housing. Help support our work and be part of change. Donate to Per Capita: https://percapita.org.au/donate/
For our references and credits, please visit the Per Capita website.
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Why is Australia in the worst housing crisis in living memory? Many fingers are pointing in different directions and the debate keeps heating up.
Homes Not Houses aims to cut through the noise and make sense of this situation we’ve found ourselves in and how we can navigate our way out of the housing crisis.
In Part Two of Homes not Houses, Matt Lloyd-Cape and his team of housing experts take a closer look at the housing market to try and uncover the factors at play in this crisis.
This series is a production of Per Capita and its Centre for Equitable Housing. Help support our work and be part of change. Donate to Per Capita: https://percapita.org.au/donate/
For our references and credits, please visit the Per Capita website.
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Housing may be Australia’s most contentious and prevalent issue. Across the political aisle, fingers have been pointed at various causes and numerous solutions have been floated.
The policies and ideologies surrounding housing have created a market that is amongst the most unique yet least accessible in the world, impacting all Australians whether you’re a renter, homeowner, or require social housing.
Homes not Houses aims to cut through the noise and make sense of this situation we’ve found ourselves in and how we can navigate our way out of the housing crisis.
Over six episodes, CEH Director Matt Lloyd Cape will take the heat out of the housing debate from the partisan headlines and political discourse, and, with the help of fellow housing researchers and experts, get to the heart of the issue and provide the solutions.
This series is a production of Per Capita and its Centre for Equitable Housing. Help support our work and be part of change. Donate to Per Capita: https://percapita.org.au/donate/
For our references and credits, please visit the Per Capita website.
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The climate assertions that only prevent effective action, and what could replace them?
Join Per Capita and Dr Jennifer Rayner for this month's John Cain Lunch, where Dr Rayner will discuss her latest book - "Climate Clangers: The bad ideas blocking real action."
Recorded on Wednesday 19 of June. We encourage you to watch full speech, which includes the Q&A session, on Per Capita's YouTube channel.
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Chair of the House Economics Committee, Daniel Mulino joined Per Capita for our May John Cain Luncheon to unpack the 2024-25 federal budget. We encourage you to watch full speech, which include Mulino's slides and Q&A session, on Per Capita's YouTube channel. Recorded Wednesday 22 May 2024. For more from Per Capita, visit percapita.org.au
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For our first episode for 2024, Emma Dawson is joined by student advocates Ana, Mai, and Stevie to discuss Per Capita’s recent report, A Thousand Hours for Free? Ending Unpaid Placements in Social Work Education, a policy proposal Per Capita put together for the Australian Council of Heads of Social Work Education.
The requirement to undertake 1000 hours of unpaid field education – equivalent to six months’ full time work – is contributing to a low completion rate despite the demand for social workers increasing. Ana, Mai, and Stevie share their insights into the conditions social work students are enduring and how the system should change to benefit current and future students.
Read the full report, A Thousand Hours for Free? Ending Unpaid Placements in Social Work Education, here: https://percapita.org.au/blog/our_work/a-thousand-hours-for-free-ending-unpaid-placements-in-social-work-education/
Since recording this episode, the Albanese Government's announced that placements for social work, nursing, midwife, and teaching degrees will be paid! While it isn’t minimum wage, the payment will be in conjunction with any additional support payments students already receive, which is a big win for those studying in these important fields.
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Australia's history is sprinkled with attempts at tax reform - some successful, some not. Mixed Fortunes explores these efforts at substantive change in our tax system.
Economic policy advisor, Paul Tilley, joins Per Capita for their April John Cain Lunch to discuss his latest book Mixed Fortunes.
Recorded Wednesday 24 April 2024 at Graduate House, Carlton.
Watch the full speech and Q&A on our YouTube channel. For more from Per Capita, visit percapita.org.au
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Who is Peter Dutton, and what happened to the Liberal Party? In Bad Cop, Lech Blaine traces the making of a hardman – from Queensland detective to leader of the Opposition, from property investor to minister for Home Affairs. This is a story of ambition, race and power, and a politician with a plan.
Join Lech Blaine in conversation with Per Capita’s Emma Dawson to discuss this Quarterly Essay.
Watch the full interview and Q&A on our YouTube channel.
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Leading economics commentator Cameron Murray reveals how property insiders shape the housing market and its policy setting at Per Capita's March John Cain Lunch. Discussing his latest book,The Great Housing Hijack, Cameron Murray shows how Australia could create a genuinely affordable housing program without compromising the interests of existing property owners.
Watch the full speech and Q&A on our YouTube channel.
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The Select Committee on Workforce Australia Employment Services recommended large scale reform to fundamentally rebuild the Commonwealth Employment Services System. Julian Hill chaired the Committee, leading the first principles review of Australia’s employment services system, the first of its kind since services were privatised by the Howard Government nearly 25 years ago.
Julian addressed the February John Cain Lunch to discuss the findings of the review, and the implications for public services.
Watch the full speech and Q&A on our YouTube channel.
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The escalation in house prices is a pain that has altered Australian society; it has increased inequality and profoundly changed the relationship between generations – between those who have a house and those who don’t. It has caused a rental crisis, a dearth of public housing and a mortgage crunch.
Things went seriously wrong at the start of the twenty-first century, when there was a huge and permanent rise in the price of housing. In this crisp, clarifying and forward-looking essay, Alan Kohler tells the story of how we got into this mess – and how we might get out of it.
Listen to this Per Capita Webinar, recorded on the 15th of December 2023, hosted by Per Capita’s Emma Dawson and Matt Lloyd-Cape.
Watch the full interview and Q&A on our YouTube channel.
For more from Per Capita, visit percapita.org.au
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Per Capita works to build a new vision for Australia based on fairness, shared prosperity, and social justice. From housing to tax, employment services to industrial relations, poverty to evidence-based policy, these issues all have the potential to influence the lives of Australians either by distributing resources more equitably or by allocating them to the already wealthy few.
Per Capita challenges the dominant narrative that disadvantage arises from personal fault or failure by pointing out the policy choices that have deepened inequality and proposing alternative choices that will lessen it.
Join Emma Dawson and others from the Per Capita team for a tour through our recent work — including research reports, submissions to government inquiries, key stakeholder engagement, presentations to industry, podcasts and media engagement — and our next steps to further our advocacy in 2024.
Watch the full speech at Per Capita’s YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/@PerCapitaAUS
For more from Per Capita, visit percapita.org.au
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Welcome back to Re:CAP - Per Capita's premier podcast where we unpack our latest research and examine the inequalities in Australian society.
This week, Matt Lloyd-Cape is joined by Per Capita’s Andrew Herington Fellow, Lucy Tonkin, to chat about the impact of short-term rental (STR) platforms such as AirBnB on the Australian rental market, and how they have become increasingly problematic, particularly since the end of the COVID-19 lockdowns, as long-term rental dwelling availability has shrunk, and prices increased.
Read “Light as Air: Regulating Short Term Rentals in Australia” here.
For more from Per Capita, visit percapita.org.au
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