Aged care reforms

Governments do some things best

Should the government "build to sell"?

Australia's economic growth

Tariff corner: digital taxes

For all the talk about what government should do about productivity, Australia’s biggest corporations remain inefficient and unwilling to invest.

On this episode of Dollars & Sense, Matt and Elinor discuss the Australia’s latest economic growth data, Trump’s threat to hit countries with digital taxes with extra tariffs, and this week’s political fight over aged care.

Early bird tickets for our Revenue Summit at Parliament House in Canberra – Hon. Steven Miles MP, Senator David Pocock, Kate Chaney MP, Greg Jericho and more – are available now.  You can buy tickets for the early bird price of $99 – available for a limited time only.

Dead Centre: How political pragmatism is killing us by Richard Denniss is available to pre-order now via the Australia Institute website.

This discussion was recorded on Thursday 4 September 2025.

Host: Matt Grudnoff, Senior Economist, the Australia Institute // @mattgrudnoff

Host: Elinor Johnston-Leek, Senior Content Producer, the Australia Institute // @elinorjohnstonleek

Show notes:

The big reform that could make our childcare system cheaper and safer by Matt Grudnoff, The New Daily (August 2025)

Media and Democracy, the Australia Institute

National Press Club Address: Paul Schroder, Chief Executive of Australian Super, ABC iView (September 2025)

Theme music: Blue Dot Sessions

We’d love to hear your feedback on this series, so send in your questions, comments or suggestions for future episodes to podcasts@australiainstitute.org.au.

For all the talk about what government should do about productivity, Australia&rsquo;s biggest corporations remain inefficient and unwilling to invest.
On this episode of Dollars &amp; Sense, Matt and Elinor discuss the Australia&rsquo;s latest economic growth data, Trump&rsquo;s threat to hit countries with digital taxes with extra tariffs, and this week&rsquo;s political fight over aged care.
Early bird tickets for our Revenue Summit at Parliament House in Canberra &ndash; Hon. Steven Miles MP, Senator David Pocock, Kate Chaney MP, Greg Jericho and more &ndash; are available now. &nbsp;You can <a href="https://events.humanitix.com/revenue-summit-2025">buy tickets</a> for the early bird price of $99 &ndash; available for a limited time only.
Dead Centre: How political pragmatism is killing us by Richard Denniss is <a href="https://australiainstitute.org.au/store/dead-centre-vantage-point-issue-2">available to pre-order</a> now via the Australia Institute website.
This discussion was recorded on Thursday 4 September 2025.
Host:&nbsp;Matt Grudnoff, Senior Economist, the Australia Institute // <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/mattgrudnoff.bsky.social">@mattgrudnoff</a>
Host:&nbsp;Elinor Johnston-Leek, Senior Content Producer, the Australia Institute // <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/elinorjohnstonleek.bsky.social">@elinorjohnstonleek</a>
Show notes:
<a href="https://australiainstitute.org.au/post/the-big-reform-that-could-make-our-childcare-system-cheaper-and-safer/">The big reform that could make our childcare system cheaper and safer</a> by Matt Grudnoff, The New Daily (August 2025)
<a href="https://australiainstitute.org.au/initiative/media-and-democracy/">Media and Democracy</a>, the Australia Institute
<a href="https://iview.abc.net.au/show/national-press-club-address/series/0/video/NC2511C031S00">National Press Club Address: Paul Schroder, Chief Executive of Australian Super</a>, ABC iView (September 2025)
Theme music:&nbsp;Blue Dot Sessions
We&rsquo;d love to hear your feedback on this series, so send in your questions, comments or suggestions for future episodes to <a href="mailto:podcasts@australiainstitute.org.au">podcasts@australiainstitute.org.au</a>.

Economic data can tell us a lot about what's happening the economy and society, but it's easy to get lost in data. Dollars and Sense dives into the latest economic figures to explain how they impact you and what they tell us about the state of the Australian economy, with host Greg Jericho, Chief Economist at the Australia Institute and the Centre for Future Work and popular columnist of Grogonomics with Guardian Australia.

Economic data can tell us a lot about what's happening the economy and society, but it's easy to get lost in data. Dollars and Sense dives into the latest economic figures to explain how they impact you and what they tell us about the state of the Australian economy, with host Greg Jericho, Chief Economist at the Australia Institute and the Centre for Future Work and popular columnist of Grogonomics with Guardian Australia.

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Dollars & Sense demystifies the latest economic figures, how they impact you and what they can tell us about the economy, with host with Greg Jericho, Chief Economist at the Australia Institute and Centre for Future Work, and author of Guardian Australia's Grogonomics column.  

Dollars &amp; Sense demystifies the latest economic figures, how they impact you and what they can tell us about the economy, with host with Greg Jericho, Chief Economist at the Australia Institute and Centre for Future Work, and author of Guardian Australia's Grogonomics column.

For all the talk about what government should do about productivity, Australia’s biggest corporations remain inefficient and unwilling to invest.

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