In this episode we talk to Dr Richard Denniss about the role of neoliberalism in spreading Covid-19 and how decades of privatisations, outsourcing and cuts to government spending have left Australia vulnerable during this pandemic. The Australia Institute // @theAUSInstituteHost: Ebony Bennett, deputy director at the Australia Institute // @ebony_bennettGuests: Richard Dennis, chief economist at the Australia Institute // @RDNS_TAIProducer: Jennifer Macey, with additional editing by Grace Crivellaro, Holly Forrest and Lucy LuoTheme music: Pulse and Thrum

<div>In this episode we talk to Dr Richard Denniss about the role of neoliberalism in spreading Covid-19 and how decades of privatisations, outsourcing and cuts to government spending have left Australia vulnerable during this pandemic. </div><div>The Australia Institute // <a href="https://twitter.com/TheAusInstitute" target="_blank">@theAUSInstitute</a></div><div><b>Host:</b> Ebony Bennett, deputy director at the Australia Institute // <a href="http://twitter.com/ebony_bennett" target="_blank">@ebony_bennett</a></div><div><b>Guests: </b>Richard Dennis, chief economist at the Australia Institute // <a href="https://twitter.com/RDNS_TAI" target="_blank">@RDNS_TAI</a></div><div><b>Producer</b>: Jennifer Macey, with additional editing by Grace Crivellaro, Holly Forrest and Lucy Luo</div><div><b>Theme music: </b>Pulse and Thrum</div>

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In this episode we talk to Dr Richard Denniss about the role of neoliberalism in spreading Covid-19 and how decades of privatisations,...

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