Our summer podcast series brings you some of the best conversations from our webinars in 2021. This episode we bring a discussion with Shadow Minister for Climate and Energy Chris Bowen MP about how the globe’s climate emergency is Australia’s jobs opportunity. He was in conversaton with Richie Merzian, climate & energy program director at the Australia Institute.This episode was recorded live on 14 April 2021 and things may have changed since recording. Host: Ebony Bennett, Deputy Director at the Australia Institute // @ebony_bennettGuests:Chris Bowen MP, Shadow Minister for Climate Change and Energy // @BowenchrisRichie Merzian, Climate & Energy program director // @RichieMerzianThe Australia Institute // @theausinstituteProducer: Jennifer Macey // @jennifermaceyTheme Music: Pulse and Thrum; additional music by Blue Dot Sessions

<div>Our summer podcast series brings you some of the best conversations from our webinars in 2021. This episode we bring a discussion with Shadow Minister for Climate and Energy Chris Bowen MP about how the globe’s climate emergency is Australia’s jobs opportunity. He was in conversaton with Richie Merzian, climate &amp; energy program director at the Australia Institute.</div><div>This episode was recorded live on 14 April 2021 and things may have changed since recording. </div><div>Host: Ebony Bennett, Deputy Director at the Australia Institute // <a href="http://twitter.com/ebony_bennett" target="_blank">@ebony_bennett</a></div><div>Guests:</div><div>Chris Bowen MP, Shadow Minister for Climate Change and Energy // <a href="https://twitter.com/Bowenchris" target="_blank">@Bowenchris</a></div><div>Richie Merzian, Climate &amp; Energy program director // <a href="https://twitter.com/RichieMerzian" target="_blank">@RichieMerzian</a></div><div><a href="http://australiainstitute.org.au/" target="_blank">The Australia Institute</a> // <a href="http://twitter.com/theausinstitute" target="_blank">@theausinstitute</a></div><div>Producer: Jennifer Macey // <a href="https://twitter.com/jennifermacey" target="_blank">@jennifermacey</a></div><div>Theme Music: Pulse and Thrum; additional music by Blue Dot Sessions</div>

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Our summer podcast series brings you some of the best conversations from our webinars in 2021. This episode we bring a discussion with...

Summer Series - State of the Climate with Chris Bowen [webinar]

Trump's America in the world

The global economic context

Navigating the uncertainty

The Australian government can’t keep its head in the sand and hope the chaos of the Trump administration will just go away.

Dr Emma Shortis and Greg Jericho join Glenn Connley to discuss how Australia can navigate what Canadian PM Mark Carney calls the Trump “rupture”.

A time for Bravery: what happens when Australia chooses courage is available now via Australia Institute Press. Use the code ‘POD5’ at checkout to save $5 off the price – available for a limited time only.

Guest: Emma Shortis, Director, International & Security Affairs, the Australia Institute // @emmashortis

Guest: Greg Jericho, Chief Economist, the Australia Institute // @grogsgamut

Host: Glenn Connley, Senior Media Advisor, the Australia Institute // @glennconnley

Show notes:

After America, the Australia Institute

Dollars & Sense, the Australia Institute

The IMF’s banal language is sane-washing an economic crisis created by the egomaniacal Donald Trump by Greg Jericho, Guardian Australia (January 2026)

What the IMF actually said about Australia’s economy by Greg Jericho, The Point (January 2026)

Shorter America this week: Trust is rust; It’s the white supremacy, stupid; Five Eyes goes cross-eyed by Emma Shortis, The Point (January 2026)

Theme music: Pulse and Thrum; additional music by 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.

The Australian government can&rsquo;t keep its head in the sand and hope the chaos of the Trump administration will just go away.
Dr Emma Shortis and Greg Jericho join Glenn Connley to discuss how Australia can navigate what Canadian PM Mark Carney calls the Trump &ldquo;rupture&rdquo;.
<a href="https://australiainstitute.org.au/store/a-time-for-bravery">A time for Bravery: what happens when Australia chooses courage</a> is available now via Australia Institute Press. Use the code &lsquo;POD5&rsquo; at checkout to save $5 off the price &ndash; available for a limited time only.
Guest: Emma Shortis, Director, International &amp; Security Affairs, the Australia Institute // <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/emmashortis.bsky.social">@emmashortis</a>
Guest: Greg Jericho, Chief Economist, the Australia Institute // <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/grogsgamut.bsky.social">@grogsgamut</a>
Host: Glenn Connley, Senior Media Advisor, the Australia Institute // <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/glennconnley.bsky.social">@glennconnley</a>
Show notes:
<a href="https://australiainstitute.org.au/news/category/podcasts/after-america/">After America</a>, the Australia Institute
<a href="https://australiainstitute.org.au/news/category/podcasts/dollars-sense/">Dollars &amp; Sense</a>, the Australia Institute
<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/22/the-imfs-banal-language-is-sane-washing-an-economic-crisis-created-by-the-egomaniacal-donald-trump">The IMF&rsquo;s banal language is sane-washing an economic crisis created by the egomaniacal Donald Trump</a> by Greg Jericho, Guardian Australia (January 2026)
<a href="https://thepoint.com.au/news/260122-what-the-imf-actually-said-about-australias-economy">What the IMF actually said about Australia&rsquo;s economy</a> by Greg Jericho, The Point (January 2026)
<a href="https://thepoint.com.au/news/260124-shorter-america-this-week">Shorter America this week: Trust is rust; It&rsquo;s the white supremacy, stupid; Five Eyes goes cross-eyed</a> by Emma Shortis, The Point (January 2026)
Theme music: Pulse and Thrum; additional music by 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>.

The Australian government can’t keep its head in the sand and hope the chaos of the Trump administration will just go away.

How Australia can chart its own course in an uncertain world

Gun law reforms

Hate speech laws

Where to from here?

The government passed new gun control and hate speech legislation in a special parliamentary sitting, but what impact will they have on Australian democracy?

Amy Remeikis and Bill Browne join Ebony Bennett to discuss how having fewer guns in the community will make Australians safer. However, the complex anti-hate legislation that was rushed through at the same time could have serious consequences for Australian society.

A time for Bravery: what happens when Australia chooses courage is available now via Australia Institute Press. Use the code ‘POD5’ at checkout to save $5 off the price – available for a limited time only.

Where it all went wrong: the case against John Howardby Amy Remeikis is available for pre-order now.

Guest: Amy Remeikis, Chief Political Analyst, the Australia Institute // @amyremeikis

Guest: Bill Browne, Democracy & Accountability Director, the Australia Institute // @browne90

Host: Ebony Bennett, Deputy Director, the Australia Institute // @ebonybennett

Show notes:

Federal Government passes new firearm, hate speech laws, The Point (January 2026)

The Point Live with Amy Remeikis, The Point (January 2026)

Every four hours, a gun is stolen in Australia, the Australia Institute (October 2025)

Australia’s Gun Ownership Scorecard: A Growing Problem in Need of Reform, the Australia Institute (January 2025)

Attorney-General attempts to explain extent of hate speech laws | 7.30, @ABCNewsInDepth on YouTube (January 2026)

Would half of Australians prefer a One Nation MP to a Labor one? by Bill Browne, The Point

Theme music: Pulse and Thrum; additional music by 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.

The government passed new gun control and hate speech legislation in a special parliamentary sitting, but what impact will they have on Australian democracy?
Amy Remeikis and Bill Browne join Ebony Bennett to discuss how having fewer guns in the community will make Australians safer. However, the complex anti-hate legislation that was rushed through at the same time could have serious consequences for Australian society.
<a href="https://australiainstitute.org.au/store/a-time-for-bravery">A time for Bravery: what happens when Australia chooses courage</a> is available now via Australia Institute Press. Use the code &lsquo;POD5&rsquo; at checkout to save $5 off the price &ndash; available for a limited time only.
<a href="https://www.simonandschuster.com.au/books/Where-It-All-Went-Wrong/Amy-Remeikis/9781761822117">Where it all went wrong: the case against John Howard</a> by Amy Remeikis is available for pre-order now.
Guest: Amy Remeikis, Chief Political Analyst, the Australia Institute // <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/amyremeikis.bsky.social">@amyremeikis</a>
Guest: Bill Browne, Democracy &amp; Accountability Director, the Australia Institute // <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/browne90.bsky.social">@browne90</a>
Host: Ebony Bennett, Deputy Director, the Australia Institute // <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/ebonybennett.bsky.social">@ebonybennett</a>
Show notes:
<a href="https://thepoint.com.au/news/260121-federal-government-passes-new-firearm-hate-speech-laws">Federal Government passes new firearm, hate speech laws</a>, The Point (January 2026)
<a href="https://live.thepoint.com.au/">The Point Live with Amy Remeikis</a>, The Point (January 2026)
<a href="https://australiainstitute.org.au/post/every-four-hours-a-gun-is-stolen-in-australia/">Every four hours, a gun is stolen in Australia</a>, the Australia Institute (October 2025)
<a href="https://australiainstitute.org.au/post/australias-gun-ownership-scorecard-a-growing-problem-in-need-of-reform/">Australia&rsquo;s Gun Ownership Scorecard: A Growing Problem in Need of Reform</a>, the Australia Institute (January 2025)
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/shorts/YmEcnRMWWPA">Attorney-General attempts to explain extent of hate speech laws | 7.30</a>, @ABCNewsInDepth on YouTube (January 2026)
<a href="https://thepoint.com.au/off-the-charts/260119-would-half-of-australians-prefer-a-one-nation-mp-to-a-labor-one">Would half of Australians prefer a One Nation MP to a Labor one?</a> by Bill Browne, The Point
Theme music: Pulse and Thrum; additional music by 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>.

The government passed new gun control and hate speech legislation in a special parliamentary sitting, but what impact will they have on Australian democracy?

Does the government understand its own hate laws?

Political response to the Bondi terror attacks

Adelaide Writers' Week

Bushfires, climate change & insurance

Trump and the Australia-US alliance

#auspol in 2026

Richard Denniss discusses the government’s response to the Bondi terrorist attacks, the chaos of the Trump administration and how to protect Australia’s democracy.

On this episode of Follow the Money, Richard Denniss and Ebony Bennett discuss the political and policy response to devasting Bondi terrorist attacks, the cancellation of Adelaide Writers’ Week, Trump and the Australia-US alliance, and what to look out for in federal politics in 2026.

A time for Bravery: what happens when Australia chooses courage is available now via Australia Institute Press. Use the code ‘POD5’ at checkout to save $5 off the price – available for a limited time only.

Dead Centre: how political pragmatism is killing us by Richard Denniss is also available now.

Guest: Richard Denniss, co-Chief Executive Officer, the Australia Institute // @richarddenniss

Host: Ebony Bennett, Deputy Director, the Australia Institute // @ebonybennett

Show notes:

‘Engaging with people you disagree with is part of democracy. Silencing authors is not.’ by Richard Denniss, The Point (January 2026)

After America podcast, the Australia Institute

After America: Australia and the new world order by Emma Shortis, Australia Institute Press (May 2025)

Theme music: Pulse and Thrum; additional music by 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.

Richard Denniss discusses the government&rsquo;s response to the Bondi terrorist attacks, the chaos of the Trump administration and how to protect Australia&rsquo;s democracy.
On this episode of Follow the Money, Richard Denniss and Ebony Bennett discuss the political and policy response to devasting Bondi terrorist attacks, the cancellation of Adelaide Writers&rsquo; Week, Trump and the Australia-US alliance, and what to look out for in federal politics in 2026.
<a href="https://australiainstitute.org.au/store/a-time-for-bravery">A time for Bravery: what happens when Australia chooses courage</a> is available now via Australia Institute Press. Use the code &lsquo;POD5&rsquo; at checkout to save $5 off the price &ndash; available for a limited time only.
<a href="https://australiainstitute.org.au/store/dead-centre-vantage-point-issue-2">Dead Centre: how political pragmatism is killing us</a> by Richard Denniss is also available now.
Guest: Richard Denniss, co-Chief Executive Officer, the Australia Institute // <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/richarddenniss.bsky.social">@richarddenniss</a>
Host: Ebony Bennett, Deputy Director, the Australia Institute // <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/ebonybennett.bsky.social">@ebonybennett</a>
Show notes:
<a href="https://thepoint.com.au/opinions/260109-engaging-with-people-you-disagree-with-is-part-of-democracy-silencing-authors-is-not">&lsquo;Engaging with people you disagree with is part of democracy. Silencing authors is not.&rsquo;</a> by Richard Denniss, The Point (January 2026)
<a href="https://australiainstitute.org.au/news/category/podcasts/after-america/">After America podcast</a>, the Australia Institute
<a href="https://australiainstitute.org.au/store/after-america-vantage-point-issue-1">After America: Australia and the new world order</a> by Emma Shortis, Australia Institute Press (May 2025)
Theme music: Pulse and Thrum; additional music by 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>.

Richard Denniss discusses the government’s response to the Bondi terrorist attacks, the chaos of the Trump administration and how to protect Australia’s democracy.

Summer Series - State of the Climate with Chris Bowen [webinar]

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