Four years ago, when our senior economics correspondent, Shane Wright, pointed out the failings of our central bank, government leaders, including the federal treasurer, sat up and took notice.

Well now, he’s at it again. And this time, he’s got his sights on what he calls an unspoken economic problem that is driving down our quality of life.

Today, Wright on how our convoluted system of government is hurting all of us, wasting billions of dollars each year. And what it might take, to fix it.

Four years ago, when our senior economics correspondent, Shane Wright, pointed out the failings of our central bank, government leaders, including the federal treasurer, sat up and took notice. Well now, he&rsquo;s at it again. And this time, he&rsquo;s got his sights on what he calls an unspoken economic problem that is driving down our quality of life. Today, Wright on how our convoluted system of government is hurting all of us, wasting&nbsp;billions&nbsp;of dollars each year. And what it might take, to fix it.

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The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

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Wasting billions: The government system hurting your hip pocket

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When Kevin Rudd announced on Monday that he would leave his post as ambassador to the United States a year early, it was a penny-drop moment for many.

Wasn’t this inevitable since his incredibly awkward meeting with US President Donald Trump in the White House in October?

Today, foreign affairs and national security correspondent Matthew Knott on where this leaves our relationship with the most mercurial US president in recent memory. 

When Kevin Rudd announced on Monday that he would leave his post as ambassador to the United States a year early, it was a penny-drop moment for many.
Wasn&rsquo;t this inevitable since his incredibly awkward meeting with US President Donald Trump in the White House in October?
Today, foreign affairs and national security correspondent Matthew Knott on where this leaves our relationship with the most mercurial US president in recent memory.&nbsp;

Why Kevin Rudd resigned, and what it means for our relationship with Trump

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The protests that have been spreading across Iran for weeks have been growing more violent. Video footage showed and eye witnesses described security forces opening fire on protesters, while reports from human rights agencies say the death toll is in the thousands .
But could these protests tip over into a counter-revolution? Might Iran’s brutal Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his regime be overthrown?
Kylie Moore-Gilbert, an Australian Middle Eastern scholar, spent 804 days in an Iranian prison before being released in 2020. Today, she discusses how this uprising differs from previous ones in Iran. And what it will take for the Iranian regime to fall.

The protests that have been spreading across Iran for weeks have been growing more violent. Video footage showed&nbsp;and eye witnesses described security forces opening fire on protesters, while reports from human rights agencies say the death toll is in the thousands . But could these protests tip over into a counter-revolution? Might Iran&rsquo;s brutal Supreme Leader Ayatollah&nbsp;Ali Khamenei and his regime be overthrown? Kylie Moore-Gilbert, an Australian Middle Eastern&nbsp;scholar, spent 804 days in an Iranian prison&nbsp;before being released in 2020. Today, she discusses how this uprising differs from previous ones in Iran. And what it will take for the Iranian regime to fall.

Is the Iranian regime about to collapse?

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While firefighters in Victoria battle devastating bush fires that have destroyed homes and livestock, at the other end of the country, Queenslanders were bracing for floods from ex-tropical cyclone Koji.

Today, David Bowman, a professor of pyrogeography and fire science at the University of Tasmania, on what causes this climate whiplash and how our changing climate is worsening our extreme weather.

While firefighters in Victoria battle devastating bush fires that have destroyed homes and livestock, at the other end of the country, Queenslanders were bracing for floods from ex-tropical cyclone Koji.
Today, David Bowman, a professor of pyrogeography and fire science at the University of Tasmania, on what causes this climate whiplash and how our changing climate is worsening our extreme weather.

Floods at one end, bushfires at the other. What's behind Australia's climate 'whiplash'

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Wasting billions: The government system hurting your hip pocket

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