Per Capita Podcasts
Per Capita is the independent, progressive think tank, dedicated to fighting inequality in Australia. Join us each week as we share our research and insights into some of Australia’s most prevalent issues.
Home of Re:Cap, Per Capita’s research and analysis podcast, our JCL and Webinar series, and Homes Not Houses - the series where we dive into the Australian housing crisis.
To learn more about our research, events, or content, please visit https://percapita.org.au/
- Update frequency
- every 15 days
- Average duration
- 34 minutes
- Episodes
- 50
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
Re:CAP - Housing and the 2024 Budget
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 …
Homes Not Houses - Part Three: How Did We Get Here?
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 thin…
Homes Not Houses - Part Two: Location, Location, Location
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 …
Homes Not Houses - Part One: The Mess We’re in
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…
JCL Series: Climate Clangers: The bad ideas blocking real action with Dr Jennifer Rayner
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 lates…
JCL Series: The Federal Budget with Daniel Mulino
Re:CAP - A Thousand Hours for Free? Ending Unpaid Placements in Social Work Education
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 Wo…
JCL Series: Mixed Fortunes - A History of Tax Reform in Australia, with Paul Tilley
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, Pau…
Webinar Series: Bad Cop: Peter Dutton's Strongman Politics, with Lech Blaine
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 …
JCL Series: The Great Housing Hijack with Cameron Murray
JCL Series: Employment Services Inquiry - Findings, and implications for public services with Julian Hill MP
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,…
Webinar Series: What caused Australia’s housing crisis – and how we might fix it. - Alan Kohler
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 …
JCL Series: Small steps and giant leaps: Per Capita’s reform agenda
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-ba…
Re:CAP - Lighter than Air: Regulating Short Term Rentals
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 And…
Webinar Series: Courting Power - Law, Democracy and the Public Interest in Australia, with Isabelle Reinecke
A healthy legal system is fundamental to democracy. All Australians should be able to rely on the courts to keep the powers that be accountable, but what pernicious forces seek to undermine this?
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Re:CAP - Regulating Rentals
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 A…
JCL Series: Trump’s Australia, How Trumpism changed Australia and the shocking consequences for us of a second term – Bruce Wolpe
Trump (or a Trumpist) could well win the 2024 US presidential election, and if he does, American democracy as we have known it will probably come to an end. Australia's best-informed commentator on U…
Re:CAP - Glass Ceilings - Gendered Inequality in the Housing System
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, Emma Dawson is joined by Per Capita’s Andre…
JCL Series: Building the Foundations of the Future – Peter Khalil MP
What can be done to build more homes sooner, drive down prices and make the Australian dream a reality for more people?
Peter Khalil MP joined Per Capita for their August John Cain Lunch to lead …
Re:CAP - Reforming Casual Employment in Australia
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, Emma Dawson is joined by Research Associate…