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222 ways to end disability discrimination
The Disability Royal Commission has called for "social transformation" to end discrimination against the 4.4m Australians living with disability. This week, disability advocate El Gibbs on what the royal commission uncovered, and whether its 220 recommendations will be heard.
29/09/2023
28:18
Succession: the Murdoch family’s latest episode
This Week catches you up and makes sense of the big events dominating your news feed.
22/09/2023
30:21
Why $10 billion housing fund may not help you find a home
The Albanese Government’s signature social housing policy is now law, but how much will the 10-billion dollar fund really do to address a chronic shortage? For those lucky enough to already have a roof over their heads, why are insurance premiums soaring even for those in low risk areas? And “Must Do Better” Australians get a report card on their eating habits from the nation’s top science agency.
15/09/2023
28:35
Have Australia's interest rate rises hit their peak?
As interest rates are kept on hold, the latest economic data points towards the presence of a per-capita recession. What comes next, and did the RBA go too hard in the fight against inflation?
Meanwhile, Alan Joyce was forced to make an early exit from Qantas amid rising controversies, leaving Vanessa Hudson to rebuild the airline's relationship with employees and customers. Is this an example of the glass ceiling, where female leaders are set up to fail?
And international attention continues to surround the internal fight in Spain's Women's World Cup football team, with a criminal complaint now launched in the wake of an unwanted kiss seen around the world.
08/09/2023
29:00
Where will Voice vote be won or lost?
Australians will vote on whether to enshrine an Indigenous Voice to Parliament into the Constitution next month. So where will the referendum be won or lost?
And why are some First Nations Australians and advocates for Aboriginal rights planning to vote No in the Voice referendum.