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  • One vote. One value.
    Australians know how to solve national problems, but our political system protects the duopoly that creates them. That’s why we need proportional representation. On this episode, Paul Barclay is joined by former senator Christine Milne who brings her expertise and insights on how proportional representation and minority governments can be much more democratic, diverse, and help reduce corporate lobbying power. This discussion was recorded on Monday 27 January 2025, and things may have changed since the recording. Order What’s the Big Idea? 32 Big Ideas for a Better Australia now, via the Australia Institute website. Guest: Christine Milne AO, Former Leader of the Australian Greens // @ChristineMilne Host: Paul Barclay, Walkley Award winning journalist and broadcaster // @PaulBarclay Show notes Power sharing in Australian parliament by Bill Browne and Richard Denniss, the Australia Institute (July 2024) Representative, Still: The role of the Senate in our Democracy, by Bill Browne and Ben Oquist, the Australia Institute (March 2021) Healthy democracies need strong oppositions by Ben Oquist, The Canberra Times (March 2021) Theme music: 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 [email protected] What's the Big Idea?: https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  • Protecting your ABC
    The ABC is always under attack. The best thing we can do for democracy is defend it. On this episode, Paul Barclay talks with Alex Sloan about the importance of independent public broadcasters, why they need to be well-funded in an increasingly privately-owned media landscape, and how they are the barometer of a strong democracy. This discussion was recorded on Wednesday 19 March 2025, and things may have changed since the recording. Order What’s the Big Idea? 32 Big Ideas for a Better Australia now, via the Australia Institute website. Guest: Alex Sloan, former ABC broadcaster and award-winning journalist and interviewer Host: Paul Barclay, Walkley Award winning journalist and broadcaster // @PaulBarclay Show notes: Submission: An independent ABC for a strong democracy by Benjamin Walters and Bill Browne, the Australia Institute (November 2023) Royal Commissions and inquiries prompted by ABC journalism by Bill Browne, the Australia Institute (August 2023) Polling – The ABC and public broadcasting, the Australia Institute (April 2022) Theme music: 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 [email protected] What's the Big Idea?: https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  • What does good cultural leadership look like?
    There’s nothing indulgent about public funding for Australian culture. More funds would fix many of the sector’s problems. On this episode, Adelaide Writers Week director Louise Adler joins Paul Barclay to talk about the biggest challenges facing the arts sector, including higher costs and prices, greater reliance on philanthropy and greater vulnerability to political controversies. This discussion was recorded on Monday, 3 February 2025, and things may have changed since the recording. Order What’s the Big Idea? 32 Big Ideas for a Better Australia now, via the Australia Institute website. Guest: Louise Adler, Director of Adelaide Writers Week // @louieadller1 Host: Paul Barclay, Walkley Award winning journalist and broadcaster // @PaulBarclay Show notes: Commonwealth live music inquiry: sing along with the chorus now… by Morgan Harrington, the Australia Institute (March 2025) The Carnival is Over: music festivals struggle as football roars by Morgan Harrington, the Australia Institute (October 2024) Art vs Dismal Science: The economics of Australia’s creative arts sector by Bill Browne, the Australia Institute (April 2020) Background Brief: Economic Importance of the Arts and Entertainment Sector by Bill Browne, the Australia Institute (June 2020) Theme music: 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 [email protected]. Support What's the Big Idea?: https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  • Australia has power, why don’t we act like it?
    In a world of uncertainty, it is more important than ever for Australia to stop dismissing ourselves as a ‘middle power’ and start exerting our influence on the global stage. On this episode, Allan Behm joins Paul Barclay to discuss Australia’s diplomatic strategy of ‘pre-emptive capitulation’, America’s international bullying and how Australia should use its unrecognised national power. This discussion was recorded on Monday, 24 February 2025, and things may have changed since the recording. Order What’s the Big Idea? 32 Big Ideas for a Better Australia now, via the Australia Institute website. Guest: Allan Behm, Special Advisor in International & Security Affairs, the Australia Institute Host: Paul Barclay, Walkley Award winning journalist and broadcaster // @PaulBarclay Show notes: AUSFTA: A bad deal then. Even worse now., by Jack Thrower, the Australia Institute (March 2025) With friends like these, After America (February 2025) Polling – President Trump, security and the US–Australian alliance, Polling brief (March 2025) Talk us through AUKUS, by Allan Behm, the Australia Institute (February 2023) Theme music: 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 [email protected]. Support What's the Big Idea?: https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  • A rich country in a housing crisis?
    To end the housing crisis, governments need to stop subsidising private investors and instead directly invest in social housing. On this episode, Maiy Azize joins Paul Barclay to discuss the housing crisis, how the government stopped directly providing housing and started subsidising private investors, why immigration is not to blame, how the housing crisis is an inequality crisis, why ‘supply’ is not the main problem nor main solution, and why Australia needs to massively invest in social housing. This discussion was recorded on 20 March 2025, and things may have changed since the recording. Order What’s the Big Idea? 32 Big Ideas for a Better Australia now, via the Australia Institute website. Guest: Maiy Azize, national spokesperson Everybody's Home and deputy director, Anglicare Australia // @MaiyAzize Host: Paul Barclay, Walkley Award winning journalist and broadcaster // @PaulBarclay Show notes: Australia’s sick housing joke, Dollars & Sense (March 2025) Migrants are not to blame for soaring house prices, by Matt Grudnoff, the Australia Institute (March 2025) Australia wastes billions making housing more expensive, Dollars & Sense (July 2024) For more affordable housing we need more public housing by Lilia Anderson, the Australia Institute (February 2024) Theme music: 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 [email protected]. Support What's the Big Idea?: https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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There is no shortage of solutions for the biggest problems Australia faces — only a shortage of bravery to implement them. Host Paul Barclay asks contributors to Australia Institute Press' first book about their big picture thinking on how we can change Australia for the better.
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