Episode 6: Technology And Welfare

The politicians that rage against the greed of the unemployed are often the same ones who preach about the importance of keeping families together. But despite all the talk, we have designed a welfare system that does little to help the hundreds of thousands of families families that are hit by job loss each year. In this episode Dr Jim Stanford describes the impact robots and automation will likely have on the Australian economy, and Richard Denniss and Chris Fry debate what a fair welfare system should look like. News audio is courtesy of the ABC. Email us at: [email protected].  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.