Per Capita Podcasts

In an age of existential threats for Australia and the world, what does society need from companies and how should companies respond?   In this groundbreaking book, Professor Bryan Horrigan provides a roadmap for navigating the complexity of corporate social responsibility and the current controversies surrounding it.    He joined Per Capita to discuss his book "Corporate Social Responsibility in an Age of Existential Threats" at the March John Cain Lunch.    Visit www.percapita.org.au for more on our research and events. Per Capita's podcasts are recorded and produced on Wurundjeri land.

In Quarterly Essay 100, author Sean Kelly considers the enigma of the Albanese government. With wide yet shallow support, will it change the country? Does it have big ideas, or is it content just to become "the natural party of government"? Sean joins Per Capita for their first John Cain Lunch for 2026! Be part of our next JCL. Visit www.percapita.org.au for more on our research and events. Per Capita's podcasts are recorded and produced on Wurundjeri land.

In his new book "From Resistance to Reform: Case studies of long term social justice advocacy in Australia", Prof Philip Mendes presents a comprehensive historical and political analysis of four policy areas where reform was achieved after many years of neglect. Including: - Young people transitioning from out-of-home care - Medically supervised injecting facilities - Social security payments for the unemployed, and - Compulsory income management Prof Mendes joined Per Capita at their November John Cain Lunch to make the argument for governments to introduce policy development processes and networks that include active engagement with knowledge from domestic and global research studies.  Visit www.percapita.org.au for more on our research and events. Per Capita's podcasts are recorded and produced on Wurundjeri land.

Political skills are the skills to build trust, influence, and persuade others to support a decision within a political context. These abilities underpin effective political leadership, advocacy, and decision-making, yet they are often invisible and difficult to define. This is especially true for people from minority backgrounds who may not be as familiar with Australian cultural and political norms. As the Executive Director of Per Capita, one of Australia’s leading progressive think tanks, Dr Wesa Chau brings both academic depth and lived experience to this topic. She spoke at the October John Cain Lunch and her speech is now available on the JCL Series podcast.   Visit percapita.org.au for more on our research and events. Per Capita's podcasts are recorded and produced on Wurundjeri land.

Power is the only measure of a politician that matters. How they win power. How they wield power. How they lose power. This new edition of an Australian classic features a new introduction by the author taking into account the latest developments in Australian politics. Catch and Kill is an inside account of the beguiling and nomadic nature of that unholy trinity of politics. Taking us into the inner sanctum of state and national politics, Joel Deane investigates how four friends – Steve Bracks, John Brumby, John Thwaites and Rob Hulls – beat the factions, won office in Victoria, achieved progressive reforms, then tried to hijack Canberra. 'We were', Bracks says, 'a government that could catch and kill its own'. Deane joined Per Capita for their September John Cain Lunch to discuss his book.    Visit www.percapita.org.au for more on our research and events.   Recorded 17 September 2025. Per Capita's podcasts are recorded and produced on Wurundjeri land.

The length of the working day and the challenges of work–life balance are pressing issues for many Australians, as well as lively matters of public controversy. While the winning of the eight-hour day is celebrated as a past industrial achievement, contemporary discussions of working hours often overlook its rich history.   Professor of History, Sean Scalmer, will be joined Per Capita for our August John Cain Lunch to discuss his latest book "A Fair Day's Work: the quest to win back time."   Visit www.percapita.org.au for more on our research and events.   Recorded 20 August 2025. Per Capita's podcasts are recorded and produced on Wurundjeri land.  

The Federal Government recently announced a Productivity Roundtable, indicating that broad tax reform will be part of the discussion to tackle the economic pressures our country faces today, to boost national prosperity, to reduce growing inequality and to improve living standards for future generations.   Following the popularity of her keynote speech at the Community Tax Summit in February 2025, Professor Miranda Stewart provided a follow-up address at the July JCL, outlining how Australia's tax system came to be how it is today, the reasons it needs reform and what that reform should look like, in light of the recently announced Productivity Roundtable.   Visit www.percapita.org.au for more on our research and events.   Recorded 16 July 2025. Per Capita's podcasts are recorded and produced on Wurundjeri land.  

Unions are making a comeback. Labour disputes around the world have hit the headlines as unions take action to challenge inequality. But while media coverage has increased, understanding of unions has not. Liam Byrne seeks to illuminate what unionism means, exploring why successive generations of working people organised unions and nurtured them for future generations. Liam spoke at Per Capita's John Cain lunch in June 2025. Visit www.percapita.org.au for more on our research and events. Per Capita's podcasts are recorded and produced on Wurundjeri land.

Welcome back to Re:CAP! On this episode, acting Executive Director, Sarah McKenzie is joined by the Executive Director of the Chifley Research Centre, Emma Dawson, to chat about how the upcoming federal parliament will be the first gender-equal parliament in Australian history.  Read Sarah’s blog on this historical achievement: “A Question of Quotas” If you’re a young policy student or professional looking to network or learn more about passing progressive policies, then check out our Policy Hive. For more on our research and advocacy, visit the Per Capita website. Per Capita's podcasts are recorded and produced on Wurundjeri land.

Is big policy reform still possible? Does Australia have the political will to tackle generational issues such as climate change, the housing crisis, rising inequality and Closing the Gap? Legendary Labor policymaker Jenny Macklin believes that if Australia wants to remain prosperous and fair, big policy reform is not just possible, it's essential.  Listen to our May John Cain Lunch, with Labor’s Jenny Macklin and co-author Joel Deane. Purchase "Making Progress: How good policy happens?" here. Visit www.percapita.org.au for more on our research and events. Per Capita's podcasts are recorded and produced on Wurundjeri land.

Gippsland has proudly powered Victoria for generations. Now it’s forging a new energy future, powered by abundant resources of offshore wind and community spirit. Senator Jess Walsh details her experience with Gippsland’s community driven energy shift, the critical role of government in making it happen, and how to cut through the nuclear noise to focus on real, sustainable solutions. Jess spoke at Per Capita's monthly John Cain Lunch in April 2025.   Help support our work and be part of change. Donate to Per Capita: https://percapita.org.au/donate/   Per Capita's podcasts are recorded and produced on Wurundjeri land.

An inside look at effective policy making, realised through hard-won public policy battles. What does successful public policy look like, and how has it been achieved in Australia? John Brumby and Stuart Kells, co-authors of "In A Better Australia" joined Per Capita for their March John Cain Lunch. Visit www.percapita.org.au for more on our research and events. Per Capita's podcasts are recorded and produced on Wurundjeri land.

In the latest episode of Re:CAP, Emma Dawson is joined by professor Miranda Stewart to unpack her keynote address from the Community Tax Summit, as well as discuss some of the other takeaways from the summit.    Join our new early career policy network for policy professionals, students and anyone interested in learning more about how they can influence policy and politics to build an Australia based on fairness, shared prosperity and social justice - Per Capita's Policy Hive.    For more on our research and advocacy, visit the Per Capita website. Per Capita's podcasts are recorded and produced on Wurundjeri land.

All our lives, we’ve been told that hard work leads to economic security and a good life. For many younger Australians, particularly those without family wealth, this now feels like a lie.   Instead of being able to set up their lives, young people are loaded up with increased education and housing debt, or stuck paying unaffordable rents to grow the wealth of others, all while real wages decline.   Hear from Think Forward’s Thomas Walker about the “Tax Wealth Not Work” campaign, and from Per Capita’s Emma Dawson about the upcoming Community Tax Summit.   Visit www.percapita.org.au for more on our research and events. Per Capita's podcasts are recorded and produced on Wurundjeri land.

Re:CAP is back for 2025 with a new episode covering Per Capita's annual Tax Survey and the upcoming Community Tax Summit.   Essential's Peter Lewis joined Emma Dawson for a chat about how the Tax Survey unveils Australian's growing belief that the current tax and transfer system makes income and wealth inequality worse and how this sentiment inspired the formation of the Community Tax Summit, which will take place on the 20th and 21st of Feb.   Read the latest Tax Survey here: https://percapita.org.au/our_work/per-capita-tax-survey-2024/   For more info about the Community Tax Summit, visit: https://percapita.org.au/community-tax-summit-2025/   Visit www.percapita.org.au for more on our research and events. Per Capita's podcasts are recorded and produced on Wurundjeri land.

An idealist as well as a pragmatist, and someone who believes passionately in equality, democracy and empowerment, Race Mathews has inspired and mentored many.   Drawing on a memoir Race began, but did not finish, and interviews, articles, speeches, books and her own diaries, Iola Mathews, journalist, author and Race’s partner for over fifty years, provides personal insight into the life and work of one of our most highly respected politicians.    Recorded 20 November 2024 at Graduate House, Melbourne University. Visit www.percapita.org.au for more on our research and events. Per Capita's podcasts are recorded and produced on Wurundjeri land.  

Housing affordability is one of the defining issues of the Australian political landscape today. Our housing market and housing policy are failing a significant proportion of the Australian people. This crisis has been long in the making; the result of decades of deliberate choices.   Clare O’Neil MP, Minister for Housing and Minister for Homelessness, delivers the John Cain Oration for 2024 at the State Library of Victoria.   Recorded Wednesday 13 November 2024. Visit www.percapita.org.au for more on our research and events. Per Capita's podcasts are recorded and produced on Wurundjeri land.   Read the script transcript here.

This week on Re:CAP, Emma Dawson was joined by co-founder and co-CEO for Gender Lens, Tanja Kovac, continuing our dissection of Per Capita’s new report The Way In 2024.     The Way In 2024 is the third report in a series which examines the backgrounds of elected members of Federal Parliament. It follows our analysis of the 45th and 46th Federal Parliaments and on this episode, Tanja will help us unpack our findings around gender representation in the 47th parliament.    Check out our latest blog post "How the Federal Government Represents You."   Read the full report, The Way In 2024.   Visit www.percapita.org.au for more on our research and events. Per Capita's podcasts are recorded and produced on Wurundjeri land.

Re:CAP returns this week with a new episode that looks at Per Capita’s new report, The Way In 2024.   Emma Dawson is joined by Emeritus Redmond Barry Professor Janet McCalman to help us unpack our findings around education pathways into the 47Th parliament. Check out our latest blog post "How the Federal Government Represents You."   Read the full report, The Way In 2024, here.   Visit www.percapita.org.au for more on our research and events. Per Capita's podcasts are recorded and produced on Wurundjeri land.              

This month's John Cain Lunch sees the Hon Kevin Bell reimagining ‘the great Australian dream’ of housing as ‘the great Australian right’ to housing. Almost everyone in Australia is feeling the impact of the national housing crisis, which is traumatising individuals, families and communities. Housing: the Great Australian Right argues that governments have the capacity and the power to resolve this national plight. The first step is for Australia to rethink its approach to housing policy and recognise access to housing – having a home – as a fundamental human right. Recorded 18 of September at Graduate House, Melbourne University, Melbourne/Naarm.  For more from Per Capita, visit percapita.org.au Visit www.percapita.org.au for more on our research and events. Per Capita's podcasts are recorded and produced on Wurundjeri land.

Kosmos Samaras, one of Australia’s leading experts in political campaigns and polling, addressed our August John Cain Lunch on the electoral challenges facing the ALP due to the changing nature of Australia’s socio-economic demographics. Kos specialises in compiling and interpreting research, statistical data and polling to provide a unique insight into the cause and effects of social and political issues impacting communities across Australia. Recorded Wednesday  21 August at Graduate House, Melbourne/Naarm.  Visit www.percapita.org.au for more on our research and events. Per Capita's podcasts are recorded and produced on Wurundjeri land.

A lot has happened in the past few months, since we started writing and recording this podcast. It’s lot to catch up on. So, before we end this series, we thought we’d tell you a thing or two about it.  Join Emma Dawson, Executive Director of Per Capita, home of the CEH, as she breaks down the latest policy announcements pertaining to housing and what they mean for Australians.    Visit www.percapita.org.au for more on our research. Per Capita's podcasts are recorded and produced on Wurundjeri land.

The founder of Per Capita’s Centre of the Public Square initiative, Peter Lewis, launches the “Civility Manifesto’, a framework for addressing the division at the heart of our broken politics, at Per Capita's July John Cain Lunch. The Civility Manifesto outlines how media, politics and the digital platforms have conspired to build a public discourse driven by conflict and anger, where truth and context are sidelined. Recorded Wednesday 17 July at Graduate House, Melbourne/Naarm.  For more from Per Capita, visit percapita.org.au 

After three weeks of dissecting the Australian housing market, trawling through history, lived experiences, and academic resources, we’re coming to the end of our journey.    In the penultimate episode of Homes Not Houses, Matt Lloyd-Cape and his guests outline potential solutions to the housing crisis.     This series is a production of Per Capita and its Centre for Equitable Housing. Help support our work and be part of change. Donate to Per Capita: https://percapita.org.au/donate/    For our references and credits, please visit the Per Capita website.  

Australia is not alone in facing a housing crisis.   Across the globe, many nations are facing similar circumstances, with house prices having risen dramatically compared to incomes for many years. In Part Four of Homes Not Houses, Matt Lloyd-Cape and his guests take a look at the housing markets around the world – how do we compare? Are they experiencing the same issues? And if so, how are they combating them? And what lessons and policies could we adopt to help create a more robust housing system for ourselves?   This series is a production of Per Capita and its Centre for Equitable Housing. Help support our work and be part of change. Donate to Per Capita: https://percapita.org.au/donate/    For our references and credits, please visit the Per Capita website.   Visit www.percapita.org.au for more on our research and events. Per Capita's podcasts are recorded and produced on Wurundjeri land.

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 brand-new Housing Statement.    Be sure to check out our new series, Homes Not Houses, out now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.   Visit www.percapita.org.au for more on our research and events. Per Capita's podcasts are recorded and produced on Wurundjeri land.

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 things go wrong?   In this episode of Homes not Houses, Matt Lloyd-Cape and his team cover 100 years of history, policy and market evolution to demonstrate how the market has changed and determine whether we can take lessons from the past to improve our future.     This series is a production of Per Capita and its Centre for Equitable Housing. Help support our work and be part of change. Donate to Per Capita: https://percapita.org.au/donate/    For our references and credits, please visit the Per Capita website.

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 make sense of this situation we’ve found ourselves in and how we can navigate our way out of the housing crisis.    In Part Two of Homes not Houses, Matt Lloyd-Cape and his team of housing experts take a closer look at the housing market to try and uncover the factors at play in this crisis.   This series is a production of Per Capita and its Centre for Equitable Housing. Help support our work and be part of change. Donate to Per Capita: https://percapita.org.au/donate/    For our references and credits, please visit the Per Capita website.   Visit www.percapita.org.au for more on our research and events. Per Capita's podcasts are recorded and produced on Wurundjeri land.

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 ideologies surrounding housing have created a market that is amongst the most unique yet least accessible in the world, impacting all Australians whether you’re a renter, homeowner, or require social housing.     Homes not Houses aims to cut through the noise and make sense of this situation we’ve found ourselves in and how we can navigate our way out of the housing crisis.    Over six episodes, CEH Director Matt Lloyd Cape will take the heat out of the housing debate from the partisan headlines and political discourse, and, with the help of fellow housing researchers and experts, get to the heart of the issue and provide the solutions.    This series is a production of Per Capita and its Centre for Equitable Housing. Help support our work and be part of change. Donate to Per Capita: https://percapita.org.au/donate/    For our references and credits, please visit the Per Capita website.   Visit www.percapita.org.au for more on our research and events. Per Capita's podcasts are recorded and produced on Wurundjeri land.

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 latest book - "Climate Clangers: The bad ideas blocking real action." Recorded on Wednesday 19 of June. We encourage you to watch full speech, which includes the Q&A session, on Per Capita's YouTube channel.   Visit www.percapita.org.au for more on our research and events. Per Capita's podcasts are recorded and produced on Wurundjeri land.

Chair of the House Economics Committee, Daniel Mulino joined Per Capita for our May John Cain Luncheon to unpack the 2024-25 federal budget.   We encourage you to watch full speech, which include Mulino's slides and Q&A session, on Per Capita's YouTube channel.   Recorded Wednesday 22 May 2024.   Visit www.percapita.org.au for more on our research and events. Per Capita's podcasts are recorded and produced on Wurundjeri land.

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 Work Education, a policy proposal Per Capita put together for the Australian Council of Heads of Social Work Education.    The requirement to undertake 1000 hours of unpaid field education – equivalent to six months’ full time work – is contributing to a low completion rate despite the demand for social workers increasing. Ana, Mai, and Stevie share their insights into the conditions social work students are enduring and how the system should change to benefit current and future students.     Read the full report, A Thousand Hours for Free? Ending Unpaid Placements in Social Work Education, here: https://percapita.org.au/blog/our_work/a-thousand-hours-for-free-ending-unpaid-placements-in-social-work-education/     Since recording this episode, the Albanese Government's announced that placements for social work, nursing, midwife, and teaching degrees will be paid! While it isn’t minimum wage, the payment will be in conjunction with any additional support payments students already receive, which is a big win for those studying in these important fields.  

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, Paul Tilley, joins Per Capita for their April John Cain Lunch to discuss his latest book Mixed Fortunes.  Recorded Wednesday 24 April 2024 at Graduate House, Carlton.  Watch the full speech and Q&A on our YouTube channel.    For more from Per Capita, visit percapita.org.au 

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 minister for Home Affairs. This is a story of ambition, race and power, and a politician with a plan.   Join Lech Blaine in conversation with Per Capita’s Emma Dawson to discuss this Quarterly Essay.   Watch the full interview and Q&A on our YouTube channel.    For more from Per Capita, visit percapita.org.au 

Leading economics commentator Cameron Murray reveals how property insiders shape the housing market and its policy setting at Per Capita's March John Cain Lunch.   Discussing his latest book,The Great Housing Hijack, Cameron Murray shows how Australia could create a genuinely affordable housing program without compromising the interests of existing property owners.   Watch the full speech and Q&A on our YouTube channel.    For more from Per Capita, visit percapita.org.au 

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, leading the first principles review of Australia’s employment services system, the first of its kind since services were privatised by the Howard Government nearly 25 years ago.      Julian addressed the February John Cain Lunch to discuss the findings of the review, and the implications for public services.      Watch the full speech and Q&A on our YouTube channel.    For more from Per Capita, visit percapita.org.au 

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 and those who don’t. It has caused a rental crisis, a dearth of public housing and a mortgage crunch.      Things went seriously wrong at the start of the twenty-first century, when there was a huge and permanent rise in the price of housing. In this crisp, clarifying and forward-looking essay, Alan Kohler tells the story of how we got into this mess – and how we might get out of it.    Listen to this Per Capita Webinar, recorded on the 15th of December 2023, hosted by Per Capita’s Emma Dawson and Matt Lloyd-Cape.     Watch the full interview and Q&A on our YouTube channel.    For more from Per Capita, visit percapita.org.au 

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-based policy, these issues all have the potential to influence the lives of Australians either by distributing resources more equitably or by allocating them to the already wealthy few.     Per Capita challenges the dominant narrative that disadvantage arises from personal fault or failure by pointing out the policy choices that have deepened inequality and proposing alternative choices that will lessen it.     Join Emma Dawson and others from the Per Capita team for a tour through our recent work — including research reports, submissions to government inquiries, key stakeholder engagement, presentations to industry, podcasts and media engagement — and our next steps to further our advocacy in 2024.    Watch the full speech at Per Capita’s YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/@PerCapitaAUS    For more from Per Capita, visit percapita.org.au 

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 Andrew Herington Fellow, Lucy Tonkin, to chat about the impact of short-term rental (STR) platforms such as AirBnB on the Australian rental market, and how they have become increasingly problematic, particularly since the end of the COVID-19 lockdowns, as long-term rental dwelling availability has shrunk, and prices increased.    Read “Light as Air: Regulating Short Term Rentals in Australia” here.   For more from Per Capita, visit percapita.org.au 

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?    In Courting Power, Isabelle Reinecke, founder of Grata Fund, Australia’s first strategic litigation funder and incubator, takes us through the trials and triumphs of some of the public interest cases she has helped bring about—from one launched by Torres Strait Islanders to establish the federal government’s duty of care regarding climate change, to a High Court case on remote housing rights in the Northern Territory, and Doctors for Refugees’ successful challenge to government gag laws, among others.    Listen to this Per Capita Webinar, recorded on the 1st of November 2023, hosted by Per Capita’s Emma Dawson.     Watch the full interview and Q&A on our YouTube channel.    For more from Per Capita, visit percapita.org.au 

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 Andrew Herington Fellow, Lucy Tonkin, and Research Economist, Sam Ibrahim, to chat about the CEH’s Regulating Rentals paper.    With almost a third of households now renting, a spotlight has been thrown upon the poor conditions in many parts of Australia’s rental market and this paper seeks to shed some light on a heated debate.    Read “Regulating Rentals in Australia: What Works?”  here: https://percapita.org.au/blog/our_work/regulating-rentals-in-australia-what-works/    Subscribe to Parity Magazine, here: https://chp.org.au/sector-learning-and-development/parity-magazine/    For more from Per Capita, visit percapita.org.au 

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 US politics sends a chilling warning about the implications for Australia.     What if Trump (or a Trump-like candidate) becomes US president in 2024?    Leading expert and US and Australian politics insider Bruce Wolpe reveals the many ways in which Australia was damaged by Donald Trump's presidency.    His speech Trump's Australia, How Trumpism changed Australia and the shocking consequences for us of a second term was recorded on the 18th of October 2023. Watch the full speech at Per Capita’s YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/@PerCapitaAUS    For more from Per Capita, visit percapita.org.au 

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 Andrew Herington Fellow, Lucy Tonkin, to chat about the Centre for Equitable Housing’s second paper from their Australian Housing Monitor: Glass Ceilings: Gendered Inequality in the Housing System.    This paper explores some of the gendered inequalities within the housing system, based on the Australian Housing Monitor, a recent survey of nearly 4000 people. Differences in how men and women experience affordability, security, and quality of housing are evident across nearly every metric.    Read the full report here: https://centreforequitablehousing.org.au/our_work/glass-ceilings-gendered-inequality-in-the-housing-system-the-australian-housing-monitor-report-2/      For more from Per Capita, visit percapita.org.au 

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 a discussion focused on tackling the current housing crisis.    Peter Khalil is the Federal Labor member for Wills. The son of migrant parents, Peter grew up in public housing in inner-city Melbourne. He worked night shifts at the local servo to get through university, later opening his own small business. Peter was elected to Federal Parliament in 2016. He is the current Chair of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security (PJCIS) and has previously served as the Deputy Chair of the Parliamentary Committee on Treaties (2019 – 2022), as well as a member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade.    His speech Building the Foundations of the Future - Solutions to the Housing Crisis was recorded on the 23rd of August 2023. Watch the full speech at Per Capita’s YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/@PerCapitaAUS    For more from Per Capita, visit percapita.org.au 

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 for the Centre for New Industry, Sarah Mackenzie to discuss their latest report: Towards Fairness and Security – Reforming Casual Employment in Australia    Per Capita is heading to Brisbane for the 2023 ALP National Conference Fringe. Register your interest at laborfringe.org.au   Read the full report here: https://percapita.org.au/blog/our_work/towards-fairness-and-security-reforming-casual-employment-in-australia/    For more from Per Capita, visit percapita.org.au 

Although most members of the Labor Party are not in a faction, they dominate the party more than ever before. Factions provide stability, yet risk curtailing debate and reducing the scope for regular members to become involved.   For Australia’s oldest and greatest political party to thrive, it is important to consider the role that factions play today, and how they will evolve in the future.    Andrew Leigh is the Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities, Treasury and Employment, and Federal Member for Fenner in the ACT. Prior to being elected in 2010, Andrew was a professor of economics at the Australian National University.    Listen to his landmark speech on Labor Factions, recorded at the John Cain Lunch on the 19th of July 2023, hosted by Per Capita.     Watch the full speech and Q&A on the Per Capita YouTube channel.   For more from Per Capita, visit percapita.org.au 

Welcome 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 Economist, Sam Ibrahim, to discuss their report on the Four Day Work trial: Sharing the Spoils: A Gender Lens Analysis of the Four Day Week Trial at Our Community    Read the full report here: https://bit.ly/3pZmXsQ    For more from Per Capita, visit percapita.org.au 

Welcome to Re:CAP - Per Capita's premier podcast where we unpack our latest research and examine the inequalities in Australian society.    This week, Matthew Lloyd-Cape is joined by Emma Dawson and Sam Ibrahim, to discuss the launch of Per Capita’s latest initiative: The Australian Inequality Index.     Together they will detail what the index is, how it came about, and how it can be used as a tool to empower people and communities to understand the complex causes and effects of inequality in Australia.     To access the Australian Inequality Index, visit: https://percapita.org.au/our_work/the-australian-inequality-index/    For more from Per Capita, visit percapita.org.au 

A powerful statement of how to fix Australia's failing social services. The lives of all Australians are profoundly affected by the quality of social services available, but a long list of royal commissions and public inquiries have revealed them to be failing. In The Careless State Mark Considine shows that the preferred model of reform has failed to adapt and improve.  Mark Considine is Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor of Political Science at the University of Melbourne and he spoke at Per Capita's monthly John Cain Lunch about his book, The Careless State. Learn more about Per Capita: percapita.org.au       

Welcome back to Re:CAP - Per Capita's premier podcast where we unpack our latest research and examine the inequalities in Australian society.    On this week’s episode, CNI Director, Shirley Jackson, calls in from Washington D.C. to report on his USA Study Tour.     Shirley is joined by economist, Steve Hamilton, to discuss the AUKUS deal and how it can create new opportunities for both the US and Australia.     Learn more about CNI’s Blueprint for Better Cleaner Jobs, here: https://bit.ly/43q34dr    For more from Per Capita, visit percapita.org.au