Fresh Economic Thinking
By Cameron Murray
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Cameron Murray is famous for questioning sacred cows and conventional wisdoms of both left and right. We chat about Cameron's latest Twitter battle and then delve into a controversy. Wide-ranging analysis - no topic out of bounds - inequality, regulation, housing, superannuation, lockdowns, tax, war, the meaning of life.
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Aziz Sunderji makes housing Great Again
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Jul 27, 2026 |
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FET #78: Reddit finance discovers superannuation's failures, plus Reddit responses and a note on One Nation
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Jul 05, 2026 |
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FET #77: What's the modern monetary theory (MMT) view on inflation and the interest burden of public debt?
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Jun 14, 2026 |
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FET #76: Moses Sternstein on the housing shortage myth, demographics, and debt
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May 31, 2026 |
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FET #75: Inheritance taxes seem fair, but policing them seems unfair. Why?
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May 17, 2026 |
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FET #74: How to think about scenarios in the Iran as an economist and scientist, with Paul Frijters
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Apr 12, 2026 |
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FET #73: Steve Keen on why economists are often blind to the macro cycle (plus housing and more)
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Mar 29, 2026 |
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FET #72: Jim Penman on zoning, politics and fertility
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Mar 15, 2026 |
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FET #71: Crémieux on how bad science and fraud lead to bad policy
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Mar 01, 2026 |
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FET #70: Tim Sneesby is a real life town planner. Why is he making housing so unaffordable?
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Feb 15, 2026 |
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FET #69: David Maywald explains how the war on masculinity affects health, education, and families
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Feb 01, 2026 |
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FET #68: Mark Changizi on the Hidden Logic Behind Emotion, Language, and Social Order
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Jan 18, 2026 |
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Supply starts when speculation ends: Searching for a theory of housing production
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Jan 04, 2026 |
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FET #67: The story of building a new academy for free thinkers, in a castle, X-Men style
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Dec 15, 2025 |
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FET #66: Energy, economics, and policy blindspots with Ben Beattie
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Dec 07, 2025 |
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FET #65: Reaction to "There is no housing crisis"
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Nov 23, 2025 |
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FET #64: Woke university cancels man for health science research - a chat with James Nuzzo
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Nov 09, 2025 |
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Economist Cameron Murray on Housing
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Oct 29, 2025 |
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FET #63: Is Canada's housing market a glimpse into the future for Australia?
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Oct 26, 2025 |
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FET #62: Does economic complexity mean good jobs and high wages?
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Oct 12, 2025 |
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FET #61: How investment returns shape housing markets with Mike Fellman
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Sep 28, 2025 |
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FET #60: The shakedown business
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Sep 14, 2025 |
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FET #59: Unlearning Economics explains the rent control taboo
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Aug 24, 2025 |
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FET #58: How to beat the "cost of living crisis" and get financially independent
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Aug 11, 2025 |
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FET #57: Is it crazy to tax unrealised gains in superannuation? Talking tax with John Humphreys
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Jun 09, 2025 |
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FET #56: Why does Ben Phillips reckon there is no Australian housing crisis?
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Jun 02, 2025 |
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FET #55: Daniel Hess on whether housing density destroys fertility
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May 19, 2025 |
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FET #54: Aussie political elections just work
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May 12, 2025 |
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FET #53: How foreign aid fails and why scrapping USAID could empower development
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Apr 07, 2025 |
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FET #52: Can we save 300 lives and $20 billion a year using basic economics to reduce road fatalities?
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Mar 24, 2025 |
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FET #51: Paul Frijters on the CORONA PANIC DEBACLE after FIVE years
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Mar 10, 2025 |
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FET #50: Mark Diesendorf on why a renewables grid is economical
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Feb 10, 2025 |
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FET #49: Explaining rental inflation
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Jan 27, 2025 |
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Audiobook: Rigged (Ch 12 & 13 - Consequences and Costs)
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Jan 23, 2025 |
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FET #48: The "cheap renewables grid" myth with Ben Beattie
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Jan 13, 2025 |
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Audiobook: Rigged (Ch 11 - Other mates)
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Nov 27, 2024 |
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Audiobook: Rigged (Ch 10 - Myths)
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Nov 20, 2024 |
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FET #47: Should you leave Australia? The economics of lifestyle arbitrage
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Nov 19, 2024 |
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Audiobook: Rigged (Ch 9 - Banking)
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Nov 13, 2024 |
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FET #46: World-first kids social media ban is unworkable and silly
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Nov 12, 2024 |
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Audiobook: Rigged (Ch 8 - Burning Money)
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Nov 06, 2024 |
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FET #45: Why the Aussie construction sector is defying predictions with Rob Sobyra
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Nov 05, 2024 |
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Audiobook: Rigged (Ch 7 - Mining Games)
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Oct 30, 2024 |
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Audiobook: Rigged (Ch 6 - Mates)
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Oct 23, 2024 |
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FET #44: Why bicycle helmet laws are BAD and other violations of Aussie "common sense"
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Oct 22, 2024 |
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Audiobook: Rigged (Ch 5- Superannuation)
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Oct 16, 2024 |
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FET #43: Australia's burnout economy with Tarric Brooker
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Oct 15, 2024 |
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Audiobook: Rigged (Ch 4- Grey gifts)
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Oct 09, 2024 |
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Audiobook: Rigged (Ch 3- Transport game)
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Oct 02, 2024 |
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FET #42: Will Australia's TRUTH COMMISSION silence me?
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Oct 02, 2024 |
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Audiobook: Rigged (Ch 2- Property game)
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Sep 25, 2024 |
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Explainer: Markets efficiently delay building feasible new homes
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Sep 22, 2024 |
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Audiobook: Rigged
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Sep 18, 2024 |
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FET #41: Are the Georgist economic concepts of ATCOR and EBCOR useful in 2024?
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Sep 11, 2024 |
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FET #40: Wild things the superannuation lobby will say to protect their gravy train
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Sep 04, 2024 |
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FET #39: Is Cameron just another lazy two-faced economist?
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Aug 29, 2024 |
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Audiobook: The Great Housing Hijack (Ch23 + Ch24 + Ch25)
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Aug 07, 2024 |
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FET #38: Michael Matusik talks property cycles and the state of our debate
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Aug 01, 2024 |
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Audiobook: The Great Housing Hijack (Ch21 + Ch22)
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Jul 30, 2024 |
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FET #37: Economic facts on housing, childcare, and welfare with Ben Phillips
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Jul 24, 2024 |
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Audiobook: The Great Housing Hijack (Ch19 + Ch20)
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Jul 24, 2024 |
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FET #36: Coherent thinking about housing markets with Aziz Sunderji
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Jul 17, 2024 |
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Audiobook: The Great Housing Hijack (Ch17 + Ch18)
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Jul 16, 2024 |
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Why are some homes empty?
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Jul 14, 2024 |
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FET #35: Steven Hail and insights from Modern Monetary Theory
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Jul 11, 2024 |
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Audiobook: The Great Housing Hijack (Ch15 + Ch16)
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Jul 10, 2024 |
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A legacy of bad economics from Adam Smith’s Pin Factory
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Jul 07, 2024 |
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FET #34: UBI, welfare, and economic disruption from AI
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Jul 03, 2024 |
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Audiobook: The Great Housing Hijack (Ch13 + Ch14)
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Jul 02, 2024 |
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FET #33: Productivity and its measurement
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Jun 27, 2024 |
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Audiobook: The Great Housing Hijack (Ch11 + Ch12)
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Jun 26, 2024 |
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Please stop confusing supply and density in housing debates
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Jun 23, 2024 |
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FET #32: What is Punter's Politics?
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Jun 20, 2024 |
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Audiobook: The Great Housing Hijack (Ch9 + Ch10)
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Jun 19, 2024 |
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Audiobook: The Great Housing Hijack (Ch7 + Ch8)
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Jun 13, 2024 |
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Audiobook: The Great Housing Hijack (Ch5 + Ch6)
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Jun 05, 2024 |
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Audiobook: The Great Housing Hijack (Ch3 + Ch4)
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May 29, 2024 |
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Oh no, home prices are above marginal cost!
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May 26, 2024 |
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FET #31: Where is the 'abolish superannuation' lobby?
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May 08, 2024 |
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Are Australian supermarkets the "bad boys" of the economy?
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May 05, 2024 |
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FET #30: Tax fallacies
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May 01, 2024 |
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FET #29: Energy pseudo-market
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Apr 24, 2024 |
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The United States is still stimulating its economy with Covid-era policy
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Apr 21, 2024 |
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FET #28: Dangerous housing ideas in the fragile Kiwi ecosystem
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Apr 17, 2024 |
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FET #27: The Great Housing Hijack chat
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Mar 14, 2024 |
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Academia Libera Mentis: An oasis for learning
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Mar 10, 2024 |
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Make welfare better with a Universal Basic Income (UBI)
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Mar 03, 2024 |
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Finding the Money: Can a film about modern monetary theory change our economic debates?
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Feb 25, 2024 |
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FET #26: Wallerstein and the terminal crisis of capitalism
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Dec 28, 2023 |
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FET #25: What's the deal with YIMBYs?
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Dec 13, 2023 |
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FET #24: Immigration surprise with Leith van Onselen
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Dec 06, 2023 |
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FET #23: A chat with Aussie FIREBUG about financial Independence
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Nov 29, 2023 |
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FET #22: Property problems with buyers agent Pete Wargent
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Nov 22, 2023 |
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FET #21: Aidan Morrison explains the problematic analysis behind the cheap renewables story
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Nov 15, 2023 |
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FET #20: Tim Helm on why housing supply starts when speculation ends
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Nov 08, 2023 |
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FET #19: Duty of care to future generations
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Nov 03, 2023 |
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FET #18: Housing future fund and COVID updates
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May 04, 2023 |
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FET #17: Upzoning case studies
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Apr 06, 2023 |
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FET #16: Interview with Misha Saul on economics, family, and culture
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Mar 29, 2023 |
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The great superannuation debate— Part 2
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Mar 23, 2023 |
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The great superannuation debate— Part 1
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Mar 16, 2023 |
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FET #15: Can a "f**k up levy" stop our experts failing us?
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Mar 05, 2023 |
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FET #14: Property investing, cycles, and the legacy of Henry George with guest Catherine Cashmore
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Feb 06, 2023 |
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FET #13: Degrowth, decoupling, and how to get good environmental outcomes
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Feb 01, 2023 |
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FET #12: The great unwinding of COVID and crypto
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Nov 24, 2022 |
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FET #11: And no one cares...
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Nov 09, 2022 |
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FET #10: What's your EMTR?
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Oct 26, 2022 |
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FET #9: Do expensive houses make us all rich?
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Sep 30, 2022 |
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FET #8: Should we vote for policies or people?
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Sep 18, 2022 |
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FET #7: Local relevance syndrome
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Aug 31, 2022 |
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FET #6: Rigged: How Australia really works
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Jul 31, 2022 |
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FET #5: Why we need a public housing developer
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Jul 17, 2022 |
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FET #4: Gas supply crisis and corruption
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Jun 26, 2022 |
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FET #3: Will Bitcoin ever be a real currency?
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Jun 15, 2022 |
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FET #2: Do we need more waste?
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Jun 10, 2022 |
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FET #1: Is superannuation a scam?
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Jun 10, 2022 |
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A fresh direction for the pod
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May 30, 2022 |
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Dystopian nightmare of zero covid in China
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Apr 16, 2022 |
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China's social credit system
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Mar 11, 2022 |
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NZ protests and High Court ruling
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Mar 04, 2022 |
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Canada update - emergency powers and protest
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Feb 16, 2022 |
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William Partlett: Victoria's pandemic response bill should concern everyone
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Nov 26, 2021 |
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Dr Sascha Callaghan: bioethicist on limits of health expertise
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Nov 02, 2021 |
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Misha Saul: don't handcuff dudes who are alone in the bush
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Oct 24, 2021 |
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Julian Burnside QC: trust the authorities on protest ban
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Oct 03, 2021 |
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Bonus: George Williams - the biosecurity emergency
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Sep 21, 2021 |
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James Allan: the case against bills of rights
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Sep 17, 2021 |
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Charles Firth on Comedy and Free Speech
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Sep 17, 2021 |
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Cameron Murray questions lockdown
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Sep 17, 2021 |