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Choices created Australia's housing mess, what choices will fix it? Natasha Mitchell and guests

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Natasha Mitchell |Simon Rose |David Le May |Paul Penton

Australia's housing crisis hasn't always been with us. What choices created it, and what choices are now needed to fix it? Buying a house is now out of reach if you're on an average wage, and rental options are expensive and precarious. If we don't address the issues urgently, generations to come will face homelessness or profound poverty paying rents on a pension. There are solutions. Are politicians courageous enough to try them?
Video games — a new frontier in the fight for global influence? - ABC listen

2 months ago | abc.net.au | Natasha Mitchell |Claire Slattery |Paul Penton |David Le May

With more than 3 billion people playing video games worldwide, they have the potential to wield tremendous power and influence. So is it time to take video games more seriously? This event was recorded at the Melbourne International Games Week on 3 October 2024.
The Men Who Killed the News — Eric Beecher's inside story of how media moguls abused their power, manipulated the truth, and distorted democracy - ABC listen

Aug 6, 2024 | abc.net.au | Natasha Mitchell |Paul Penton |Carey Dell

Eric Beecher joins Natasha Mitchell to discuss his riveting and excoriating new book The Men Who Killed the News: The inside story of how media moguls abused their power, manipulated the truth, and distorted democracy. A longtime journalist, editor and media proprietor, Erich Beecher is chair and the largest shareholder of Private Media, which owns the news website Crikey.
A reflection on Indigenous leadership, from Mabo and beyond - ABC listen

Jul 9, 2024 | abc.net.au | Natasha Mitchell |Claire Slattery |Carey Dell |Paul Penton

Yuin woman Ngiare Brown was one of Australia's first Aboriginal medical graduates, and went on to become a senior leader in Indigenous health. Now as Chancellor of James Cook University, she reflects on Indigenous leadership, and explores how we can create the right conditions for all Indigenous people to flourish, and to "leave a legacy that uplifts, enriches and empowers". The 2024 Eddie Koiki Mabo Lecture was recorded by James Cook University in Cairns on May 16, 2024.
Intuition — the science of knowing WHAT without knowing WHY - ABC listen

Feb 20, 2024 | abc.net.au | Natasha Mitchell |Paul Penton |Angela Grant

Have you ever followed your intuition, or been guided by a gut feeling? Is intuition real or imagined? Can it be learnt and harnessed for good in our lives? Neuroscientist and psychologist Joel Pearson wanted to find out. He joins Natasha Mitchell to discuss his book The Intuition Toolkit – the New Science of Knowing What without Knowing Why. This event was hosted by Readings Bookshop, Melbourne.
After 10 years, Anthony LaPaglia returns to the stage

Jul 31, 2023 | abc.net.au | Michael Cathcart |Kim Jirik |Brendan O'Neill |Paul Penton |Rhiannon Brown

Death of a Salesman by the American writer Arthur Miller is one of the 20th century's most famous plays. It's about an ageing travelling salesman who discovers that he is entirely expendable and that his dreams of success will never be realised. It's an iconic role that many actors hope one day to play. A new production in Australia has enticed Anthony LaPaglia back to the stage for the first time in over a decade.