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Latest episodes

  • Younger Australians “locked out” as intergenerational housing divide grows

    October 7, 2026 · 40 min

    Australia is a rich country, but for many younger Australians, the ability to share in that prosperity is increasingly out of reach. On this episode of Follow the Money, Senator Barbara Pocock, Australian Greens Spokesperson for Housing &…

  • How the NT won Australia's race-to-the-bottom on online gambling regulation

    September 30, 2026 · 29 min

    Australia’s multibillion-dollar online gambling industry is effectively regulated by a Northern Territory body with no full-time staff, says Independent MLA Justine Davis. On this episode of Follow the Money, Justine Davis, Independent…

  • The promise of a future: it’s time to phase out fossil fuels

    September 23, 2026 · 36 min

    Despite dire warnings from the scientific community and Australia’s Pacific neighbours, the federal government isn’t getting the message. On this episode of Follow the Money, Tuvalu Minister for Climate Change and Environment Dr Maina…

  • Australia built an illness system, not a health system

    September 16, 2026 · 35 min

    Soaring specialist costs, an increasingly complex system, and Australians getting sicker for longer suggest all is not well in Australian health care. On this episode of Follow the Money, Dr Luke Slawomirski and Matt Grudnoff join Ebony…

  • The nasty secret buried in Australian workers' contracts

    September 9, 2026 · 21 min

    Non-compete clauses suppress wages, reduce productivity and stifle innovation. Now, the federal government is looking to ban them for most workers. The Hon Dr Andrew Leigh MP, Assistant Minister for Productivity, Competition, Charities…

  • Break up the 'big four': fixing Australia's scandal-plagued consulting sector

    September 2, 2026 · 24 min

    After years of scandals, it’s time to break up Australia’s ‘big four’ consultancy firms. On this episode of Follow the Money, Josh Bornstein and Skye Predavec join Ebony Bennett to discuss Australia’s scandal-plagued big consultancies…

  • The housing crisis is far from over

    August 26, 2026 · 28 min

    The government took on housing investor tax concessions to bring prices down, but more action is needed to address the rental affordability crisis. On this episode of Follow the Money, Maiy Azize and Matt Grudnoff join Ebony Bennett to…

  • How the gas industry tricked Australia with Richard Denniss

    August 19, 2026 · 40 min

    Australians have been dudded by the gas industry. It’s past time governments admitted it. Dr Richard Denniss, Australia Institute co-CEO and author of More Fool Me: How the gas industry tricked Australia, joins Ebony Bennett to discuss…