Dr. Richard Denniss is the Executive Director of the Australia Institute, a prominent Australian economist and public policy commentator.
His career has spanned two decades, with policy-focused roles in academia, federal
politics, and think-tanks. Known for his ability to translate complex economic ideas into
accessible language, he has served as a Lecturer in Economics at the University of
Newcastle and an Associate Professor at the Crawford School of Public Policy at ANU.
Dr. Denniss has also been a prolific author, recently publishing ‘Dead Centre: How Political Pragmatism is Killing Us’, a sharp critique of the political environment that prevents bold policy action on critical issues like the housing crisis.
0:00 – Introduction & Dr Richard Denniss Background
1:15 – Economic Roundtable: Will It Actually Work?
2:26 – Australia’s Lack of Shared Economic Vision
4:05 – Should Government Make Hard Decisions for Us?
6:16 – GST Reform: Is it needed and will we see it?
8:32 – The $12 Billion Gas Giveaway and why Australia needs to rethink its policy
12:06 – Housing “Crisis” Reality Check: “The crisis we have is an inequality crisis”
14:55 – Public Housing: Learning from Other Countries
17:40 – Removing the Stigma: Key Worker Housing
22:51 – Big Government Policy & Public Spending
26:29 – RBA Rate Cuts: What’s Coming Next?
28:46 – Australia’s Dangerous Variable Rate Mortgage Problem
