Why Can’t They Just…
- Episodios
- 44
- Se publica
- cada semana
- Último episodio
- 11 Nov 2026
Sobre el podcast
A podcast aimed at delving into Australian politics and policy with a focus on environment, wealth inequality and foreign policy. We try to answer the question why can't they (the government) just solve big issues with simple solutions
Episodios 44
Why won’t the government stop new coal and gas?
Janaline, Luke and Glenn discuss why the Australian government continues to approve extensions and expansions of export coal and gas projects. They look at whether stopping new projects would actually reduce …
Notas del episodio
Janaline, Luke and Glenn discuss why the Australian government continues to approve extensions and expansions of export coal and gas projects. They look at whether stopping new projects would actually reduce global emissions, or potentially make it harder for Australian governments to persuade their trade partners to decarbonise. Is sovereign risk real or overblown? And what is the best strategy to reduce global emissions? Spoiler alert - decarbonising global heavy industry supply chains might help.
Here is a transcript.
Please leave a comment, particularly if you have your own "Why can't they just..." question, or email us at `[email protected]`. We'd love to hear from you.
Find out more about us and how you can support us at https://whycanttheyjust.com.au/, which includes a link to our Patreon site where you can sign up for exclusive content.
Please also feel free to rate and review us, as it does help people to find us.
Music: "Insurrection"
Written by Pierre Chrétien
Performed by the Soul Jazz Orchestra
Courtesy of Do Right Music Inc.
Why is Australia spending so much on defence and is it value for money?
Janaline, Luke and Glenn ask why the Australian government is committing so much of your taxes to defence and whether they are getting value for money. This takes them into questioning what we are getting, from …
Notas del episodio
Janaline, Luke and Glenn ask why the Australian government is committing so much of your taxes to defence and whether they are getting value for money. This takes them into questioning what we are getting, from whom and why, and also whether working seamlessly with allies also means giving up sovereignty (spoiler alert - Janaline thinks not). We look at how warfare is changing and whether autonomous drones are an ethical substitute for nuclear powered submarines. And to nobody’s surprise, Janaline thinks we should invest more in diplomacy as a front-line component of our national security strategy.
Here is a transcript.
Please leave a comment, particularly if you have your own "Why can't they just..." question, or email us at `[email protected]`. We'd love to hear from you.
Find out more about us and how you can support us at https://whycanttheyjust.com.au/, which includes a link to our Patreon site where you can sign up for exclusive content.
Please also feel free to rate and review us, as it does help people to find us.
Music: "Insurrection"
Written by Pierre Chrétien
Performed by the Soul Jazz Orchestra
Courtesy of Do Right Music Inc.
Are there too many migrants and what is the right migration policy?
Janaline, Luke and Glenn look at migration policy, what all the political parties are saying about it and whether the narrative actually matches reality. Are migrants essential for Australia’s economic …
Notas del episodio
Janaline, Luke and Glenn look at migration policy, what all the political parties are saying about it and whether the narrative actually matches reality. Are migrants essential for Australia’s economic prosperity or a drain on national resources? And how is it possible that there are too many migrants except in pretty much every economic sector? Should Australian citizenship be conditional on good behaviour, and if so, does that only apply to some people and not to others? Maybe it’s actually not about economic reality and more about culture wars and political expediency?
Here is a transcript.
Please leave a comment, particularly if you have your own "Why can't they just..." question, or email us at `[email protected]`. We'd love to hear from you.
Find out more about us and how you can support us at https://whycanttheyjust.com.au/, which includes a link to our Patreon site where you can sign up for exclusive content.
Please also feel free to rate and review us, as it does help people to find us.
Music: "Insurrection"
Written by Pierre Chrétien
Performed by the Soul Jazz Orchestra
Courtesy of Do Right Music Inc.
Why should anyone care about the UN and international law?
Janaline, Yassine, Luke and Glenn ask why countries bother with multilateralism and the United Nations, particularly when the big powers don’t seem to care and there is no enforcement of international law. The …
Notas del episodio
Janaline, Yassine, Luke and Glenn ask why countries bother with multilateralism and the United Nations, particularly when the big powers don’t seem to care and there is no enforcement of international law. The bottom line is that it is actually in countries’ interests to cooperate and international law doesn’t just constrain them but also their partners and international rivals. And the biggest losers from a big country’s withdrawal from multilateral processes are actually the people of that country…
Here is a transcript.
Please leave a comment, particularly if you have your own "Why can't they just..." question, or email us at `[email protected]`. We'd love to hear from you.
Find out more about us and how you can support us at https://whycanttheyjust.com.au/, which includes a link to our Patreon site where you can sign up for exclusive content.
Please also feel free to rate and review us, as it does help people to find us.
Music: "Insurrection"
Written by Pierre Chrétien
Performed by the Soul Jazz Orchestra
Courtesy of Do Right Music Inc.
Why can’t the government stop gambling harm?
Janaline, Yassine and Glenn ask why Australians lose more to gambling than any other nationality in the world and what can be done to stop gambling harm. Turns out a lot can be done, so they then ask why the …
Notas del episodio
Janaline, Yassine and Glenn ask why Australians lose more to gambling than any other nationality in the world and what can be done to stop gambling harm. Turns out a lot can be done, so they then ask why the Government isn’t doing it.
Here is a transcript.
Please leave a comment, particularly if you have your own "Why can't they just..." question, or email us at `[email protected]`. We'd love to hear from you.
Find out more about us and how you can support us at https://whycanttheyjust.com.au/, which includes a link to our Patreon site where you can sign up for exclusive content.
Please also feel free to rate and review us, as it does help people to find us.
Music: "Insurrection"
Written by Pierre Chrétien
Performed by the Soul Jazz Orchestra
Courtesy of Do Right Music Inc.
Why does Australia spend so much on the Pacific?
Janaline, Luke and Glenn ask why Australian Prime Ministers spend so much time with very tiny island countries, and why Australian governments spend so much development aid in the region. Short answer …
Notas del episodio
Janaline, Luke and Glenn ask why Australian Prime Ministers spend so much time with very tiny island countries, and why Australian governments spend so much development aid in the region. Short answer - geography matters. We make the case for development assistance as an investment in global stability and for delivering it in a way that is less colonial and more collaborative (eg ask people what they need). Also Pacific island governments are full of smart people with a clear idea of their national interest and a clear ability to pursue it. Focusing on US-China rivalry totally misses this point.
Here is a transcript.
Please leave a comment, particularly if you have your own "Why can't they just..." question, or email us at `[email protected]`. We'd love to hear from you.
Find out more about us and how you can support us at https://whycanttheyjust.com.au/, which includes a link to our Patreon site where you can sign up for exclusive content.
Please also feel free to rate and review us, as it does help people to find us.
Music: "Insurrection"
Written by Pierre Chrétien
Performed by the Soul Jazz Orchestra
Courtesy of Do Right Music Inc.
Why can’t the UN fix climate change? Or can it?
Janaline, Luke and Glenn look at the history of international climate negotiations and ask why has it all been so hard? Maybe we are asking for the wrong thing - instead of asking countries to give something up …
Notas del episodio
Janaline, Luke and Glenn look at the history of international climate negotiations and ask why has it all been so hard? Maybe we are asking for the wrong thing - instead of asking countries to give something up (fossil fuel use), what if we asked them to build something new instead, in the form of decarbonised heavy industry supply chains? Something less vulnerable to other people’s wars…
Here's a transcript.
Please leave a comment, particularly if you have your own "Why can't they just..." question, or email us at `[email protected]`. We'd love to hear from you.
Find out more about us and how you can support us at , which includes a link to our Patreon site where you can sign up for exclusive content.
Please also feel free to rate and review us, as it does help people to find us.
Music: "Insurrection"
Written by Pierre Chrétien
Performed by the Soul Jazz Orchestra
Courtesy of Do Right Music Inc
Can the government really fix industrial emissions?
Janaline, Luke and Glenn look at the Safeguard Mechanism - the government's main policy to manage down industrial emissions - and how it can be made more effective. How can it make miners and fossil fuel …
Notas del episodio
Janaline, Luke and Glenn look at the Safeguard Mechanism - the government's main policy to manage down industrial emissions - and how it can be made more effective. How can it make miners and fossil fuel companies do more of the heavy lifting, and shouldn't the whole thing just be scrapped for an economy-wide price on carbon?
Maybe a focus on methane will help?
This episode carries a nerd alert, but we hope you will bear with us because it genuinely is so important.
Here is a transcript.
Please leave a comment, particularly if you have your own "Why can't they just..." question, or email us at `[email protected]`. We'd love to hear from you.
Find out more about us and how you can support us at https://whycanttheyjust.com.au/, which includes a link to our Patreon site where you can sign up for exclusive content.
Please also feel free to rate and review us, as it does help people to find us.
Music: "Insurrection"
Written by Pierre Chrétien
Performed by the Soul Jazz Orchestra
Courtesy of Do Right Music Inc.
What is AI doing to society (and how do we make it good)?
Janaline, Luke and Yassine consider the impact of AI on society, how we relate to each other as humans, how it is affecting education and learning, and what it means for our humanity. And because we care about …
Notas del episodio
Janaline, Luke and Yassine consider the impact of AI on society, how we relate to each other as humans, how it is affecting education and learning, and what it means for our humanity. And because we care about policy, we consider what governments need to do to make sure humans stay in charge and harm is minimised and managed.
Here is a transcript.
Please leave a comment, particularly if you have your own "Why can't they just..." question, or email us at `[email protected]`. We'd love to hear from you.
Find out more about us and how you can support us at https://whycanttheyjust.com.au/, which includes a link to our Patreon site where you can sign up for exclusive content.
Please also feel free to rate and review us, as it does help people to find us.
Music: "Insurrection"
Written by Pierre Chrétien
Performed by the Soul Jazz Orchestra
Courtesy of Do Right Music Inc
What is AI doing to the economy and how do we ensure it isn't bad?
Janaline and Glenn look at the different ways in which AI is likely to affect the Australian economy and ask what, if anything, the government can do to ensure it delivers benefit to the people. Spoiler alert …
Notas del episodio
Janaline and Glenn look at the different ways in which AI is likely to affect the Australian economy and ask what, if anything, the government can do to ensure it delivers benefit to the people. Spoiler alert: we see a big role for government policy here.
Here is a transcript.
Please leave a comment, particularly if you have your own "Why can't they just..." question, or email us at `[email protected]`. We'd love to hear from you.
Find out more about us and how you can support us at whycanttheyjust.com.au, which includes a link to our Patreon site where you can sign up for exclusive content.
Please also feel free to rate and review us, as it does help people to find us.
Music: "Insurrection"
Written by Pierre Chrétien
Performed by the Soul Jazz Orchestra
Courtesy of Do Right Music Inc.
What is like in public schools and what policies could make it better?
Janaline, Luke and Yassine discuss what it's actually like in Australian public schools, what are the challenges for teachers and students and what policies might make things better. Philosophy for children …
Notas del episodio
Janaline, Luke and Yassine discuss what it's actually like in Australian public schools, what are the challenges for teachers and students and what policies might make things better. Philosophy for children might be an answer.
Good news: public schools in Australia are actually pretty good and fixing the roofs would go a long way to making them even better.
Here is a transcript.
Please leave a comment, particularly if you have your own "Why can't they just..." question, or email us at `[email protected]`. We'd love to hear from you.
Find out more about us and how you can support us at https://whycanttheyjust.com.au/, which includes a link to our Patreon site where you can sign up for exclusive content.
Please also feel free to rate and review us, as it does help people to find us.
Music: "Insurrection"
Written by Pierre Chrétien
Performed by the Soul Jazz Orchestra
Courtesy of Do Right Music Inc.
Why can't they just fund public schools? (and why fund private schools?)
Welcome to Season 3, and welcome to our new co-host Yassine.Janaline, Luke, Yassine and Glenn talk about school funding: why does the government give so much to private schools when public schools are …
Notas del episodio
Welcome to Season 3, and welcome to our new co-host Yassine.
Janaline, Luke, Yassine and Glenn talk about school funding: why does the government give so much to private schools when public schools are under-funded, and what can be done to make education more equitable while improving academic standards?
Here is a transcript.
Please leave a comment, particularly if you have your own "Why can't they just..." question, or email us at `[email protected]`. We'd love to hear from you.
Find out more about us and how you can support us at https://whycanttheyjust.com.au/, which includes a link to our Patreon site where you can sign up for exclusive content.
Please also feel free to rate and review us, as it does help people to find us.
Music: "Insurrection"
Written by Pierre Chrétien
Performed by the Soul Jazz Orchestra
Courtesy of Do Right Music Inc.
Why can't they just make social media safe for young people?
Janaline and Luke are joined by special guest Yassine to talk about social media and its impact on Generation Z - the first generation to grow up entirely on line and the last generation not to be protected …
Notas del episodio
Janaline and Luke are joined by special guest Yassine to talk about social media and its impact on Generation Z - the first generation to grow up entirely on line and the last generation not to be protected. They talk about what the infinite scroll and the outrage machine are doing to their peers and offer thoughts on how to keep people safe. Spoiler alert - we see a significant role for governments here.
Here is a transcript.
Please leave a comment, particularly if you have your own "Why can't they just..." question, or email us at `[email protected]`. We'd love to hear from you.
Find out more about us and how you can support us at https://whycanttheyjust.com.au/, which includes a link to our Patreon site where you can sign up for exclusive content.
Please also feel free to rate and review us, as it does help people to find us.
Music: "Insurrection"
Written by Pierre Chrétien
Performed by the Soul Jazz Orchestra
Courtesy of Do Right Music Inc.
Why can't the government be accountable? (and why you should love admin law)
Janaline and Glenn look at different mechanisms to hold governments to account and discuss why every Australian should love the Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act. They look at the difference …
Notas del episodio
Janaline and Glenn look at different mechanisms to hold governments to account and discuss why every Australian should love the Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act. They look at the difference between the public interest and what interests the public, and argue that access to decision makers doesn't necessarily mean influence over them.
Here is a transcript.
Please leave a comment, particularly if you have your own "Why can't they just..." question, or email us at `[email protected]`. We'd love to hear from you.
Find out more about us and how you can support us at https://whycanttheyjust.com.au/, which includes a link to our Patreon site where you can sign up for exclusive content.
Please also feel free to rate and review us, as it does help people to find us.
Music: "Insurrection"
Written by Pierre Chrétien
Performed by the Soul Jazz Orchestra
Courtesy of Do Right Music Inc.
Why can't they just fix Medicare?
Janaline, Luke and Glenn look at why the government can't just put dental into Medicare and make specialists affordable. Well, actually they can, but of course, as usual, it's complicated. They talk about …
Notas del episodio
Janaline, Luke and Glenn look at why the government can't just put dental into Medicare and make specialists affordable. Well, actually they can, but of course, as usual, it's complicated. They talk about different funding models and how the system can be made high quality and accessible while also being financially sustainable. Maybe looking at health care as joined up social policy - where medical treatment is just the last and most expensive bit - might be the answer?
Here is a transcript.
Please leave a comment, particularly if you have your own "Why can't they just..." question, or email us at `[email protected]`. We'd love to hear from you.
Find out more about us and how you can support us at , which includes a link to our Patreon site where you can sign up for exclusive content.
Please also feel free to rate and review us, as it does help people to find us.
Music: "Insurrection"
Written by Pierre Chrétien
Performed by the Soul Jazz Orchestra
Courtesy of Do Right Music Inc.
Is Labor too tame? In person at the ALP National Conference
Janaline, Luke and Glenn are joined by former co-host William at the ALP National Conference in Adelaide, where they talk about how the policy sausage is made and debate the pros and cons of behind the scenes …
Notas del episodio
Janaline, Luke and Glenn are joined by former co-host William at the ALP National Conference in Adelaide, where they talk about how the policy sausage is made and debate the pros and cons of behind the scenes negotiations and public stoushes on the conference floor. Is the ALP too tame?
This episode was recorded on Friday 24 July, the second day of the 3-day conference.
Here is a transcript.
Please leave a comment, particularly if you have your own "Why can't they just..." question, or email us at `[email protected]`. We'd love to hear from you.
Find out more about us and how you can support us at https://whycanttheyjust.com.au/, which includes a link to our Patreon site where you can sign up for exclusive content.
Please also feel free to rate and review us, as it does help people to find us.
Music: "Insurrection"
Written by Pierre Chrétien
Performed by the Soul Jazz Orchestra
Courtesy of Do Right Music Inc.
Why can't they just fix aged care?
Janaline and Glenn look at the government's aged care reforms and ask whether they will be sufficient to ensure the system is sustainable in the future, especially given the rate at which Australia's population …
Notas del episodio
Janaline and Glenn look at the government's aged care reforms and ask whether they will be sufficient to ensure the system is sustainable in the future, especially given the rate at which Australia's population is ageing. And given the devastating findings of the Aged Care Royal Commission, how does the government ensure that aged care delivers high quality outcomes for people to live in dignity and comfort?
Here's a transcript.
Please leave a comment, particularly if you have your own "Why can't they just..." question, or email us at [email protected]. We'd love to hear from you.
Find out more about us and how you can support us at whycanttheyjust.com.au, which includes a link to our Patreon site where you can sign up for exclusive content.
Please also feel free to rate and review us, as it does help people to find us.
Music:"Insurrection"
Written by Pierre Chrétien
Performed by the Soul Jazz Orchestra
Courtesy of Do Right Music Inc.
Is child care working in Australia?
Janaline, Luke and Glenn look at the history of child care in Australia and ask why you might want people to be qualified to look after your children. It won't surprise anyone that we disagree that mothers …
Notas del episodio
Janaline, Luke and Glenn look at the history of child care in Australia and ask why you might want people to be qualified to look after your children. It won't surprise anyone that we disagree that mothers should just be made to stay home to look after their children (not least because it means a lot of women just won't have them). We also look at how child care is funded and delivered and make the case for a public option, and how to design incentives for the industry to focus on the welfare of children rather than the welfare of shareholders.
Here's a transcript.
Please leave a comment, particularly if you have your own "Why can't they just..." question, or email us at [email protected]. We'd love to hear from you.
Find out more about us and how you can support us at https://whycanttheyjust.com.au/, which includes a link to our Patreon site where you can sign up for exclusive content.
Please also feel free to rate and review us, as it does help people to find us.
Music:"Insurrection"
Written by Pierre Chrétien
Performed by the Soul Jazz Orchestra
Courtesy of Do Right Music Inc.
What's the government trying to do with the National Disability Insurance Scheme and is it going to work?
Janaline and Luke are joined by special guest and disability advocate Andy Shim, a member of the National Autism Strategy Oversight Council, to discuss the government's proposed changes to the NDIS. Why are …
Notas del episodio
Janaline and Luke are joined by special guest and disability advocate Andy Shim, a member of the National Autism Strategy Oversight Council, to discuss the government's proposed changes to the NDIS. Why are they so controversial and are they actually going to work?
Here's a transcript.
Please leave a comment, particularly if you have your own "Why can't they just..." question, or email us at [email protected]. We'd love to hear from you.
Find out more about us and how you can support us at https://whycanttheyjust.com.au/, which includes a link to our Patreon site where you can sign up for exclusive content.
Please also feel free to rate and review us, as it does help people to find us.
Music:"Insurrection"
Written by Pierre Chrétien
Performed by the Soul Jazz Orchestra
Courtesy of Do Right Music Inc.
Why can't the government ditch AUKUS and the US alliance?
Janaline, Luke and Glenn look at the AUKUS program and ask why the government can't just ditch it. And given the erratic decisions coming out of the current US administration, they ask why we wouldn't just …
Notas del episodio
Janaline, Luke and Glenn look at the AUKUS program and ask why the government can't just ditch it. And given the erratic decisions coming out of the current US administration, they ask why we wouldn't just extract ourselves from the US alliance while we are at it.
Here's a transcript.
Please leave a comment, particularly if you have your own "Why can't they just..." question, or email us [email protected]. We'd love to hear from you.
Find out more about us and how you can support us at https://whycanttheyjust.com.au/, which includes a link to our Patreon site where you can sign up for exclusive content.
Please also feel free to rate and review us, as it does help people to find us.
Music:"Insurrection"
Written by Pierre Chrétien
Performed by the Soul Jazz Orchestra
Courtesy of Do Right Music Inc.
Why can't we have publicly owned renewable energy?
Renewable energy is really taking off in Australia, but is it fast enough to meet the Government's target of 82% by 2030? The McKell Institute and the Electrical Trades Union have recently released a report …
Notas del episodio
Renewable energy is really taking off in Australia, but is it fast enough to meet the Government's target of 82% by 2030? The McKell Institute and the Electrical Trades Union have recently released a report calling for a publicly-owned renewable energy entity to provide affordable, reliable renewable electricity to large industrial projects to accelerate the transition of Australia's industrial and export base from fossil fuels to clean energy.
Janaline, Luke and Glenn discuss the pros and cons of publicly owned energy generation, and the opportunities it can present for Australia's industrial future. Spoiler alert - we think this is a terrific proposal.
Here's a transcript.
Please leave a comment, particularly if you have your own "Why can't they just..." question, or email us at [email protected]. We'd love to hear from you.
Find out more about us and how you can support us at https://whycanttheyjust.com.au/
Please also feel free to rate and review us, as it does help people to find us.
Music:"Insurrection"
Written by Pierre Chrétien
Performed by the Soul Jazz Orchestra
Courtesy of Do Right Music Inc.
Why should you care about human rights?
Janaline and Luke discuss human rights and why you should care about it. They look at what citizenship means and the importance of not having 'conditional' citizens. They also discuss the importance of the …
Notas del episodio
Janaline and Luke discuss human rights and why you should care about it. They look at what citizenship means and the importance of not having 'conditional' citizens. They also discuss the importance of the three fundamental principles underlying the Universal Declaration of Human Rights - that they are universal, individual and inalienable - and why if one person or group of people doesn't have human rights, then ultimately nobody does.
Here's a transcript.
Please leave a comment, particularly if you have your own "Why can't they just..." question, or email us at [email protected]. We'd love to hear from you.
Please also feel free to rate and review us, as it does help people to find us.
Music:"Insurrection"
Written by Pierre Chrétien
Performed by the Soul Jazz Orchestra
Courtesy of Do Right Music Inc.
Will the 2026 Federal Budget reduce inequality or destroy the economy?
Janaline, Glenn and Luke pick apart the 2026 Federal Budget, particularly the revenue measures, but also its potential impact on productivity. Spoiler alert - we think businesses and asset holders should pay …
Notas del episodio
Janaline, Glenn and Luke pick apart the 2026 Federal Budget, particularly the revenue measures, but also its potential impact on productivity. Spoiler alert - we think businesses and asset holders should pay tax just like wage earners.
Here's a transcript.
Please leave a comment, particularly if you have your own "Why can't they just..." question, or email us at [email protected]. We'd love to hear from you.
Please also feel free to rate and review us, as it does help people to find us.
Music:"Insurrection"
Written by Pierre Chrétien
Performed by the Soul Jazz Orchestra
Courtesy of Do Right Music Inc.
What are One Nation's policies and what would they do?
Janaline and Glenn examine the policies of One Nation, a political party that seems to be rising in popularity in Australia, not just in polling but in real elections. Here's a transcript.Please leave a …
Notas del episodio
Janaline and Glenn examine the policies of One Nation, a political party that seems to be rising in popularity in Australia, not just in polling but in real elections.
Here's a transcript.
Please leave a comment, particularly if you have your own "Why can't they just..." question, or email us at [email protected]. We'd love to hear from you.
Please also feel free to rate and review us, as it does help people to find us.
Music:"Insurrection"
Written by Pierre Chrétien
Performed by the Soul Jazz Orchestra
Courtesy of Do Right Music Inc.
Government spending - why can't they just balance the budget?
Janaline, Glenn and Luke go through the major spending items in the budget and discuss the question of why governments can't just balance their budgets and why do we need all this spending anyway?Here's a …
Notas del episodio
Janaline, Glenn and Luke go through the major spending items in the budget and discuss the question of why governments can't just balance their budgets and why do we need all this spending anyway?
Here's a transcript.
Please leave a comment, particularly if you have your own "Why can't they just..." question, or email us at [email protected]. We'd love to hear from you.
Please also feel free to rate and review us, as it does help people to find us.
Music:"Insurrection"
Written by Pierre Chrétien
Performed by the Soul Jazz Orchestra
Courtesy of Do Right Music Inc.
How can the government raise more revenue?
Janaline and Glenn discuss different ways of raising revenue for the government and the effects of different approaches on how people behave and therefore how much can be raised.Here's a transcript.Please leave …
Notas del episodio
Janaline and Glenn discuss different ways of raising revenue for the government and the effects of different approaches on how people behave and therefore how much can be raised.
Here's a transcript.
Please leave a comment, particularly if you have your own "Why can't they just..." question, or email us at [email protected]. We'd love to hear from you.
Please also feel free to rate and review us, as it does help people to find us.
Music:"Insurrection"
Written by Pierre Chrétien
Performed by the Soul Jazz Orchestra
Courtesy of Do Right Music Inc.
Why can't they just plug all those tax loopholes?
Welcome to a new series. In our first episode, Janaline, Glenn and Luke consider why the Government can't just plug the budget's $200 billion worth of tax loopholes (called 'tax expenditures'). There are lots …
Notas del episodio
Welcome to a new series. In our first episode, Janaline, Glenn and Luke consider why the Government can't just plug the budget's $200 billion worth of tax loopholes (called 'tax expenditures'). There are lots of reasons, and we think they can and should plug some of them.
Here's a transcript.
Please leave a comment, particularly if you have your own "Why can't they just..." question, or email us at [email protected]. We'd love to hear from you.
Please also feel free to rate and review us, as it does help people to find us.
Music:"Insurrection"
Written by Pierre Chrétien
Performed by the Soul Jazz Orchestra
Courtesy of Do Right Music Inc.
Bonus episode: War on Iran crisis and Australia's response
Janaline and William discuss the US and Israel attack on Iran, its consequences for the rest of the world and the Australian government's response. Here's the transcript.Please rate and review us - it helps …
Notas del episodio
Janaline and William discuss the US and Israel attack on Iran, its consequences for the rest of the world and the Australian government's response.
Here's the transcript.
Please rate and review us - it helps people find the show.
If you'd like to send us feedback or suggestions, especially if you have your own 'Why Can't They Just' question, email us at: [email protected].
Music Credits:
Composer: Franz Schubert
Work: Piano Trio No. 2 in E-flat Major, Op. 100 (D. 929)
Performers: * Rudolf Serkin (Piano)
Adolf Busch (Violin)
Hermann Busch (Cello)
https://archive.org/details/lp_trio-no-2-in-e-flat-major-op-100_franz-schubert-rudolf-serkin-adolf-busch-h/disc1/01.02.+Trio+No.+2+in+E+Flat+Major%2C+Op.+100%3A+Andante+con+moto.mp3
Housing and cost of rent
Janaline and William delve into the pros and cons of rent freezes as a cost of living measure and talk about the broader issues of housing affordability. Here is the transcript.The live event mentioned is on …
Notas del episodio
Janaline and William delve into the pros and cons of rent freezes as a cost of living measure and talk about the broader issues of housing affordability.
Here is the transcript.
The live event mentioned is on Sunday the 15th of March at 2pm, in the AEU Tasmanian branch here:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/B6p9cZ9pyiQtg4zf8
Please rate and review us - it helps people find the show.
If you'd like to send us feedback or suggestions, especially if you have your own 'Why Can't They Just' question, email us at: [email protected].
Music Credits:
Composer: Franz Schubert
Work: Piano Trio No. 2 in E-flat Major, Op. 100 (D. 929)
Performers: * Rudolf Serkin (Piano)
Adolf Busch (Violin)
Hermann Busch (Cello)
https://archive.org/details/lp_trio-no-2-in-e-flat-major-op-100_franz-schubert-rudolf-serkin-adolf-busch-h/disc1/01.02.+Trio+No.+2+in+E+Flat+Major%2C+Op.+100%3A+Andante+con+moto.mp3
Rise of One Nation
Janaline and William discuss the implications of One Nation overtaking the Coalition in the latest polls and how the Labor Party needs to adjust to a changing political environment. The Dan Carlin reference was …
Notas del episodio
Janaline and William discuss the implications of One Nation overtaking the Coalition in the latest polls and how the Labor Party needs to adjust to a changing political environment.
The Dan Carlin reference was a reference to Dan Carlin's Wrath of the Khans Series in his Hardcore History Podcast.
Here's the transcript.
Please rate and review us - it helps people find the show.
If you'd like to send us feedback or suggestions, especially if you have your own 'Why Can't They Just' question, email us at: [email protected].
Music Credits:
Composer: Franz Schubert
Work: Piano Trio No. 2 in E-flat Major, Op. 100 (D. 929)
Performers: * Rudolf Serkin (Piano)
Adolf Busch (Violin)
Hermann Busch (Cello)
https://archive.org/details/lp_trio-no-2-in-e-flat-major-op-100_franz-schubert-rudolf-serkin-adolf-busch-h/disc1/01.02.+Trio+No.+2+in+E+Flat+Major%2C+Op.+100%3A+Andante+con+moto.mp3
Aquí están los 40 episodios más recientes de 44. Los anteriores están en el feed del podcast.
Podcasts similares
Más podcasts de Gobierno
¿Es tu podcast?
Confírmalo con una entrada en tu feed: aquí recibes un código, lo añades como podcast:txt en el canal de tu feed y nosotros lo comprobamos. Después tu podcast aparecerá como «verificado» en SoundNode.