Britain's Burnham era begins, the Pentagon's pollution, plus the case for tighter means-testing
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The episode discusses the new Prime Minister of Britain, environmental impacts of US military operations, and the debate over means-testing in Australia.
Britain has its seventh Prime Minister in ten years as Andy Burnham moves into 10 Downing Street. A new documentary counts the staggering emissions of US military operations globally. Plus, is Australia becoming a nation of handouts for the rich? A leading economist makes the case for tighter means-testing. Guests: Naomi Smith, commentator and CEO of Best for Britain Abby Martin, journalist and director of Earth's Greatest Enemy Professor Robert Breunig, director of the Tax and Transfer Policy Institute at the Crawford School of Public Policy, ANU
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