The Lucky Country? | Maiden Mother Matriarch 205
About this episode
Louise Perry discusses her move to Australia and the various issues the country is facing with guest Claire Lehmann.
I’ve just moved to Australia. I wrote a column about our move in the Wall Street Journal, which was also published in The Australian, but I haven’t otherwise spoken about our reasoning, and a lot of listeners have been asking. So today’s episode is about Australia: the issues the country is facing right now, why British people are so often attracted to moving here (including yours truly), the cultural differences between Britain and Australia, and the big political challenges that both countries are facing: immigration, economic stagnation, ageing populations, housing crises, and the rise of the populist Right. I’m joined by the perfect commentator with whom to discuss the state of Australia right now. Claire Lehmann is the founding editor of Quillette and also a columnist at The Australian newspaper. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Host: Louise Perry
Guest: Claire Lehmann
Topics covered
- Australia
- cultural differences
- political challenges
- immigration
- economic stagnation
- housing crises
Keywords
- Australia
- Louise Perry
- Claire Lehmann
- immigration
- politics
- cultural differences
- economic stagnation
- housing crisis
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Wall Street Journal, The Australian
Places: Australia, Britain
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