Per Capita Podcasts

Like with many things in life, money, and our access to it, is a crucial factor. How does banking and mortgages and financial management impact women differently? And how could we structure financial models to suit women? What can the financial sector do to help women in housing? Dr Kate Raynor asks Unseen’s Kath Leong just that in this episode of Homes Not Houses. This season is proudly sponsored by the YWCA and Australians Investing in Women, whose support helped produce the show and our research. View the season credits and references here: https://percapita.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Homes-Not-Houses-Season-2-Credits-References.pdf Homes Not Houses was produced on the lands of the Wurundjeri-Woi Wurrung people of the Kulin nation, and we pay our respects to their elders past and present.

Gippsland has proudly powered Victoria for generations. Now it’s forging a new energy future, powered by abundant resources of offshore wind and community spirit. Senator Jess Walsh details her experience with Gippsland’s community driven energy shift, the critical role of government in making it happen, and how to cut through the nuclear noise to focus on real, sustainable solutions. Jess spoke at Per Capita's monthly John Cain Lunch in April 2025. Help support our work and be part of change. Donate to Per Capita: https://percapita.org.au/donate/ Per Capita's podcasts are recorded and produced on Wurundjeri land.

In the latest episode of Re:CAP, Emma Dawson is joined by professor Miranda Stewart to unpack her keynote address from the Community Tax Summit, as well as discuss some of the other takeaways from the summit. Join our new early career policy network for policy professionals, students and anyone interested in learning more about how they can influence policy and politics to build an Australia based on fairness, shared prosperity and social justice - Per Capita's Policy Hive. For more on our research and advocacy, visit the Per Capita website. Per Capita's podcasts are recorded and produced on Wurundjeri land.

Re:CAP is back for 2025 with a new episode covering Per Capita's annual Tax Survey and the upcoming Community Tax Summit. Essential's Peter Lewis joined Emma Dawson for a chat about how the Tax Survey unveils Australian's growing belief that the current tax and transfer system makes income and wealth inequality worse and how this sentiment inspired the formation of the Community Tax Summit, which will take place on the 20th and 21st of Feb. Read the latest Tax Survey here: https://percapita.org.au/our_work/per-capita-tax-survey-2024/ For more info about the Community Tax Summit, visit: https://percapita.org.au/community-tax-summit-2025/ Visit www.percapita.org.au for more on our research and events. Per Capita's podcasts are recorded and produced on Wurundjeri land.

Housing affordability is one of the defining issues of the Australian political landscape today. Our housing market and housing policy are failing a significant proportion of the Australian people. This crisis has been long in the making; the result of decades of deliberate choices. Clare O’Neil MP, Minister for Housing and Minister for Homelessness, delivers the John Cain Oration for 2024 at the State Library of Victoria. Recorded Wednesday 13 November 2024. Visit www.percapita.org.au for more on our research and events. Per Capita's podcasts are recorded and produced on Wurundjeri land. Read the script transcript here.

Re:CAP returns this week with a new episode that looks at Per Capita’s new report, The Way In 2024. Emma Dawson is joined by Emeritus Redmond Barry Professor Janet McCalman to help us unpack our findings around education pathways into the 47Th parliament. Check out our latest blog post "How the Federal Government Represents You." Read the full report, The Way In 2024, here. Visit www.percapita.org.au for more on our research and events. Per Capita's podcasts are recorded and produced on Wurundjeri land.