About this episode

The episode discusses the Royal Commission's findings on antisemitism and compares the current oil crisis to the 1970s oil shocks.

Headlines:   Royal Commission hears stories of antisemitism Australia and Japan sign agreement on energy and critical minerals US to begin guiding ships through Strait of Hormuz Rudy Giuliani, Trump’s former lawyer, is hospitalised Hantavirus kills three on cruise ship Shakira performs for free on Copacaban Beach  Deep Dive:   What were the 1970s oil shocks? As the world reacts to the blocked Strait of Hormuz, energy experts are comparing the current economic fallout to the crises of the 1970s, when oil supplies were also suddenly constrained. The effects of those oil shocks lasted for decades. Will the effects of the current oil shock be just as severe... or even bigger?  In this episode of The Briefing, Natarsha Belling is joined by Professor Greg Bourne, a former energy advisor to British PM Margaret Thatcher, former regional president of BP Australasia, and now a councillor at the Climate Council. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Natarsha Belling

Guest: Greg Bourne

Topics covered

• Royal Commission
• antisemitism
• energy crisis
• oil shocks
• Strait of Hormuz
• Hantavirus
• performances

Keywords

• Royal Commission
• antisemitism
• oil crisis
• Strait of Hormuz
• Greg Bourne
• energy
• Hantavirus
• Shakira

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Climate Council, BP Australasia, US

Places: Australia, Japan, Strait of Hormuz

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