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The Policy Shop

A podcast series which ran between 2016 and 2018 about public policy and the way it affects Australia and the world.

  1. Listen3 September 2018 – Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, Australian Indigenous History, Constitution, Indigenous, Uluru Statement of the Heart

    Fighting for recognition

    In this episode of the University of Melbourne's Policy Shop podcast, Moana Jackson and Shireen Morris discuss Indigenous self-determination, and how to get it.

  2. Listen14 August 2018 – Feminism, Gender, STEM, Sciences, Women In Science

    How does gender diversity improve science?

    On this episode of the University of Melbourne's Policy Shop podcast, Londa Schiebinger from Stanford discusses achieving true gender balance in the sciences.

  3. Listen19 July 2018 – Academics, Freedom of speech, Higher Education, Public Discourse, Universities

    Academic freedom & free speech in Universities

    This episode of the University of Melbourne's Policy Shop podcast explores the state of academic freedom with Professor Adrienne Stone and John Roskam.

  1. Listen15 June 2018 – Australian Politics, Economics, Government, Public Policy, Public Service

    A new model for public policy?

    This episode of the University of Melbourne's Policy Shop podcast considers how to make policy genuinely evidence-based, with Nicholas Gruen and Patricia Rogers

  2. Listen25 May 2018 – Democracy, Donald Trump, Leadership, Politics, Populism

    Is democracy dying before our eyes?

    In this episode of the University of Melbourne's Policy Shop podcast Yascha Mounk from Harvard considers the rise of populism and the future of democracy.

  3. Listen12 March 2018 – Gambling, Mental Health, Policy, Politics, Poverty

    Does Australia have a gambling problem?

    This episode of the University of Melbourne's Policy Shop podcast consider the extent of Australia's problem gambling problem, and policy options to address it.

  4. Listen23 February 2018 – Ageing, Health, Retirees, Retirement, Savings

    Why we shouldn’t fear old age

    In this episode of the University of Melbourne's Policy Shop podcast, Martha Nussbaum and Saul Levmore discuss how ageing is changing as we all live longer.

  5. Listen9 February 2018 – Artificial Intelligence, Industry, Robotics, Robots, Workplace Change

    Is any job safe from the march of the machines?

    On the latest episode of the University of Melbourne's Policy Shop podcast Professor Richard Susskind discusses how machines are transforming the professions.

  6. Listen23 January 2018 – Asia Institute, India, South Asia, Unemployment, Youth

    The problem with being young in India

    This episode of the University of Melbourne's Policy Shop podcast considers youth unemployment in India, which affects over 30 per cent of young people there.