Best Leo Treasure Podcasts (2024)

Cruising on a Friday night, Carrie hates the cold, and the purpose of committees and some of our proudest moments. Special guest: State Senator William (Bill) SoulesBy Carrie

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55: Turbocharging The Price You Pay In 170 Secs 3:42

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Key Points: Traditionally, the law of supply and demand dictates prices in the marketplace, where buyers and sellers agree on a price based on publicly available information. Dynamic Pricing, a system increasingly employed by sellers, adjusts prices continuously based on buyer demand. This dynamic nature allows sellers to maximize profits. However,…

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Episode 4: Establishing ourselves at the best candidate. Special Guest: State Treasurer Laura Montoya 41:49

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What are we going to do after the podcast recording, what did you have to learn about your seat as you began to move into your campaign and all three of us unseating an incumbent. Special guest: State Treasurer Laura MontoyaBy Carrie

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54: Airline Tickets. Everyone isn't offered the same price? 53:32

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Does Dynamic Ticket Pricing used by airlines lead to the passenger sitting next to you having paid a different price for their seat? Airlines are masters at gathering data. They can harvest your frequent flyer data and track your computer searches via cookies. How often is this data used to ‘tailor’ the price of your ticket? Can airline’s trawl you…

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Episode 3: Introducing Ourselves to our peers and constituents. Special Guest: Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver 47:31

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Favorite breakfast food, how did we introduce ourselves to our communities during a pandemic and begin our campaign and if any of us ever saw ourselves as elected officials. Special guest: Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver!!!By Carrie

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Episode 2: It's all about the Bills. Special Guest: Majority Floor Leader Sen. Peter Wirth 52:28

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On the show, Senators Hamblen, Pope, and Jaramillo talk about light moments on the floor, learning the process of introducing a bill, Special Guest: Majority Leader Peter WirthBy Carrie

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Episode 1: Getting Ready for the Session. Special Guest: Lt. Gov. Howie Morales 45:54

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On the show, Senators Hamblen, Pope, and Jaramillo talk about their first jobs, talk about getting ready for the session as a group of new freshman senators, what they learned, what they didn’t know, and how they managed to get through their first session. Special Guest: Lt. Governor Howie MoralesBy Carrie

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Get a sneak peak at the Tres Leches Podcast, coming to a platform near you Friday, January 12th, 2024!By Carrie

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53: Good Or Evil Doesn't Win Wars. Only Economics Wins Wars. In 110 Seconds 2:45

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Welcome to the latest episode of Burgernomics! Today, we delve into the harsh reality that economics, not notions of good or evil, often dictates the outcome of wars. Recent developments, including Vladimir Putin allocating a staggering one-third of Russia's economic output to defense, highlight the economic dimension of modern warfare. Key Points:…

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52: Ukraines Battlefield Economics. Tactics When Your Enemy Has More. 44:42

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Ukraines Battlefield Economics. Tactics When Your Enemy Has More. Retired Major General Mick Ryan takes us for a journey through the battlefields of Ukraine, the tactics, planning and munitions supply status. The economic theories of ‘supply & demand’ and the ‘allocation of scarce resources’ couldn’t be more applicable to the life and death struggl…

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51: A Fresh Angle. Beef Price Plunge. Supermarkets Profit. In 150 Seconds. 3:27

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Follow the beef money trail in 150 seconds. Beef producers doing it tough, supermarkets making huge beef profits, while cost of living increases smash their customers. Using basic economic principles to provide an insightful cut through of Australia's beef situation guaranteed to make you the instant expert.…

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50: Beef Drops 46%. But Not In Supermarkets. Why? 42:59

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Beef prices paid to the farmer have dropped 46% in 15 months. However retail prices for beef have not dropped anywhere near 46%. Why hasn’t the beef price drop been passed through to retail prices? Angus Gidley-Baird Senior Proteins Analyst for Rabo Bank and Burgernomics Podcast host Ross MacDowell explore the economic forces effecting Australia’s …

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49: L.E.O’s Smashing The NBN In 96 Seconds 3:31

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Low Earth Orbit Satellites are providing Australians the broadband service the NBN hasn't. This 96 second podcast makes you an instant expert on Low Earth Orbit Satellites. Great for dinner party conversations or to impress your boss. For a detailed examination of LEO's with telecommunications expert Paul Budde, please listen to the preceding podca…

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48: Low Earth Orbit Satellites. Delivering What NBN Hasn't. 45:08

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Podcast Discussion Points What are LEO’s and why are they so revolutionary? LEO benefits to the NBN. Why hasn’t the NBN delivered the internet service originally promised? LEO vs land based internet infrastructure? Price and speed comparison. Is launching a low earth orbit satellite less expensive than building land based infrastructure? Could LEO’…

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47: Family Treasures. Priceless Or Worthless? 41:30

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Connor Slattery is an expert valuer and auctioneer for Abbeys Auctions, a company that specialises in clearing houses of their contents. Downsizing, deceased estates and decluttering, Connor has seen and valued it all! Households spend thousands of dollars on furniture, collectables and household items, but what has happened to their value? Connor …

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46: Monopolies. Where Would We Be Without Them? In 100 Seconds. 2:25

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A 100 second cheat note guide to Australia's development relying on organisations that were monopolistic.By Ross MacDowell

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45: Misleading & Deceptive Conduct. Masterclass with the original watchdog. 45:31

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Professor Allan Fels, inaugural Chairman of the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission discusses with Burgernomics host Ross MacDowell the realities of policing restrictive business practices that harm Australian consumers. If the law of supply and demand is operating efficiently, how can monopolies exist? Prof. Fels’ defines a monopoly and d…

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44: 537 New Villains To Blame For Unaffordable Housing In 146 Seconds 3:19

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House prices are a function of the law of supply & demand. Why did the RBA create the demand for which it is named the villain? But that's only half the supply & demand equation. Who takes the responsibility for house supply? A 146 second cheat sheet that will make you sound the economic expert on Australia's housing affordability.…

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43: Affordable Housing. Designing Solutions 54:56

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Peter Maddison, host of the award winning television series Grand Designs discusses Australian housing affordability. Attitudes will need to change regarding the style & size of Australian housing. This will effect how Australians perceive housing affordability. The new future direction of Australian home design. Effects on housing supply of the lo…

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42: Australia’s Renewable Energy Reality In 185 Seconds 4:26

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Australia’s renewable energy debate is a dizzying, multi faceted topic. Highly emotive arguments are forcefully voiced, each declaring theirs is the only rationale argument. Any disagreement can label you a climate denier or woke or capitalist. This 185 second cheat note provides a quick overview of the main issues in transitioning Australia to ren…

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41: Power Bills. How renewable energy effects them. 53:56

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Simon Vardy, a Partner at Deloitte specialising in energy transition within the utilities industry, discusses the ramifications of Australia moving from fossil fuel generated power to renewable energy with Burgernomics host Ross MacDowell. Australian households are experiencing high gas and electricity bills due to increased overseas demand includi…

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40: Airline Ticket Model May Decide Entertainment Pricing, In 80 Seconds 2:15

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Burgernomics host, Ross MacDowell summarises how the airlines Dynamic Ticket Pricing Model is now being adopted by the live entertainment industry. The system adjusts ticket prices based on supply and demand, but while musicians like Bruce Springsteen and Taylor Swift are jumping on board, music promoters are hesitant due to a potential customer ba…

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39: Rocknomics. A backstage economics pass with an industry legend. 52:13

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Michael Newton, founder of A Day On The Green, provides an exclusive backstage pass to the economics of staging 500 live outdoor shows with 4 million ticket sales. Elton John, Rod Stewart, Rick Astley, Fleetwood Mac, Bryan Ferry and every headlining Australian music act you can think of have performed at A Day On The Green venues around Australia a…

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38: Working From Home In 156 Seconds 3:49

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Working From Home In 156 Seconds. Burgernomics host Ross MacDowell explains how both employees and companies have changed their attitudes toward employees working from home. A 156 second 'cheat note' great for dinner party conversation, impressing your boss or just because you need to understand where hybrid working maybe headed. After the 'cheat n…

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37: Hybrid Working. The good, the bad & the unknown. 53:02

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Professor Mark Wooden from the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research and Burgernomics host, Ross MacDowell discuss working from home, hybrid working and the Great Resignation. Does productivity increase or decrease when working from home? Is hybrid working a temporary post COVID phenomenon? Will employees be forced back to off…

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36: Falling House Prices In 98 Seconds 2:40

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Falling House Prices. Should I feel less wealthy in 98 seconds. Burgernomics host Ross MacDowell explains the Wealth Effect and it’s relationship to house prices. How falling house prices are being caused by interest rate rises which then effect our emotions and spending. Where are mortgage rates heading? A 98 second 'cheat note' great for dinner p…

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35: Falling House Prices. Should I feel less wealthy? 48:32

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Dr Brendan Rynne, KPMG Chief Economist and Burgernomics host, Ross MacDowell discuss 'The Wealth Effect' when we increase our spending based on our homes rising value, which recently have skyrocketed. Interest rates have risen and our home's price has dropped. We should feel anxious and reduce our spending....but we haven't! Why not? Does this mean…

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34: 2022 Federal Budget Demystified Without The Politics 11:20

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A non traditional view of the 2022 Australian Federal Government Budget. Burgernomics host Ross MacDowell explains the different types of budgets, their accuracy in predicting government income & expenditure and their effect on our economy.By Ross MacDowell

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33: Plumbers Vs Doctors. Earning Similar Incomes? In 95 Seconds 1:44

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Plumbers earning similar incomes to G.P's in 95 seconds. Burgernomics host Ross MacDowell discusses how the incomes of plumbers has converged toward highly educated doctors. A 95 second 'cheat note' great for dinner party conversation, impressing your boss or just because you need to understand why a visit from the plumber usually costs more than a…

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32: Plumbers Vs Doctors. Earning Similar Incomes? 43:48

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Plumbers incomes have quickly converged toward that of general practitioners, yet it’s a lot easier and less expensive to become a plumber than a doctor. How have Australia’s labour markets rapidly increased incomes of plumbers, who stop our tap dripping, compared to doctors, who prolong our life? Burgernomics host, Ross MacDowell discusses with Th…

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31: How Economics Can Save The World In 120 Seconds 2:49

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How economics can save the world in 120 seconds with Burgernomics host Ross MacDowell. A 2 minute 'cheat note' great for dinner party conversation, impressing your boss...or anyone else! Economics is the solution to most of the worlds issues, net zero, poverty, famine, to name a few. Yet younger Australians are not studying economics enabling these…

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30: Economists Can Save The World 49:33

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The Reserve Bank Of Australia researched why interest in economics has fallen off a cliff. Interest in studying economics at secondary school has declined 70% in the last 30 years. The authors of the research, Reserve Bank Of Australia economists Tanya Livermore and Mike Major discuss with Ross MacDowell whats caused economics to decline in interes…

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29: Electric Vehicles In 55 Seconds 1:33

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Electric Vehicles in 55 seconds with Burgernomics host Ross MacDowell. A 55 second 'cheat note' great for dinner party conversation, impressing your boss...or anyone else! There are a lot of myths, controversy and opinions surrounding electric vehicles. At this stage most can be disregarded because of one simple fact which is revealed in this cheat…

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28: Electric Vehicles. Are they inevitable? 59:55

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Australia has one of the worlds slowest up takes of electric vehicles. Independent electric vehicle expert, Bryce Gaton discusses with Burgernomics host Ross MacDowell the owner, manufacturer and government issues causing the slow electric vehicle adoption in Australia. Bryce targets E.V. myths, explains ownership costs, driving range issues and wh…

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27: Foot & Mouth Disease In 75 Seconds 2:00

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Foot & Mouth Disease in 75 seconds. A 75 second 'cheat note' great for dinner party conversation, impressing your boss...or anyone else! Foot & Mouth Disease is widespread in Bali, on Australia's door step. Tourists can unwittingly bring FMD back into Australia. Why not close the border with Bali? What are the economic ramifications if Australia ge…

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26: Foot & Mouth Disease. Agricultures Armageddon? 49:33

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Foot & Mouth Disease. Is it Australian agricultures $80 bn armageddon? Richard Norton, a beef producer and ex-CEO of Meat & Livestock Australia is one of Australia's best positioned experts to discuss the reality versus the hysteria. Many describe a situation where all $30 bn plus meat export markets are instantly lost with just one case of foot & …

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25: Interest Rates. Can you predict them in 150 Seconds 2:42

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Interest Rates. A 150 second 'cheat note' great for dinner party conversation, impressing your boss...or impressing your employees. Interest rates are going up, up, up. Can they be predicted? Many say the bond markets are the clairvoyants of interest rates. How accurate are bond yields in predicting interest rates? For a detailed discussion on inte…

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24: Interest Rates. Where from here? Have bond traders got it wrong? 56:41

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Alan Oster, National Australia Banks Chief Economist and Burgernomics host Ross MacDowell candidly discuss whether bond traders are interest rate clairvoyants. Bonds usually put most people to sleep. This discussion won’t! Australian’s pay hundreds of thousands of dollars in interest on their mortgages. What if there was a way to predict future int…

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23: Carbon Net Zero In 55 Seconds 1:16

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Carbon Net Zero. A 55 second 'cheat note' guide by Burgernomics host Ross MacDowell. What is net zero? What happens if enterprises can't meet net zero? What are carbon credits? Great for business meetings, dinner parties or whenever you need just a little bit of knowledge to get you through. Want to know more? Please listen to the full podcast, Car…

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22: Net Zero Carbon. Demystified 58:24

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Tony Wood, Energy Program Director at the Grattan Institute demystifies Net Zero Carbon with Burgernomics host Ross MacDowell. Straightforward explanations, highlighting the problems and defining responsibilities. This is a fascinating conversation. Climate experts believe 6 bn tonnes of carbon dioxide needs to be removed from the atmosphere by 205…

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21: Petrol Prices In 25 Seconds 1:24

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Petrol Prices. Are you being taken for a ride? A 25 second 'cheat note' guide by Ross MacDowell. Do petrol companies collude setting petrol prices? How do they orchestrate price rises without government prosecution? What would be the price of petrol if there was no collusion? Great for business meetings, dinner parties or whenever you need just a l…

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20: Petrol Prices. Are you being taken for a ride? 58:16

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David Byrne Professor of Economics at Melbourne University is Australia’s leading expert in retail petrol pricing. With Burgernomics host, Ross MacDowell they discuss collusion, cartels and the associated costs to the Australian motorist. Professor Byrne has conducted empirical studies proving exactly what most people believe, there is something ‘f…

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19: Inflation. Is it here to stay? In 60 Seconds 1:34

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Inflation. Is it here to stay? A 60 second 'cheat note' guide by Ross MacDowell, on inflation that is reappearing worldwide. Is it temporary or permanent? Why has it happened? What can you expect in terms of interest rate rises? What will happen to your mortgage repayments and income? Great for business meetings, dinners parties or whenever you nee…

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18: Your Monthly Budget. Will inflation make it explode? 53:42

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Cherelle Murphy Chief Economist Oceania EY and Burgernomics host Ross MacDowell discuss Your Monthly Budget. Is Inflation About To Make It Explode? Every economists nightmare is the 1930’s black & white photo of German women stuffing her stove with banknotes to boil the kettle. Inflation had made her banknotes worthless. Now, after decades of almos…

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17: Russian Sanctions. Weaponised Economics In 75 Seconds 1:57

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A 75 second 'cheat note' guide by Ross MacDowell, on how economic warfare (sanctions) rather than military warfare is being used to defeat Russia’s invasion of the Ukraine. What are the consequences for the rest of the world? Great for business meetings, dinners parties or whenever you need just a little bit of knowledge to get you through. Want to…

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16: Russian Sanctions. Weaponised Economics. 1:00:18

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Steven Hamilton Assistant Professor of Economics at The George Washington University in Washington DC and a Visiting Fellow at the Australian National University discusses how the world is reeling from the the largest conventional military attack in Europe since World War 2. Russia has invaded the Ukraine. Just about every country in the world is o…

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15: Life After COVID In 60 Seconds 1:15

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Your 60 second 'cheat note' on life after COVID by Ross MacDowell. Great for business meetings, dinners parties or whenever you need just a little bit of knowledge to get you through. Want to know more? Please listen to the Burgernomics podcast on What Post COVID Australia Looks Like with leading social commentator, demographer and columnist, Berna…

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