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This series looks at the thoughts, feelings and experiences of participants involved in The Pathhead Choir Songwriting Project HERE WE ARE, a project in collaboration with creative ageing organisation Autumn Voices, funded by Creative Scotland and a grant from The Hope Scott Trust. Singer and songwriter Sophie Bancroft guided a group of The Pathhead Choir members aged 60+ to write original songs for The Pathhead Choir to perform. These songs were then arranged and notated for the choir by Pa ...
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Welcome to the reMAKERS… …a new conversation that asks, ‘what is the best version of us, and how do we actually build it?’ How can we be more collaborative, transformative and ambitious? How can we help change systems, not just treat symptoms? This is your home for nuanced, curious, delightful conversations with some of our most impactful leaders, thinkers and reMAKERs from all walks of life. It’s a chat about politics and social change, about humans and all our weird and wonderful ways, abo ...
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What if we could unearth for humanity the most enduring source of human knowledge on the planet – Indigenous systems thinking — and fuse it with the best of modern knowledge and technology? What if we could bake in more relational, expansive, nature-based design into how we approach our lives and work, and solve our biggest challenges? On our last …
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In tumultuous times, how do we ensure that communities can care and be cared for through disaster? It’s all hands on deck for this episode of the reMAKERS podcast, as Lily welcomes Dr Millie Rooney (Co-Director) and Rachel Hay (Research and Projects Officer) onto the podcast to talk about Australia reMADE’s Care through Disaster project. Rebecca So…
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The economy is just how we produce and provide for one another. So what if we threw out the old indicators of growth and profit, and instead measured its success by our collective wellbeing? On this episode of the reMAKERS podcast, we talk to Amanda Janoo (Economics and Policy Lead) and Lisa Hough-Stewart (Implementation Lead) from the global Wellb…
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This episode hears from arranger Tom Lyne about his experience of being involved in Here We Are and writing his quirky arrangement for Beach Escape, and from Helen Horsfall, one of the Here We Are project songwriters, who talks about her experience of being in the project and being involved in writing the song 'Beach Escape.' You can watch the vide…
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This episode hears from Val Dijkman and Shirley James, two of the Here We Are project songwriters, talk about their experiences of being in the project and being involved in writing the moving song 'Feather.' And arranger Corrina Hewat discusses her reaction to first hearing Feather and then how she went about creating her stunning arrangement. You…
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This episode hears various project participants thoughts about the overall project, and hears from some of the songwriter participants about the challenges of collaboration. It also hears from Mags Bryan, one of the Here We Are project songwriters, talk about her experience of being in the project, sharing a piece of her creative writing and being …
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, This episode sees Here We Are project leader Sophie Bancroft and Ken Cockburn, from Autumn Voices , discuss how the Here We Are project started. It also hears from various choir members about their love of being in The Pathhead Choir, and Sue Lewis, one of the Here We Are project songwriters, talks about her experience of being in the project and…
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This episode hears from some of the project's songwriting participants about why they were interested in joining the songwriting group, from audience members who attended some of the concerts, and from Andrew Lorrain-Smith, one of the Here We Are project songwriters, who talks about his experience of being in the project and being involved in writi…
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This episode from various participants in the project - choir members, songwriters, arrangers and audience members talk about their experiences of the project, and also Barbara Hateley, one of the Here We Are project songwriters, talks about her experience of being in the project and being involved in writing the song 'Hand-Me-Down.' You can watch …
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This episode hears songwriting group members discuss their involvement in the writing of Face In The Mirror, and pianist and arranger Dave Milligan talk about his experience of the project. You can watch the video of the performance of Face In The Mirror at https://youtu.be/3hYtCdKj47Y FACE IN THE MIRROR (a song created from The Pathhead Choir Song…
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This episode hears about Jean Durrand's, one of the Here We Are project songwriters, experience of being in the project and being involved in writing 'I Remember.' It also features beautiful creative writing pieces written from lines in 'I Remember' by Val Dijkman and Shirley James, and hears from Gina Rae about writing her arrangement of this amaz…
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What do a grandmother’s advice on ants, a time machine and an iceberg have in common? According to Dr Vishnu Prahalad, they’re all part of what it means for us to live more sustainably, by learning to think in terms of systems. On this episode of the reMAKERS, we talk to Dr Prahalad: a conservationist, ecologist, systems thinker, and Senior Lecture…
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How do we reMAKE our systems to treat people with respect, kindness and empathy? On this episode of the reMAKER’s podcast, we talk to Mark Zirnsak, Senior Social Justice Advocate at the Uniting Church, who works on issues from climate change and tax to modern slavery, as director of its Justice and International Mission. Mark is an endlessly curiou…
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How can business better serve society and the planet we share? What’s holding us back from doing business better, and where is the momentum for change? How can we tell a true purpose-driven business from one that’s just doing a little good (or a nice PR campaign) on the side? Today we’re chatting with Sally Hill, General Manager of the impact inves…
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Season 3, Ep 7: building an economy that doesn't screw young people, with Jane Body and Thomas Walker
Young people today have the deck stacked against them, and they know it. They’ve grown up in a world defined by the global financial crisis, the climate crisis, a housing and cost-of-living crisis, and a global pandemic. Their HECs debts are growing, their confidence in the future is shaky, and it’s feeling nigh impossible for all but the most fort…
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“We don’t need a new economics to tackle most of these problems, we just need less bullsh-t.” - Richard Denniss Chief economist and Executive Director of The Australia Institute, Richard Denniss, joins us for a frank and refreshing look behind the curtain of economics, politics and power. He says the real power of economics is to conceal power itse…
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What if Australia had a national conversation about the country we want to have, and the kind of ancestors we want to be — and then enshrined these goals into legislation? What if we asked school children to write postcards to their future selves and construct their dream cities using lego and minecraft, and decision-makers really listened? What if…
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Are you overdue for a big pay rise? Would moving a 4 day standard working week be the best way for your employer to give you one (even if you work part-time)? Economist and Professor John Quiggin thinks so — and he joins for a fireside chat to explain this and other big ideas gathering momentum in modern economics today. This is your episode if you…
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When it comes to our economy, can we dare to ask the question, ‘when is enough, enough?’ Is it time to be more discerning about what we want from our economy and how we define success, from our personal lives to the world at large? Political economist, writer and advocate for economic system change Dr Katherine Trebeck is here to guide us through a…
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Imagine if we put wellbeing at the heart of government. Imagine a National Conversation that kicks off and creates shared goals for the ‘Australia We Want’, with input from all corners of society. Our former Treasurer may have mocked wellbeing budgets as all mala beads and incense, but more than half the countries in the OECD have some form of well…
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It’s the economics course you’d actually like to take, and today’s guests hope the best universities in the world copy their approach and put them out of business. In the meantime, they’re educating a new generation of leaders to remake economics from the inside out, and you’re invited to apply. Join us for a provocative discussion about an economi…
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What does it mean to contribute? What do we need to to enable everyone to meaningfully contribute to society (and for this contribution to be recognised)? In the second half of 2022, Australia reMADE and Women’s Health Goulburn North East hosted a series of live panel discussions based around the three Cs from our public good work — Care, Connectio…
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Welcome to the second instalment in our Bonus Summer Series — a deep dive into CONNECTION. It’s a conversation about radical love and the peace we gain when we are still, vulnerable and connected to place — accepting Country as a place of care and love that loves us back. It’s about the gender implications of connection as real actual work. It’s ab…
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We bring you the first episode of our Bonus Summer Series — a conversation reframing CARE. Why is it that a fence line on a National Park changes our care relationship with a piece of land? What does it look like to recognise care as a policy choice rather than just an individual responsibility? And who is up for a four-day work week? In the second…
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It’s the end of the year, folks. No one needs anything overly demanding to listen to, but nor do we need a whinge-fest (state of nation: “tired”). Enter Millie and Lily for the final reMAKERS pod of this year: a pretty chill but perky chat that comes full circle to the start of this season, about our ‘why’ as a country and interesting spaces the pu…
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What does it mean to be Australian? Do we have a national story, a national identity; and do we need one if we’re going to heal the wounds of our past and rise to the challenges ahead? Join us for a fascinating discussion with two of Australia’s leading historians, authors and academics about finding and evolving the story of us. Professor Emeritus…
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Ah, fiction. Just when you think you’ve had enough of the real world, here comes our refuge. Our imagination and joy. Our space to play and safely try on bold ideas, delve into our pain, recover our humanity; laugh, cry and walk in each other’s shoes. Recently inspired by some great guest interviews, Millie and Lily are back to talk about the arts,…
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A story, well told, has unmatched power. So how do we tell stories that take us through pain, overcome division and make room for all of us to be our full selves and still belong? What is it about story that makes it one of humanity’s oldest and best technologies? And how can those of who want to change the world especially tell better stories — st…
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Where were you in the 2020s? Our next guest wants you to be able to say, ‘I was part of it, leading the change’. Dr Joëlle Gergis is one of the world’s leading climate scientists and, we reckon after this conversation especially, a national treasure. She’s devoted her career to the cutting edge of climate science: researching, teaching, writing and…
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This conversation is for anyone who’s ever been ambivalent about their phone (or secretly longed to smash it), as well as those of us trying to thoughtfully navigate our way through a beautiful, troubled, at times exhausting world with love, hope and joy. On today’s episode of the reMAKERS, Millie and Lily sit down with Toni Hassan. Toni is a Walkl…
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If you’re someone who has ever felt freaked out about the climate crisis, this is the episode for you. In this episode of the reMAKERS, Millie gets chatting with Claire O’Rourke — campaigner, behaviour-change expert and author of Together We Can: Everyday Australians doing amazing things to give our planet a future. Claire and Millie explore climat…
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So we’ve had this energy crisis. We’ve got this climate crisis. Now what? Look, we know what we want and it’s not that complicated: power that works for all of us — clean, safe, affordable and equitable. So how did we get into this mess, and what can we do about it besides nervously wait for our next energy bill to strike? On today’s episode, Lily …
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“There’s nothing that I like better than talking to kick-arse sassy women about politics!” -Ruth McGowan, the reMAKERS podcast We couldn’t agree more, which is why we’re so excited about this conversation with Ruth McGowan. Ruth McGowan is an author, mentor, trainer and champion of community, democracy and women in politics. She’s been a Mayor and …
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Welcome to the Post-Election Therapeutic Celebratory Download Chat! How are you feeling post-election? Joyful? Weary? Cynical? Numb? Millie and Lily dig into it all. It’s a chat about what this election means for democracy, about ‘strategic joy’ and hope, and how to make the most of this page-turn in our country’s story. We also reflect on the mass…
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So, we’ve got this election. What would you do if you became PM for a day? Join Lily and Millie for this and many other questions, as we talk about what reMAKERS really want for our country, and how we can start to reclaim our “why”. A great follow-up to our last episode, or enjoy as stand-alone chat. Again, this is a fairly nerdy episode, but nerd…
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Not gonna lie, this is one for the nerds among us. Covid was a giant portal. There’s no going back to the old world. Add to that the climate disasters we’ve endured in Australia (hello fires, floods) and more and more Australians are questioning the role of government, what we really want as a country, and how we can best look after each other and …
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The reMAKERS podcast is back, and just in time for the federal election! Dare we be excited about democracy, even when it’s at its most nauseating? Join Millie and Lily for a chat about what is actually exciting us this election, what we’re noticing from the people around us, and the mindset we need to be sane and useful citizens. You’re totally in…
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It’s the final episode of the year, and Millie and Lily are feeling reflective. What did we learn this year that we don’t actually want to forget over the delightful amnesia of holiday shut down? What were the good bits to hang onto out of covid, and where did things fall apart? What are the wild possibilities for the future? We made a list, talked…
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We are living in uncertain and anxious times. Mental health is everywhere, but it’s also been largely ‘privatised’ — treated as a personal issue for individuals to address, rather than as a collective response to systemic conditions. This episode of the reMAKERS asks, ‘do we need therapy, or do we need structural change?’ (Or both.) We also talk ab…
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Dr Millie Rooney is back! And she has a pond! On this episode the reMAKERS, Lily (pictured left) and Millie (on the right) dive into why things like wellbeing, rest and care are actually the hard work of remaking, rather than the fluff on the side. As writer Elizabeth Gilbert reportedly said, ‘show me a relaxed, rested woman! That’s the revolution …
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What does it mean to live a good life, in the face of the climate emergency? Or as Hannah asks in this interview, ‘how are we meant to live a life that counters the world’s problems meaningfully, without being a sad mess, and still experience love and joy in our lives?’ Hannah Moloney is the co-founder of Good Life Permaculture at the bottom of Aus…
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Unity: it’s something Thomas Mayo has thought a lot about in his life and work as a unionist, advocate and writer. Thomas is a Torres Strait Islander man born on Larrakia country in Darwin. Gentle and softly-spoken, he has come to embody unity in his work and in his life — first finding his voice on the wharfs of Darwin with the union movement, the…
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People power is a nice slogan, but how do we actually do it? And can we do it effectively, without adding to the combustible anger and division in the world today? There's some hard-won wisdom in our next episode of the reMAKERS — part two of our series on democracy and the new movie, Big Deal. Organisers David Barrow and Thuy Nguyen of the Sydney …
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They say democracy is not a spectator sport, and the new film, Big Deal, will have you ready to get up off the couch. Directed by The Chaser’s Craig Reucassel and starring Bondi Hipster comedian Christiaan Van Vuuren, it follows everyman Christiaan as he tries to unravel the story of money in our politics. Or as ex-politician Sam Dastyari calls it,…
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Is 1.5 degrees of warming the cliff to the end of the world? Is everything falling part? Are we all to blame? Can we solve this problem, even without the federal government? It’s been a few weeks since latest IPCC report, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, was released by the United Nations. It’s been called a ‘code red’ for humanity, o…
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Grace Williams is an emerging leader with a love of law, story-telling and ‘activism without resistance.’ She was born into a refugee camp in Ghana; her early life was spent in learning to speak different languages, befriending with other largely displaced peoples and not taking much of anything for granted. Today, she has degrees in political econ…
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Is it really possible to build an economy that works better for people and planet? How? Few leaders understand this question from as grounded, practical and hopeful a perspective as Dr Amanda Cahill. In 2014, Dr Cahill was invited to help present to a regional community in Queensland, Australia, worried about their economic future amidst falling de…
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Dan Ilic is a comedian for good trouble. He is one of the most prolific comedy voices in Australian media — with a resume that spans tv, radio, digital and live performances in Australia, the US and beyond. As the creator and host of A Rational Fear, winner of Best Comedy Podcast in 2020, Dan and his cohort of merry mischief-makers rip apart the ne…
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Dr Emma Lee is a trawlwulwuy woman from tebrakunna country, north-east Tasmania. She is a leader, advisor and multi award-winning academic at the Center for Social Impact at the Swinburne University of Technology. We first came across Dr Lee in 2019, reading her article, “We love-bombed the Tasmanian government to win Indigenous rights.” In it, Dr …
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Episode Two: David Ritter, CEO Greenpeace Australia Pacific
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‘The Rebellion will Prevail’ David Ritter has worn many hats: mischievous kid (“a real nuisance in class”), lawyer, author, husband, father and now CEO of Greenpeace Australia Pacific. In this brilliant, wise and deeply-hopeful conversation, he gives the best answer we’ve ever heard to the question, ‘but what can I do about climate change?’ We also…
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