Emmo Forum

Yale PhD Candidate Matto Mildenberger joins Emmo to discuss the history of climate change policy in Australia and trends across the globe. Find Craig Emerson WEBSITE http://craigemersoneconomics.com TWITTER https://twitter.com/DrCraigEmerson‎ FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/DrCraigEmerson

ANU philosopher Dr Christian Barry joins Emmo to discuss growing global inequality. Find Christian Barry PODCAST http://publicethicsradio.org Find Craig Emerson WEBSITE http://craigemersoneconomics.com TWITTER https://twitter.com/DrCraigEmerson‎ FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/DrCraigEmerson

Senior National Press Gallery journalist Geoff Kitney joins Emmo to discuss the death of reform in Australian politics. Find Craig Emerson WEBSITE http://craigemersoneconomics.com TWITTER https://twitter.com/DrCraigEmerson‎ FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/DrCraigEmerson

ANU’s Dr. Kim Huynh joins Emmo to discuss refugee politics. Find Kim Huynh BOOK http://www.amazon.com/Where-Sea-Takes-Kim-Huynh/dp/0732285593 Find Craig Emerson WEBSITE http://craigemersoneconomics.com TWITTER https://twitter.com/DrCraigEmerson‎ FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/DrCraigEmerson

Crikey's Luke Buckmaster joins Emmo to discuss social media, new technologies and privacy. Find Luke Buckmaster TWITTER https://twitter.com/lukebuckmaster BLOG http://blogs.crikey.com.au/cinetology/ PODCAST http://www.crikey.com.au/topic/the-parallax-podcast/ Find Craig Emerson WEBSITE http://craigemersoneconomics.com TWITTER https://twitter.com/DrCraigEmerson‎ FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/DrCraigEmerson

Subtitle: ANU Professor Hugh White joins Emmo to discuss avoiding conflict, winning wars, and Australia’s strategic position in the context of US-China relations. Summary: Hugh White is Professor of Strategic Studies at ANU. He visits Emmo Forum to discuss the flaws in Australia’s strategic position and urges Australia to play a more active role in guiding the US-China relationship in order to sustain a stable and prosperous Asian region. Read Professor Hugh White’s Column in the SMH http://www.smh.com.au/comment/by/Hugh-White And his latest book, ‘The China Choice’ http://www.amazon.com/The-China-Choice-America-Should-ebook/dp/B008XP1IMS Find Craig Emerson http://craigemersoneconomics.com https://twitter.com/DrCraigEmerson‎ https://www.facebook.com/DrCraigEmerson

Renowned economist Professor Ross Garnaut visits Emmo Forum to discuss his new book, ‘Dog Days’. The conversation follows the general structure of his book, starting with Australia’s boom-bust economic history, continuing with policies for averting a recession, and ending with concerns about morality in politics. Struggling with some of the jargon? Check out Jargon Buster on: GDP – http://youtu.be/XkFfC130gZ0 Productivity – http://youtu.be/ESMZP9xkiCg Terms of Trade – http://youtu.be/1kx4RmcTOP8 Unemployment – http://youtu.be/NyHD2K8nUgY Find Professor Ross Garnaut http://www.rossgarnaut.com.au And his latest book, ‘Dog Days’ http://www.amazon.com/Dog-Days-Australia-After-Boom/dp/1863956220 Find Craig Emerson http://craigemersoneconomics.com https://twitter.com/DrCraigEmerson‎ https://www.facebook.com/DrCraigEmerson

Australians assume Indonesia needs us. But ANU Professor Hal Hill points out that Australian trade and aid are small for Indonesia. Indonesians don’t spend a lot of time worrying about asylum seekers coming to Australia. By 2030 Indonesia will be a top-10 economy. Australia needs Indonesia much more than Indonesia needs Australia.

Bernard Keane discusses conspiracy theories about the science of climate change and whether the science is really settled. He explains the benefits and costs of emissions trading, carbon taxes and direct action. Bernard also explores trends in productivity growth over the last decade and the effect of different industrial relations system on productivity.

Australia’s Small Business Ambassador and Founder of Hub Australia, Brad Krauskopf, explains how the Hub is bringing together small business entrepreneurs in a single physical location. The virtue of being in one place is the sharing of ideas and the creation of new ventures through social interaction with like-minded people.

Professor of economics and Federal MP Andrew Leigh visits Emmo Forum to discuss economic theory and its place in progressive thought. Emmo and Andrew cover topics including economic thinkers like Karl Marx and Adam Smith, contrasting economic views in Australian politics and the importance of education to the economy.

ABC presenter Chris Uhlmann discusses the impact of social media and online technology on conventional media reporting. He refers to the “ghettoisation” of commercial media as it identifies the political leanings of its audience and panders to them. This bias, he says, is contributing to a sharpening of partisanship in both the US and Australia. Chris expresses sympathy for commercial media’s efforts to operate successfully in the online world.

Dr Emmeline Taylor is a social researcher working out of the Australian National University who focuses on the social effects of surveillance practices, particularly in schools. She has just released a book entitled “Surveillance School: Security, Discipline and Control in Contemporary Education”. In this episode, Emmo & Dr Taylor cover problems associated with security, privacy and the surveillance society.

At a time when other countries are moving to emissions trading schemes to reduce carbon emissions, Australia is going backward. Human-induced climate change is not only real, it’s happening now. This episode of Emmo Forum advocates resistance to the Australian Government’s attempts to scrap the emissions trading scheme in Australia for the sake of future generations.

A special Emmo Forum on education explores the philosophical divide between those who believe intelligence is gifted to some children but denied to others, and progressive thinkers who argue that all young people have talent and it’s the role of the education system to nurture that talent. Emmo discusses the three levels of education: school, vocational and higher education.

In this Emmo Forum, Craig Emerson discusses issues for progressive thinkers raised by viewers and listeners: population, climate change, food and water supply, energy and environmental sustainability; education; same-sex marriage; and media. He also raises sine of his own issues: privacy or security in the digital age (the use of CCTVs & phone intercepts); immortality through genetic organ replacement); and child abuse.

Emmo Forum starts with answers to questions on 12 topics, including views on the new Abbott-led Australian Government, the rejuvenation of progressive thinking, the future of the Australian Labor Party, mainstream media, climate change policy, fiscal policy and middle-class welfare, and favourite songs, quotes and experiences as a parliamentarian.