Canberra Sentinel - the podcast

The interim report from Royal Commissioner Virginia Bell has been released and it contains 14 recommendations. Member for Fisher, Andrew Wallace, provides his reaction to the report to Canberra Sentinel, and the need to keep the 15 people killed in our minds. He talks about some issues related to communication between agencies and his concerns about the way in which communications issues can creat...

Non Disclosure Agreements can be useful when organisational IP is at stake, for example, but they can be disempowering when used to silence people. Three women with lived experience of what NDAs mean - Julia Delaforce, Kirsty Prince, and Anna Hough - each have a unique story but they have a uniform objective: to end the use of NDAs in situations where they stop people from telling their personal s...

Former Senator Cory Bernardi is getting ready to start a new stint in parliament in South Australia' Upper House. He talks to Tom Ravlic about the things parliaments do well, what happens when conventions fail, how estimates can get things clarified, and the challenges of resourcing parliamentary offices to handle the task of keeping governments accountable. This is a public episode. If you'd like...

A former chief of staff to our deputy prime minister, Jo Tarnawsky, has been through the process of settling a workplace dispute with the Commonwealth. Tarnawsky might have dealt with her case, but she remains highly critical of the absence of progress in areas of workplace health and safety. What are some of the solutions? Listen to the podcast he see what she thinks. This is a public episode. If...

Humanitarian advocate Pat Ryan has spent several years since Australia left Afghanistan trying to get his former colleagues - locally engaged employees - out of the region. Ryan is deeply concerned about the seven individuals and their families who remain in danger overseas. He speaks with Tom Ravlic about his recent approach to Home Affairs minister Tony Burke to bring these people to safety. Rya...

The Federal Opposition has appointed a new Shadow Minister for Productivity and Deregulation, Senator Jane Hume, who is yet to get back to me on an interview request sent last week to her office. BUT as we await a response from the good Senator Hume, Canberra Sentinel has had a natter with another expert on the subject matter of productivity, CPA Australia's Gavan Ord, to get a better understandin...

Andrew Wallace is the Member for Fisher for the Liberal National Party. He has an electorate that spans 1198 square kilometers with more than 140,000 electors. How does one person manage to deal with the concerns of more than 140,000 people? Tune in and have a listen to how a local member does their job when they are back in their electorate and away from the building on the hill in Canberra. This...

Assistant minister Andrew Leight joins Tom Ravlic to discuss taxation, randomised trials, and what the PwC scandal means three years on. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit canberrasentinel.substack.com/subscribe

New laws have passed the Federal Parliament that change gun law regulation in the wake of the Bondi massacre. Australia Institute deputy director Ebony Bennett talks to Tom Ravlic about the numbers of guns out in the community right now, and why she and AI believe the new rules are of benefit to the community. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get ac...

Senator Jono Duniam is the shadow home affairs minister, a Senator for Tasmania, and a member of the intelligence and security committee of the Australian Parliament. He spoke to Tom Ravlic about a series of reservations he and the coalition have with the legislation the Albanese government wants to pass next week that it says must pass to deal with the aftermath of the Bondi massacre. Duniam outl...

Barrister Greg Barns SC provides some analysis of the draft law the government wants legislated next week that impacts on gun laws, freedom of expression, migration, and a range of other matters in the wake of the Bondi Massacre. The issues Barns tells Tom Ravlic about are only a few that are on his laundry list. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get...

The Australia Institute’s Allan Behm speaks with Tom Ravlic about the recent US activities in Venezuela and what consequences, if any, they have for Australia’s positioning on the world stage. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit canberrasentinel.substack.com/subscribe

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit canberrasentinel.substack.com/subscribe