‘What Happens Next?’: Can We Open the Halls of Power?
Class inequality is not inevitable, and it’s not too late to change things here in Australia to promote a better experience for all.
In the second episode of its exploration of class inequality, Monash University’s podcast, What Happens Next?, asks the experts: How can we change things? How can we ensure that a diverse range of voices occupies equal weight in the halls of power and the rooms where decisions are made?
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Dr Susan Carland talks to Monash Sustainable Development Institute’s John Thwaites AM about the political and economic decisions that must be made if we’re going to remedy class inequality for good.
Historian Tony Moore provides some additional context into Australia’s past relationship with the working class – a connection that informs the country to this day and may provide the key to a more equal tomorrow.
Journalist Rick Morton and author Bri Lee also return with insights into how improving the accessibility of resources like education, housing, and other necessities will have a positive knock-on effect for generations to come.
“If we get these settings right, and if we have a true understanding – which can only come, by the way, from people who come from those backgrounds in the room, making decisions with people who have the power… If you get those things right, then you actually live in a society where people who have really stunning things to contribute to the world can actually contribute them.”
Rick Morton
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