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No trust without scrutiny - the case for an Epidemic Response Committee
Follow The Money
English - April 07, 2020 06:45 - 12 minutes - 11.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsPolitics News Business Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
In the middle of this unprecedented health and economic crisis, it is critical we do not let a crisis in our democracy emerge as well. Like Australia, New Zealand has shut down its Parliament due to COVID-19. However, NZ has found a non-partisan alternative to maintain accountability while Parliament is not sitting. Australia Institute executive director Ben Oquist makes the case for an Epidemic Response Committee.Visit tai.org.au for our latest pandemic economic research and analysis // @theausinstituteHost: Ebony Bennett, deputy director of the Australia Institute // @ebony_bennettGuest: Ben Oquist, executive director of the Australia Institute // @BenOquistProducer: Jennifer Macey.Theme music is by Jonathan McFeat from Pulse and Thrum
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