CEDA's podcasts break down the policy issues of the day and explains what they mean for Australian business and the community.
CEDA has three podcasts across different topics, hosts and guests:
The Economists’ Corner
CEDA CEO Melinda Cilento and Chief Economist Jarrod Ball talk with leading Australian economists breaking down the latest economic news and policy updates.
The greater good
Conversations on policy priorities that matter for our future with Australian leaders across government, business and academia, as CEDA continues to pursue solutions that deliver better economic and social outcomes for the greater good.
The lowdown
Casual conversations with leaders and thinkers from CEDA member organisations to understand what they are seeing, hear their plans for the work ahead, and progress ideas for change.
Check out some of the latest episodes
CEDA's two part podcast series on superannuation views the recent changes to super and the Retirement Income Review through the lens of the Financial Services Council and HESTA.
In part 2, CEDA CEO Melinda Cilento and HESTA Head of Impact Mary Delahunty discuss how COVID has shone a light on the state of Australians' financial resilience, whether increasing the super guarantee is the best bang for Australia's post-retirement buck, Your Future Your Super, and drawing more focus to all aspects of the performance of a fund.
CEDA's two part podcast series on superannuation views the recent changes to super and the Retirement Income Review through the lens of the Financial Services Council and HESTA.
In part 1, CEDA CEO Melinda Cilento and Financial Services Council CEO speaks about the Retirement Income Review, striking a balance between catering for pre and post retirement financial life, the role COVID played in educating the public about superannuation, and how the 'YourSuper" tool will help keep the public informed.
Join CEDA Chief Economist Jarrod Ball and AER Chair Clare Savage as they discuss the AER's five year strategic plan, the key priorities to get right in our energy transition, what the AER is doing to address the vulnerability of consumers, and how the states are leading the charge on energy policy.
In today's episode of The Greater Good, CEDA CEO Melinda Cilento is joined by Peter Dawkins, outgoing Vice-Chancellor and President of Victoria University to speak about how 2020 has impacted Vic Uni and the broader higher education sector, how the next few years are looking for the university, and about the decline in students choosing to study economics.
Join CEDA Chief Economist Jarrod Ball and Steven Persson, CEO of The Big Issue and Homes for Homes as they chat about how The Big Issue has been coping since COVID, how the pandemic has brought social housing and homelessness to the forefront of people's thinking, the need to develop a suite of long term solutions to poverty that resonate within the community, and how the government is tracking with social housing.
Join CEDA Chief Economist Jarrod Ball, NSW Chief Economist Stephen Walters, and ANZ Senior Economist Cherelle Murphy as they discuss how NSW is dealing with the first deficit in a decade, the management of COVID clusters keeping NSW open, the phasing out of stamp duty, social housing, and the measures in place for women in the NSW budget.
In today's episode, CEDA CEO Melinda Cilento is joined by Dr. Paul Williams of Griffith University to discuss Labor's unexpected election win in Queensland, how the economy in the Sunshine State is holding up through the pandemic, and how the state is feeling about climate change policy.
In this episode of The Economists' Corner, CEDA Chief Economist Jarrod Ball is joined by Namali Mackay and Peter Horn of Austrade in a discussion about how trade is holding up in the UK and Europe, climate change's impact on trade deals, Australia's economic dependence on China, and the global impacts of the US election.
Join CEDA CEO Melinda Cilento and the Brookings Institution's Wendy Edelberg for a discussion on how the US government has handled COVID and the economy, what fiscal policy should be put into place to help things return to normal more quickly, and how things are looking in the face of the election.
In today's episode, CEDA Chief Economist Jarrod Ball is joined by Curtin University’s Professor Rachel Ong ViforJ and University of Adelaide’s Professor Chris Leishman to discuss how COVID has changed the conversation around housing policy, housing construction's effectiveness as a stimulus tool, tax reform, and social housing.
CEDA's inaugural meeting was on Oct 21st, 1960. 60 years later, CEDA's CEO Melinda Cilento is joined by past CEDA research directors to talk about the work they did and how it helped shape the CEDA of today.
CEDA Chief Economist Jarrod Ball welcomes CEDA's new Senior Economist Cassandra Winzar to talk a little about her background, how WA is coping economically through the pandemic, and how the recent WA state budget looks.
Join CEDA CEO Melinda Cilento in a discussion focusing on the federal budget, missed opportunities, immigration, business uncertainty, the pink/youth recession, and predictions for how the budget will play out over the next seven months.
Melinda is joined by a panel of leading economists:
Jo Masters, EY Oceania Chief Economist
Paul Bloxham, Paul Bloxham, Chief Economist, HSBC Australia
Nicki Hutley, Partner, Deloitte Access Economics
In today's episode of The Greater Good, CEDA Chief Economist Jarrod Ball is joined by Cindy Chen, a year 12 student from Wesley College studying economics, and Sonia Arakkal, Co-founder of Think Forward.
Australia's youth has been hit particularly hard by the pandemic, so it's vital to ensure that the voices of our future generations are heard and taken into consideration when making policy decisions. This episode covers the budget's approach to climate change, tax cuts missing the mark for young Australians, long term tax reform, Jobmaker and Jobseeker, and a sense of optimism despite the state of the economy.
Join CEDA CEO Melinda Cilento in a discussion focusing on the upcoming federal budget, balancing near term and long term budget objectives, tax reform, and predictions for the year ahead.
Melinda is joined by a panel of leading economists:
Jo Masters, EY Oceania Chief Economist
Paul Bloxham, Paul Bloxham, Chief Economist, HSBC Australia
Nicki Hutley, Partner, Deloitte Access Economics
Join CEDA CEO Melinda Cilento and New America's Vivian Graubard as they discuss using public interest technology to create simple but practical tech solutions, the ability to address systematic inequality through technology, and the difficult process of earning the trust of users.
Join CEDA Chief Economist Jarrod Ball and Martin Haese, CEO of Business SA as they discuss how regional economies in SA are finding success as a result of the pandemic, how supply chains behind the scenes have been affected, and how the SA and federal governments have done in response to COVID.
In this episode of The Greater Good, CEDA CEO Melinda Cilento is joined by Dr Katherine Gibney of the Doherty Institute to talk about how Australia has handled COVID, what we should be doing that we aren't, and what the next six months looks like for us.
In today's episode, CEDA Chief Economist Jarrod Ball is joined by The Front Project CEO Jane Hunt to talk about the profound impact COVID has had on the early childhood education sector, how families are coping with the crisis, and what Australia can do to make sure all young children can get access to the education they need.
Join CEDA Chief Economist Jarrod Ball and Mercer Senior Partner David Knox as they discuss the superannuation sector during the crisis, what a future retirement income system could look like, and how the crisis has created an opportunity for better engagement with super members.
In today's episode, CEDA Chief Economist Jarrod Ball is joined by Acil Allen Consulting Executive Director, John Nicolaou, to discuss the hard border closure in WA, the resilience of the mining sector and the stability it provides the state, and how the tourism industry is adapting to the pandemic.
In today's episode, CEDA CEO Melinda Cilento is joined by Minderoo Fire Fund CEO, Adrian Turner. Minderoo Foundation has committed AU$70 million to rebuild communities, revitalise local economies and develop a long-term blueprint for wildfire and disaster resilience.
Join CEDA CEO Melinda Cilento and CEDA Chief Economist Jarrod Ball as they chat with Joseph Minarik, Director of Research at the organisation CEDA was inspired by, the Committee for Economic Development (CED). In today's discussion, Joseph speaks about the constantly changing attitudes towards the virus in the US, the difficulties that come with health care issues becoming highly politicised, and what this means for a country heading into what might be the most important election in US history.
In this episode CEDA Chief Economist Jarrod Ball is joined by Andrew Wear, author of 'Solved!: How other countries have cracked the world's biggest problems and we can too' to speak about how we can look to other countries for solutions to the problems Australia faces, and whether or not our cities will be able to bounce back from COVID.
In this episode of The Greater Good, CEDA Chief Economist Jarrod Ball is joined by Dr. Peter Davidson of ACOSS to discuss the implications of a lowered Jobseeker rate, the impacts on the unemployment rate for the foreseeable future, and what can be done to avoid the economy falling further than is already expected.
CEDA CEO Melinda Cilento is joined by Judy Slatyer, CEO Australian Red Cross and James Deverell, Director of CSIRO Futures to discuss the Australian National Outlook, making the COVID-19 recovery more inclusive, and how the Australian economy can become more adaptable and resilient.
The aviation industry was one of the first hit by the COVID-19 crisis, leading to a range of flow on effects impacting everything from tourism to labour mobility. Join CEDA CEO Melinda Cilento and Peter Harris AO as they speak on the short and long term impacts on the aviation industry, and whether or not a short term domestic tourism boost will be enough to sustain the sector through the crisis.
In this edition of The Greater Good, CEDA CEO Melinda Cilento spoke with Hireup Co-Founder and CEO Jordan O'Reilly about the NDIS, individualisation in disability support, and the implications of technology in innovation.
With a review of the retirement income system underway, and the superannuation sector navigating market volatility, CEDA Chief Economist Jarrod Ball is joined by Damian Graham of First State Super to explore the role of superannuation in Australia's economic recovery.