The impact of the Covid-induced wealth divide
Feb 01, 2021•18 min•Season 2Ep. 13
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Episode description
Today on the Briefing we discuss how billionaires are getting richer – and the rest of us are picking up the crumbs.
We’re joined by Andrew Leigh, a Labor MP and former economist who explains how and why the rich are getting richer. He calls for big corporations to give back taxpayer-funded benefits like JobKeeper.
Where do you fit in the ever-widening wealth divide?
In today's headlines:
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Collingwood Magpies engulfed in racism scandal
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No new Covid-19 cases in WA amid five-day lockdown
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PM Morrison announces goal for zero net emissions by 2050
- Daily Mail settles with Prince Harry.
- Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi arrested as military reinstates 'dictatorship’
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