The ups and downs of 2020

It’s been a quite year. At the end of it, Australia, through a combination of geography, our health system, and massive injections of cash from the government isn’t going too badly. There has even been surprising growth in some sectors like electronics manufacturing, as companies bring production back home. Plus, there’s new research showing high levels of financial stress amongst full time workers especially workers in poorer areas – is the pandemic recession making poverty worse?

Guests:Serena Ross, CEO, CircuitwiseProfessor Abigail Payne, Director, Melbourne Institute, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social ResearchRichard Yetsenga, Chief Economist, ANZ Research

Kelly Fawcett, Research and Policy Lead, Foundation for Young Australians

Martinique, university graduate