Episode description

Guest host Ben Harrington is joined by Dr Karinna Saxby, Research Fellow at the University of Melbourne, to make sense of the recent controversy around the federal government’s original move not to include questions about gender diversity and sexual orientation in the 2026 census, and why having this data on a national scale is so important. (1:01)

Nicole Gurran, Professor of Urban and Regional Planning at the University of Sydney, takes us inside the recently released final report from the People’s Commission into the Housing Crisis, and the recommendations that the report proposes to address spiralling housing prices and homelessness in Australia. (13:22)

Plus, New Zealand psychedelic groover Joe Ghatt joins in to chat about his second album ‘Caper’ and his experiences as a solo artist ahead of a gig in Melbourne at the Northcote Social Club on September 2. (33:55)