Monday Breakfast - 14 March

with Evan

- Stephen Duckett, Health Director from the Grattan Institute, talked about how we can address out of pocket costs in the Australian health system. The conversation looked at the Grattan Institute's latest report into the subject and what can be done to tackle the prohibitive costs of seeing medical specialists in Australia. 

- Lurion de Mello, Senior Lecturer in Applied Finance from Macquarie University, gave an excellent update on the current state of the international energy market and what lies ahead for energy costs and the global economy.. 

- Kim Usher, Professor in Nursing from the University of New England, spoke about the relationship between domestic violence and natural disasters and the need for better planning and strategies to support the most vulnerable disaster survivors. Check out her great article on the subject here. 

-Peter Martin, Economics Editor for The Conversation, provided great analysis on how the recent sanctions against Russia have influenced strategic decisions, upended the orthodoxy of global trade and are having a huge impact in Russia. More from Peter here. 

Music

Under the Milkway - Jimmy Little

Queen Jane Approximately - Emma Swift

Push the Blues Away - Josh Teskey and Ash Grunwald

Feels like Home - Randy Newman

Love is The Key - Cedric Burnside

Royal in the Afternoon - The Whitlams