Weekly podcast show notes for an irreverent Australian show covering politics, media, music, literature and culture, usually built around a long interview with a writer, critic or musician. Each issue gives a short episode blurb with guest details and book plugs rather than full articles.
Website: https://www.thebattler.net/
An independent Australian journalist reports on climate politics and the fossil fuel industry's influence on government, drawing on archival documents and on-the-ground coverage of events such as the pre-COP meeting in Fiji. Readers get investigative, opinionated long-form analysis funded by paying subscribers.
Bluntshovels offers first-person analysis of Australian disability policy, the NDIS and the economics of care work, written from a disabled advocate's perspective. Readers get critiques of government decisions, budgets and mainstream economic framing, informed by lived experience and policy engagement.
Benchmark Analytics publishes data-driven analysis of Australian economic, energy, financial services and regulatory policy, with occasional international comparisons. Readers get explained policy developments with figures and context, aimed at government relations and policy professionals.
This newsletter covers Australian cannabis policy, regulation and research news, with attention to specific figures, sources and caveats. Readers get explanations of costings, court and regulatory developments, and clinical evidence reviews.
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