Unpacking lessons for the public service, starting with the Robodebt Royal Commission. In 2019, after three years, Robodebt was found to be unlawful. The Royal Commission process found it was also immoral and wildly inaccurate. Ultimately the Australian Government was forced to pay $1.8bn back to more than 470,000 Australians. In this podcast we dive deep into public policy failures like Robodebt and the British Post Office scandal - how they start, why they're hard to stop, and the public s ...
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Corbynism: The Post-Mortem is a limited Podcast series investigating Corbynism, and the impact Jeremy Corbyn’s tenure as Labour leader had on British politics, hosted by Oz Katerji.
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Telly Visions is a podcast about British television and culture, by people who love British television and culture. A product of WETA’s Telly Visions website, we’re here to dig deep into all the things Anglophiles care about, from period dramas to mysteries to Doctor Who and more.
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The podcast for Performance Auditors, that was hosted by Conor McGarrity and Yusuf Moolla. performanceaudit.substack.com
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A Podcast "The Others" covering Groups , Smaller Parties and Independents in Ireland.
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What does it look like when fascism turns your country upside down? How do you fight bigotry and hatred when hopelessness and apathy have set in? How does individual action make a difference in the quest for equality and freedom? And what is so important about the post office? These are not questions about modern day America, these are questions we investigate about 1940s Hungary. Join us every Wednesday for this 6-part series. Please rate, subscribe, like and share. Subscribe to https://www ...
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TWT Ask Us Anything! Part 2 - culture and integrity agencies
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Another great round of questions, thanks! Now for some appropriately bureaucratic disclaimers.... Those of us in the employ of the State Government speak in a strictly personal capacity, consistent with the Public Sector Code of Ethics that permits public servants to promote an outcome in relation to an issue of public interest - in this case, the …
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TWT Ask Us Anything! Part 1 - trust in government, and how we organise ourselves
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Thanks for the questions folks! Now for some appropriately bureaucratic disclaimers.... Those of us in the employ of the State Government speak in a strictly personal capacity, consistent with the Public Sector Code of Ethics that permits public servants to promote an outcome in relation to an issue of public interest - in this case, the betterment…
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Finally, the APSC has published its findings about Robodebt: what did they find, and where to from here?
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The Australian Public Service Commission has released the findings of its Centralised Code of Conduct Inquiry into Robodebt. Outro grab from The West Wing, Season 3, Episode 10. Now for some appropriately bureaucratic disclaimers.... Those of us in the employ of the State Government speak in a strictly personal capacity, consistent with the Public …
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223: Telly Visions Podcast Farewell
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It’s the end of an era, at least for now. The Telly Visions podcast is signing off. We’ve truly loved spending these past few years with all of you listening out there in the dark, our inbox is always open, and our Telly Visions website is still full of opinions and news. Don’t be strangers! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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Mr Bates v Post Office part 6 - information dead ends and accountability sinks
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In this episode, we look at why Post Office kept prosecuting Sub Post Masters through the lens of Dan Davies' analysis in his new book The Unaccountability Machine. Opening grab from Mr Beer KC (Counsel Assisting) and Alisdair Cameron, CFO and former interim CE of Post Office Ltd. Subsequent grab from Mr Blake KC (Counsel Assisting) and Graham Bran…
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Mr Bates v Post Office part 5 - prosecuting the innocent
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A massive power imbalance, everyone doing the narrowest version of their jobs, and an overriding culture that assumed postmasters were thieves. These are just some of the ways Post Office ended up prosecuting postmasters for shortfalls that existed only on the computer. Opening grab from Mr Beer KC (Counsel Assisting) and Rob Wilson, former Head of…
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The Hon John Hill, on being a Minister
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In this episode, former state Minister for Health and the Arts (among others) the Hon John Hill, shares his insights into what Ministers want - and what they need - from the public service. You can buy his book ‘On being a Minister’ here - and if you’re brave, share with your Minister! Now for some appropriately bureaucratic disclaimers.... Those o…
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Andrew Podger AO: Is Thodey public sector reform on Steroids or Valium?
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In this second interview with former Commonwealth Secretary and Australian Public Service Commissioner Andrew Podger AO, Danielle gets to chat about The pros and cons of bringing all service delivery together in a single agency The valuing of operational expertise v policy leadership The role of portfolio budget practices in driving Robodebt Cultur…
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222: Bridgerton Season 3 Parts 1+2
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Ani sits down with contributors Megan Vick and Sophie Brookover to discuss Bridgerton Season 3, from the cleaving of it in two, to the Polin-ation of the main story, to the major twists in the second half. Where does the show go from here? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Telly Visions
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Andrew Podger AO: the induction, tenure and bravery of Secretaries
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With a decade as a Commonwealth Secretary, and two more as Australian Public Service Commissioner, it is no surprise Robodebt Royal Commissioner Holmes turned to Andrew Podger AO for expert advice on the operation of the public service. In this episode, Danielle talks to Andrew about the impact that granting tenure could have on the quality of advi…
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221: 2024 Summer Preview
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Lacy and Ani sit down with the summer calendar and run down everything debuting from June to August 2024, at least everything we know so far, from the returns of 'Grantchester,' 'Professor T' and 'D.I. Ray' to the debut of 'Queenie,' 'The Decameron,' and 'My Lady Jane.' See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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The Essendon Footy Club supplements scandal (part 3): regulation in a changing world
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What does the community want more - every last transgressor to be punished, or government to keep out of their business? How can regulators keep pace with changing community expectations about what is ‘appropriate’ - and, indeed, what is a workplace? What is a regulator to do when you’re facing these issues in the full glare of media scrutiny? In t…
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220: Classics Revisited: Withnail & I
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The latest episode of our Classics Revisited series looks back at the 1987 film Withnail and I, a black comedy starring Richard E. Grant and Paul McGann that's become something of a cult classic in the years since its release. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Telly Visions
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219: Welcome to Wrexham Season 3
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Ani once again teams up with Lacy's boss Nick for an episode that is all sport all the time, as contributor Sophie Brookover joins the pod for a deep dive into 'Welcome to Wrexham,' the FX docu/reality series about Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds' slow quest to resurrect Welsh football team Wrexham AFC back to its former glory. See omnystudio.com/…
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The Essendon Footy Club supplements scandal (part 2): what’s it like to investigate Australia’s biggest sports codes?
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In episode two of this mini-series, we pick up the story of the Essendon supplements scandal from the perspective of the investigators. In this story we hear how ASADA ends up in the middle of a media fire storm, with inadequate regulatory powers and biopharmaceutical technology racing ahead. But is it really a matter for ASADA at all? Is this an a…
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218: The London Spring Theater Scene
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Lacy returns from London and takes a turn in the guest seat with a report on everything she saw on stage over her week away, from Michael Sheen in the National Theatre's Nye to Sir Ian McKellen’s almost four-hour Falstaff in The Player Kings. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Telly Visions
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217: Call the Midwife Season 13
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Contributor Megan Vick joins Ani Bundel and special guest Lacy's boss Nick Scalera, to break down the drama of Season 13 of 'Call the Midwife' and Trixie's collapsing marriage to Matthew. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Telly Visions
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The Royal Commission we should have? The 2013 Essendon Football Club supplements scandal
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“Lack of good governance is why good people did bad things at Essendon Football Club”. So says Lindsay Tanner, former Minister for Finance, and President of the Essendon Football Club from 2015. In this mini-series, Caroline tries to convince us there are lessons for public servants from the Essendon Football Club supplement scandal in 2013. In thi…
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216: Apple TV+'s Manhunt
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Contributor Sophie Brookover joins the ladies to discuss Apple TV+'s Manhunt, a very American period drama about the aftermath of the Lincoln assassination that's bursting with British actors. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Telly Visions
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Contributor Janet Mullany joins the ladies to discuss the racy new Starz period drama "Mary and George", which recounts the story of Mary Villiers, Countess of Buckingham, and her family's rise to prominence during the reign of King James I. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Telly Visions
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Sue Vardon AO, inaugural CE of Centrelink: On learning while in the job
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In the second of two follow ups to her interview at the end of 2023, Sue Vardon dives deep on her commitment to training Centrelink staff, including the establishment of an in-house Registered Training Organisation (RTO). Now for some appropriately bureaucratic disclaimers.... Those of us in the employ of the State Government speak in a strictly pe…
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214: Mr. Bates vs the Post Office
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Contributor Megan Vick joins the ladies to discuss the smash U.K. drama Mr. Bates vs the Post Office and the real-life case that inspired the show. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Telly Visions
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Contributor Emma O'Neill-Dietel joins the ladies to discuss the second season of BritBox's prestige prison drama anthology series Time, which is even thornier and more complicated than its excellent first outing. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Telly Visions
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Sue Vardon AO, inaugural CE of Centrelink: On lawyers
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In the first of two follow ups to her interview at the end of 2023, Sue Vardon returns to share her thoughts on the dangers for Senior Executives who outsource considerations of legality to the lawyers. Now for some appropriately bureaucratic disclaimers.... Those of us in the employ of the State Government speak in a strictly personal capacity, co…
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Contributor Marni Cerise joins the ladies to discuss Alice & Jack, an awkward contemporary romance between two tragically toxic people that's a surprisingly poor fit for Masterpiece. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Telly Visions
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'Do it now, get it right later': payment (in)accuracy in Centrelink - setting the stage for Robodebt
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Centrelink is not alone in having a push and pull between the investment required to get it right up front, versus the convenience of fixing things up later. We discuss the old chestnut 'fast, cheap, good - pick two' , and the less obvious costs of running lean - whether in pandemic preparedness, strategic policy capacity, workforce burnout. Finall…
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Contributor Sophie Brookover joins the ladies to discuss the new Masterpiece series Nolly and the real-life story of actress Noele Gordon. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Telly Visions
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210: BritBox's Murder Is Easy
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Contributor Marni Cerise joins the ladies to dig into BritBox's latest Agatha Christie adaptation, a thoroughly modern if somewhat brisk adaptation of Murder Is Easy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Telly Visions
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209: Spring Preview 2024
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The ladies look ahead to everything British coming our way this spring from the returns of Call the Midwife and Extraordinary to the premieres of Mr. Bates vs. the Post Office, Mary & George, Scoop, and more. (Plus, Lacy has some Big Feelings about that devastating Miss Scarlet & The Duke news.) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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Mr Bates v Post Office part 4 - the roll out of Horizon
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If you knew your IT system was unreliable, wouldn't you keep some manual checks to make sure it doesn't go wrong? Not if you're Post Office, and desperately looking for savings. Especially if you've just lost your biggest revenue source, in the form of the Benefits Agency and the cash in the tills it provides. In the final episode of our first (but…
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208: PBS Winter Finales: Miss Scarlet & The Duke and All Creatures Great and Small
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We're back! Contributor Janet Mullany joins the ladies for a discussion of the most recent seasons of Miss Scarlet & The Duke and All Creatures Great & Small. What worked? What didn't? And what just made everybody mad? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Telly Visions
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Mr Bates v Post Office part 3 - accepting a lemon
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Despite hundreds of technical issues and continuing delays in meeting quality requirements, in January 2000, Post Office Board accepted the Horizon IT system as its own. In this episode, we discuss how hard it is to say 'stop' in the middle of a game of whack-a-mole of problem fixing, especially when there are institutional incentives to keep going…
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We're sad to inform you that you won't be getting a new episode from us this week --- but it's for a good reason! The ladies are in Los Angeles for the Television Critics Association's winter press tour and will be back next week with all the scoop! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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Mr Bates v Post Office part 2 - a very poor procurement
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Why was the Post Office's Horizon IT system so error ridden in the first place? And is the false conviction of nearly 1000 postmasters really Tony Blair's fault in the end? (Spoiler alert: probably not.) In this episode, Caroline takes us through why Horizon was probably doomed from the start, with Post Office and the Benefits Agency shackled toget…
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207: British Movies: Saltburn
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Contributor Sophie Brookover joins the ladies to discuss one of the most controversial films of this awards season: Emerald Fennell's Saltburn, a disturbing and decadent social satire draped in serious Brideshead Revisited vibes. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Telly Visions
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206: Classics Revisited: Far From the Madding Crowd
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For our latest Classics Revisited installment, the ladies dive into the relatively recent 2015 feature film adaptation of Thomas Hardy's Far From the Madding Crowd in honor of the classic novel's 150th anniversary See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Telly Visions
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Mr Bates v Post Office - shades of Robodebt?
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Season 2 kicks off with a deeper look at the British Post Office fiasco. Gaslighting critics, false confessions, aggressive litigation tactics, challenges with redress, and no accountability from senior leaders - sound familiar? Nick Wallis BBC4 podcast The Great Post Office Trial Alison's recommended listening re psychological safety, Adam Grant's…
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205: Funny Woman
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Contributor Sophie Brookover joins the ladies to discuss the new PBS dramedy Funny Woman, a story of a female comedian who wants to be taken seriously in the male-dominated world of entertainment. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Telly Visions
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204: All Creatures Great and Small Season 4 Premiere
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Contributor Janet Mullany joins the ladies to dig into the cozy comfort of All Creatures Great and Small Season 4, as James and Helen contemplate parenthood and Siegfried misses Tristan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Telly Visions
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203: The Miss Scarlet & The Duke Season 4 Premiere
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The ladies discuss the Miss Scarlet & The Duke Season 4 premiere and debate how long the show can keep going back to the same narrative well before something has to change. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Telly Visions
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202: Everything We Loved In 2023
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Contributors Emma O'Neill-Dietel and Janet Mullany join the ladies to kick off the new year with one last look at the one we just left behind. Here are our favorite things we saw in 2023, and what we're looking forward to in 2024. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Telly Visions
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Bonus episode: Sue Vardon AO - inaugural CE of Centrelink (1997-2004)
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In this special holiday bonus, inaugural CE of Centrelink Sue Vardon AO joins Danielle and Caroline to talk through her submission to the Robodebt Royal Commission. Her submission outlines the changes in Centrelink that made Robodebt possible - as well as the things that have stayed the same. She also takes us through her career, from being the onl…
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201: The Crown Season 6
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Contributor Sophie Brookover joins the ladies to discuss the final season of The Crown and whether it does justice to the story of Queen Elizabeth II. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Telly Visions
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200: BritBox's Archie with Jason Isaacs
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Actor Jason Isaacs joins the ladies to discuss BritBox's four-part series Archie, a biographical drama that explores the man behind the myth of all-American heartthrob Cary Grant. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Telly Visions
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199: The Doctor Who 60th Anniversary Specials
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Contributor Emma O'Neill-Dietel joins the ladies to discuss Doctor Who's trio of 60th anniversary specials, from David Tennant's return to Ncuti Gatwa's debut. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Telly Visions
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198: The Great British Baking Show Season 14
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The ladies dive into the latest season of The Great British Baking Show, from their favorite contestants to the unsubtle specter of Paul Hollywood's influence. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Telly Visions
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16. Taking responsibility - lessons from Robodebt
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Much of the evidence heard by the Royal Commission was from people who didn't know what was happening - either because they were too junior to have all the information, or, if they were senior, too busy to have stopped and asked the question. Provoked by Dr Darren O'Donovan, in this episode we unpack practical steps that create organisations that c…
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197: Everything We Missed In 2023
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The ladies dig into the some of the best programs we didn't get the chance to talk about in-depth this year, from Hotel Portofino and The Diplomat to The Law According to Lidia Poet and Planet Earth III. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Telly Visions
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196: World on Fire Season 2 Finale
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Contributor Janet Mullany joins the ladies for a discussion of the second season of World War II drama World on Fire --- the stories that worked, the ones that didn't, and everything in between. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Telly Visions
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Bonus Episode: Dr Darren O'Donovon on centering the victims of Robodebt, the fragmentation of knowledge and accountability, and the creation of moral discomfort
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In this in-depth and wide-ranging interview, Dr Darren O'Donovan, Senior Lecturer at La Trobe University Law School, reflects on what it was like being on the outside looking in at Robodebt. *This was recorded before the release of the Government's response to the Royal Commission.* Some references from the interview include: Frank Kafka Before the…
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