Rapid diagnostics company Ellume has begun shipments of its COVID-19 test to the United States. The company is scaling up its Brisbane manufacturing facilities as part of a US push to develop rapid testing technology. Plus, governments will have little choice but to spend more to deal with the challenges of our times. And what lies ahead in next week’s RBA meeting? Guests: Dr Sean Parsons, founder and CEO, Ellume Kristina Clifton, Senior Economist, CBA Marc Robinson, author of Bigger Government: The Future of Government Expenditure in Advanced Economies

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Huge demand expected for Australian-made rapid COVID-19 tests

If you’re working from home or you’ve been in lockdown, the local neighbourhood has become incredibly important. Could our increasingly local and digital lifestyle reshape our cities? Plus, the Crown Resorts AGM and governance failures. And will JobMaker really support 450,000 jobs? Guests: Professor Elizabeth Sheedy, risk expert, Macquarie Business School, Macquarie University Lucinda Hartley, co-founder of Neighbourlytics Peter Strong, CEO, Council of Small Business of Australia Peter Davidson, Principal Advisor, Australian Council of Social Service

The 20-minute neighbourhood

Australia sells a lot of coal to China. Both kinds – the one for making electricity and the one for making steel. But it looks as if we won’t be selling any more this year. So what is going on? Plus, the evolving implications of so many of us working from home and today’s unemployment figures. Guests: Felicity Emmett, ANZ Senior Economist Ian Neil SC Jo Clarke, Asia Pacific correspondent, Argus Media

Cancelled orders for Australian coal and what happens when home becomes a workplace?

Will consumers and companies embrace the incentives contained in this week’s budget to save the economy from the effects of the Covid recession? Guests: Danielle Wood, CEO, The Grattan Institute + Richard Holden, Professor of Economics, University of New South Wales

The Covid-19 budget

Maria Konnikova learnt to play poker to explore the interplay between luck and skill. How did she go from rank novice to accomplished player? Plus, a recession recovery wish list from two leading economists ahead of next week’s federal budget. Guests: Sarah Hunter, chief economist, BIS Oxford Economics Andrew Charlton, Economist. Co-founder of AlphaBeta (part of Accenture) Maria Konnikova, author of The Biggest Bluff: How I Learned to Pay Attention, Master Myself, and Win.

Poker lessons and a federal budget wish list

Income inequity across Australia has reduced as an unexpected outcome of government stimulus measures in response to COVID-19. Plus, as more and more people continue to dump private health insurance – what can be done to improve the sector and the overall efficiency of the health system? Guests: Professor Brenton Prosser, Director of the National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling (NATSEM) Professor Yuting Zhang, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic & Social Research, University of Melbourne Jennifer Doggert, Editor at Croakey, health policy analyst, Centre for Policy Development Alison, on attitudes to private health insurance

Australia's decline in income inequity & reforming private health insurance

How the middle class got screwed by globalism and will be on the hook for the COVID recovery bill. Several Australian superfunds have pledged to reach net zero by 2050 across their portfolios as the commercial, physical and legal risks of global warming ramp up. Plus, a snap shot of the COVID downturn on the construction sector. Guests: Jeff Rubin, author of The Expendables: How the Middle Class Got Screwed By Globalization, Scribe Publications Amandine Denis-Ryan, head of national programs, ClimateWorks Australia Jo Masters, Chief Economist, EY Oceania

The pandemic, protectionism and paying for the downturn

Melbourne's CBD economy is forecast to contract by $110 billion over the next five years, and 79,000 jobs could be lost across the city over the same period. What are the plans to avoid this worse case scenario and help the city recover? How important are those delivery apps to restaurants and cafe owners? Plus, the 'Netflix' of electric vehicles - AGL offers a subscription service to EVs. Guests: Melbourne Lord Mayor Sally Capp Wes Lambert, CEO, Restaurant and Catering John Chambers, Executive General Manager Future Business & Technology, AGL S. Travis Waller, Professor of Transport, founding Director Research Centre for Integrated Transport Innovation, UNSW

Melbourne's CBD economy and plans for recovery

As parts of the private sector struggle to survive the downturn, governments at all levels could do more to provide work and learning opportunities - especially for young people. An alliance of civil society leaders has some ideas for the Federal Government to help Australians get jobs. Plus, the economic fall-out of trade tensions with China. And the high-tech, high-value photonics industry that’s a roaring success. Guests: Lisa Fowkes, Director of Employment, Social Ventures Australia. Member of Australia Together Barry West, wool, wheat and barley farmer, Kuiln, WA Stephanie Males, Partner, PWC Dr Simon Poole, VP Cylite, co-author of Photonics in Australia & New Zealand: Lighting Economic Growth

Build back better - jobs in services that communities need

For three decades many Australians have bought houses for capital gain and rental returns. In the decade up to 2019, Sydney houses earned the equivalent of the average wage. Will high prices continue after the pandemic? New research on how working from home might reshape housing demand. And RBA research has found that most household debt is held by those who can afford it Guests: Cameron Murray, Research Fellow, Henry Halloran Trust, University of Sydney James Lennox, Senior Research Fellow, Centre of Policy Studies, Victoria University Nassim Khadem, ABC business reporter

Houses outstrip wages and could WFH lead to more urban sprawl?

Australia has the beginnings of a deal to get access to the Oxford University-AstraZeneca vaccine in development for Covid-19. But what does that mean and how much might it cost? Plus, how the Spanish flu of 1919 affected the economy and how this pandemic is likely to reshape Australian businesses and jobs. Guests: Bonnie Parkinson, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Health Economics, Macquarie University Simon Kennedy, Partner, McKinsey & Company John Tang, senior economics lecturer, University of Melbourne

Vaccine costs and how the pandemic will make permanent changes to our economy

The pandemic and Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety have put aged care in the spot light - both are making it clear that the sector is under resourced. What are some of the changes that are needed and are Australians willing to pay more for quality aged care? Guests: Professor John Pollaers, Chair, Aged Care Workforce Strategy Julie Ratcliffe, Professor of Health Economics, Caring Futures Institute, Flinders University Rachel Lane, author and Principal of Aged Care Gurus

How can we improve aged care?

What will level-4 restrictions will mean for Melbourne’s warehouses, supply chains and biggest port in the country? The logistics sector worldwide is worth more than $7 trillion dollars, in Australia it's north of $103 billion. At the heart of it are distribution centres. These are 10,000 square metres and up, about half the playing surface of the MCG. The Money's Richard Aedy has taken a dive into one of their deep freezers. Plus, the impact of Victoria’s stage-4 measures on the economy and jobs. Guests: Dr Brendan Rynne, Partner, Chief Economist, KPMG Mike McClendon, President International Operations, Lineage Dory Kanaan, Logistics Services Manager, Lurnea, Lineage Kay Hassan, Safety Advisor, Lineage Vanessa Rader, Head of Research, Ray White Commercial Paul Alexander, Associate Professor in Supply Chain and Networks, Curtain University

Logistics - a $7 trillion global industry you probably haven’t thought about until the pandemic

An Australian telehealth start-up has taken off as virtual healthcare becomes the norm. The business was spun out of the CSIRO and is one of several start-ups helping solve problems caused by the pandemic. Plus, the paradox of thrift - households report record levels of financial comfort for June, that comfort could be short lived. Guests: Dr Silvia Pfeiffer, CEO, Coviu Phil Morle, Partner at the CSIRO's innovation fund, Main Sequence Ventures Jeff Oughton, Consulting Economist, ME Bank

Hyper growth for local telehealth start-up and the paradox of thrift

The economic damage inflicted by the coronavirus pandemic in Australia has been laid bare. The Money examines the latest update on the economy, the budget, and the outlook for jobs, as Australia continues to deal with the uncertainties of a pandemic in Victoria. Guests: Danielle Wood, CEO Grattan Institute + Shane Oliver, Chief Economist, AMP Capital.

'Harsh numbers' - deficit hits record high and unemployment to grow

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