Media

We don’t just work quietly at our desks. We’re vocal. Engaging with the media is one of the best ways to get our message about inequality in Australia out there, and we’re not afraid to be opinionated. Browse our media pieces and appearances below.

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Our Media
August 13, 2024

Australians have lost so much faith in government that just being heard feels like special treatment

There is still no appetite for systemic reform to close the gap – even a year on from the failed voice referendum – the latest Guardian Essential poll shows.
Our Media
July 30, 2024

While the world looks on aghast at Donald Trump, Peter Dutton can take inspiration

Like Trump, Dutton has honed his skills exploiting identity politics. His campaign to silence the Indigenous voice to parliament was a successful trial run, but the election will be the main game where he will attempt to nuke renewables and weaponise immigration.
Media Releases
July 2, 2024

MEDIA RELEASE: Homes Not Houses – an investigative podcast from Per Capita’s Centre for Equitable Housing

Per Capita is publishing a new podcast, Homes Not Houses, to address the current housing crisis, hosted by former Director of the Centre for Equitable Housing, Matt Lloyd-Cape, premiering on July 2, 2024.  
Our Media
July 2, 2024

The Coalition’s nuclear fantasy serves short-term political objectives – and its fossil fuel backers Peter Lewis

While renewables are seen as the best energy source for the environment and most desirable overall, fossil fuels are seen as cheaper and better for jobs. It is here that the Coalition’s nuclear fantasy plays a critical bridging role.
June 18, 2024

Coalition Wrecking Australia’s Climate Change Progress

Afternoons Show on ABC Radio Melbourne - 18 June 2024
Our Media
April 9, 2024

Housing in Australia is a bin fire – and desperate people will buy anything – Peter Lewis

Housing in Australia is a bin fire stoked by shysters pumping up their assets for short-term advantage to the detriment of those they claim to serve. And that’s just the policy auction.
Our Media
March 26, 2024

Disinformation continues to infect Australia’s body politic. It’s time to anchor our discourse in shared reality – Peter Lewis

This growing chasm in civic engagement between those who hyper-engage with bad information and those who withdraw altogether is part of a bigger story about where our efforts to seek refuge from the noise are taking us.
Our Media
March 9, 2024

Greens’ housing plan is a joke – Emma Dawson

So when, on Wednesday, the Greens announced their first election policy would be the creation of a ‘‘public developer'' under the control of a dedicated federal department to build hundreds of thousands of new homes across the country, I was optimistic that some of the evidence they had considered through the inquiry process had made its way into a meaningful policy.
Our Media
March 8, 2024

Australian women are chalking up some wins in the workplace – yet our male leaders remain out of touch Emma Dawson

Do the men running most businesses even understand the contribution women make to the economy?