Ruby Jones

speaker

2,731 appearances 76 recordings 1 series first heard May 2026 last heard yesterday

Ruby Jones’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

Trend

recordings per month · last 12 months

Recordings per month over the last 12 months — 76 in all, peaking in Jun 2026 with 17.

Appearances

newest first · ▶ plays the moment

7am · A richer Australia in 2066 – but for who? · 21 Sep 2026 podcast

Can we talk some more about what the original purpose of these reports was when the treasurer at the time, Peter Costello, introduced them back in two thousand and two? matched

What were they originally designed to do? matched

And so a twenty four years on from that original report, how much of what it predicted bore out? matched

Coming up, the big economic reforms that we do need. matched

Richard, you said that this report it reads a bit like a a press release, emphasizing things that are already government policy. matched

And you were involved in a a major review of the twenty twenty one version of this report. matched

As part of that, you argued that these reports, they should actually be made more independent of government. matched

Can you talk a bit to that idea? matched

Mm. matched

But not much has changed since then. matched

Mm. matched

And so you've made the case that this report it doesn't really grapple with more difficult economic scenarios and it should. matched

Does that extend to your thoughts on the government itself? matched

Do you think that it's failing to make big decisions and big reforms when it comes to the economy? matched

Where do you think that boldness has gone? matched

Richard, thank you so much for your time. matched

Also in the news, New South Wales police have urged the state government to throw every available resource at domestic violence after a spate of killings over the weekend. matched

A Sydney mum is expected to be charged with the murder of one of her children and the attempted murder of two more, all under the age of five. matched

While three women were allegedly murdered in other domestic violence incidents. matched

The police commissioner says he can't remember a weekend like it in his. matched

Showing 141–160 of 2,731 · page 8 of 137