The funding of the National Disability Insurance Scheme has always been a contentious issue between the ALP and the Coalition. Economist Dr Angela Jackson from Impact Economics and Policy outlines why the costs are so high and how to make it more sustainable. What can economic modelling tell us about who will win the Federal Election? Economist Hamish Greenop-Roberts from the University of Queensland, has studied past elections to determine which economic figures are the best indicators for a win. And what does it mean for a country to default? Eliza Wu, Sydney University's associate professor of finance discusses the consequences of defaulting and what will happen with Russia, and PhD candidate Nimna Prematilaka from the University of Melbourne shares her insights on the economic crisis facing Sri Lanka.

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