Even before Covid-19, Millennials and Generation Z faced an uncertain future. Now, in the shadow of a global recession and the social upheaval caused by that pandemic young people are searching for themselves as they search for economic, systemic and social structures that will govern the rest of their lives. 

In this final episode for this season of So Now What, we look beyond covid to explore the upheavals and the hopeful possibilities facing the youth of Australia.

This episode was produced by Gabriella White. 

Featuring: 

Angela Jackson, economist with Equity Economics

Claire Madden, social researcher and expert on Gen Z

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Covid-19 has impacted all aspects of all our lives and global politics is no exception. Like all nations, the two superpowers have had their 2020 shaped by the virus. 

For the US, the mishandling of the pandemic has cost hundreds of thousands of lives, while China is widely seen as the source.

But as the first vaccines begin their rollout just what will the world stage look like once the virus passes? Will how countries handled Covid-19 have long term repercussions? And what will that mean for their economies? And where will countries like Australia fit into the new political landscape?

Featuring:

Professor Rana Mitter, Oxford University

Kim Hoggard, former White House senior staffer

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When Covid-19 hit almost a million Australians lost their jobs, millions more were forced to work from home, and at the height of the crisis it seemed even our most hardened industrial warriors were ready to find a middle-ground.

Now with life after the virus beginning to emerge just what kind of work and workplaces will we find on the other side?

Will we see better opportunities or worse for workers?

Will there be more work, or will millions of Australians still struggle to get the hours they want?

We're looking into the future of working Australia as we ask So Now What?

Featuring 

Dr Jim Stanford, Director of the Australia Institute’s Centre for Future Work

Dom Price, resident Work Futurist, Atlassian

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