Videos

Ross MacDowell & ABC host Macca talk about simplifying economic explanations and some of the funny circumstances Ross has chatted to Macca from around the globe.

Maj. Gen. (Ret) Mick Ryan summarises the importance of winning the Ukraine War, and Australia's dire defence situation.

Follow the beef money trail in 150 seconds. Beef producers doing it tough, supermarkets making huge beef profits, while cost of living increases smash their customers. Using basic economic principles to provide an insightful cut through of Australia's beef situation guaranteed to make you the instant expert.

What are LEO’s and why are they so revolutionary? LEO benefits to the NBN. Why hasn’t the NBN delivered the internet service originally promised? LEO vs land based internet infrastructure? Price and speed comparison. Is launching a low earth orbit satellite less expensive than building land based infrastructure? Could LEO’s…

Beef prices paid to the farmer have dropped 46% in 15 months. However retail prices for beef have not dropped anywhere near 46%. Why hasn’t the beef price drop been passed through to retail prices? Angus Gidley-Baird Senior Proteins Analyst for Rabo Bank and Burgernomics Podcast host Ross MacDowell explore…

Connor Slattery is an expert valuer and auctioneer for Abbeys Auctions, a company that specialises in clearing houses of their contents. Downsizing, deceased estates and decluttering, Connor has seen and valued it all! Households spend thousands of dollars on furniture, collectables and household items, but what has happened to their…

Low Earth Orbit Satellites are providing Australians the broadband service the NBN hasn't. This 96 second podcast makes you an instant expert on Low Earth Orbit Satellites. Great for dinner party conversations or to impress your boss. For a detailed examination of LEO's with telecommunications expert Paul Budde, please listen…

3AW Morning Show Neil Mitchell interviews Ross MacDowell on his thoughts about the Reserve Bank Of Australia's upcoming decision regarding interest rates

3AW Morning Show Neil Mitchell interviews Ross MacDowell about low earth orbit satellite broadband services and their effect on NBN

Neil Mitchell interviews Ross MacDowell about the effects of interest rates rises on David Jones, Domino's Pizza and discretionary retail spending.

Lead news bulletin interview regarding plummeting sales of leading up market retailer David Jones.

Live to air interview with 7 news anchor Mike Amor on the effects to the community of 12 consecutive interest rate increases

Professor Allan Fels, inaugural Chairman of the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission discusses with Burgernomics host Ross MacDowell the realities of policing restrictive business practices that harm Australian consumers. If the law of supply and demand is operating efficiently, how can monopolies exist? Prof. Fels’ defines a monopoly and discusses…

House prices are a function of the law of supply & demand. Why did the RBA create the demand for which it is named the villain? But that's only half the supply & demand equation. Who takes the responsibility for house supply? A 146 second cheat sheet that will make…

Peter Maddison, host of the award winning television series Grand Designs discusses Australian housing affordability. Attitudes will need to change regarding the style & size of Australian housing. This will effect how Australians perceive housing affordability. The new future direction of Australian home design. Effects on housing supply of the…

Simon Vardy, a Partner at Deloitte specialising in energy transition within the utilities industry, discusses the ramifications of Australia moving from fossil fuel generated power to renewable energy with Burgernomics host Ross MacDowell. Australian households are experiencing high gas and electricity bills due to increased overseas demand including sanctions on…

Australia’s renewable energy debate is a dizzying, multi faceted topic. Highly emotive arguments are forcefully voiced, each declaring theirs is the only rationale argument. Any disagreement can label you a climate denier or woke or capitalist. This 185 second cheat note provides a quick overview of the main issues in…

Burgernomics host, Ross MacDowell summarises how the airlines Dynamic Ticket Pricing Model is now being adopted by the live entertainment industry. The system adjusts ticket prices based on supply and demand, but while musicians like Bruce Springsteen and Taylor Swift are jumping on board, music promoters are hesitant due to…

Neil Mitchell 3AW Morning Show host interviews Ross MacDowell about the Reserve Banks historic series of interest rate increases. Ross uses the Burgernomics 'house brick attached to an elastic band' to demystify the effects on the average mortgage holder.

Michael Newton, founder of A Day On The Green, provides an exclusive backstage pass to the economics of staging 500 live outdoor shows with 4 million ticket sales. Elton John, Rod Stewart, Rick Astley, Fleetwood Mac, Bryan Ferry and every headlining Australian music act you can think of have performed…

Maybe employers can boost profits by keeping you working from home!

Professor Mark Wooden from the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research and Burgernomics host, Ross MacDowell discuss working from home, hybrid working and the Great Resignation. Does productivity increase or decrease when working from home? Is hybrid working a temporary post COVID phenomenon? Will employees be forced back…

Dr Brendan Rynne, KPMG Chief Economist and Burgernomics host, Ross MacDowell discuss 'The Wealth Effect' when we increase our spending based on our homes rising value, which recently have skyrocketed. Interest rates have risen and our home's price has dropped. We should feel anxious and reduce our spending....but we haven't!…

The Reserve Bank Of Australia researched why interest in economics has fallen off a cliff. Interest in studying economics at secondary school has declined 70% in the last 30 years. The authors of the research, Reserve Bank Of Australia economists Tanya Livermore and Mike Major discuss with Ross MacDowell whats…