Welcome to Exchanges the podcast where trends, economics, markets and financial behaviour meets everyday life.
Each week, I sit down with leading thinkers, business leaders, and policymakers to unpack the ideas, data, and decisions shaping our future from inflation to housing, leadership to innovation, trends to technology through the lens of human behaviour.
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Welcome to Exchanges the podcast where trends, economics, markets and financial behaviour meets everyday life.
Each week, I sit down with leading thinkers, business leaders, and policymakers to unpack the ideas, data, and decisions shaping our future from inflation to housing, leadership to innovation, trends to technology through the lens of human behaviour.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week, Liz Ritchie, CEO of the Regional Australia Institute, joins Exchanges to make the case for why regional Australia is central to the nation’s future.
We explore the urgent need for strategic planning across housing, jobs, and infrastructure as Australia’s population grows, and unpack the pressures building in regional housing and rental markets. Liz explains why connectivity, livability, and productivity are critical to attracting and retaining people outside the major cities.
The conversation also tackles the need for regulatory reform, greater local decision-making power, and how regional communities must be at the centre of renewable energy development.
To follow Liz click here:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/liz-ritchie-a3b7a012/
Website: https://www.regionalaustralia.org.au/
To follow Evan click here:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/evan-lucas-44a25316/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/evanlucas_/
Website: https://evanlucas.com.au/
Chapters
00:00 The Future of Regional Australia
03:15 Housing Challenges in the Regions
09:01 Rental Market Dynamics
11:22 Infrastructure Needs for Growth
14:55 Livability and Connectivity
19:35 Retention of Residents in Regional Areas
22:53 Regulatory Changes for Productivity
26:10 Embracing Renewable Energy in Regions
31:47 A Vision for National Policy
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