The Inflection Points Podcast
The Inflection Points Podcast is Australia's home of long-form policy discussion.The podcast is hosted by Jonathan O’Brien, editor-in-chief of Inflection Points. We'll also have regular contributions from our editorial team and broader community of writers and reformers.
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- Jul 26, 2026
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Danielle Wood: The Red Tape Impulse (Live) (opens the original)
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Recorded live at Hope Street Radio in Melbourne, Danielle Wood—Chair of the Productivity Commission and former CEO of the Grattan Institute—joins Jonathan O’Brien to discuss what stagnant productivity is costing an ordinary household, as well as what the Sydney lockout laws teach us about governing at speed, and why “hamburger-with-the-lot” procurement can end in a $1.7 million public toilet. They also look ahead: to how government should think about data centre regulations, and to why Australia
Stu Donovan: How the Auckland upzoning actually happened (opens the original)
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Auckland is the world’s most well-studied example of upzoning and planning reform. It’s the landmark story of how loosening restrictions enables more homes to be built—and yet the history of how it happened is not well understood. Join New Zealand’s own Stuart Donovan for an in-depth chat about the Auckland upzoning, the housing crisis, and what it takes to get good policy over the line. Get full access to Inflection Points at stack.inflectionpoints.work/subscribe
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