Long Distance Call

This week's conversation takes place in Geraldine's living room. Eliza is back from Beirut with her family to help her mother-in-law Anne recover from a hip replacement. The podcast begins with a discussion about Jonathan Holmes' new essay "On Aunty" https://www.mup.com.au/books/on-aunty-paperback-softback It then shifts to a broader chat about politics and Geraldine's ongoing obsession with finding the 'sensible centre' of the community. Eliza is becoming increasingly evangelical about Australia the longer she lives overseas. The women discuss this article from the New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/08/opinion/australians-have-more-fun.html and muse about the problems facing Australia. Some of the problems being the cost of living and housing, as discussed in this new book by Peter Mares https://www.textpublishing.com.au/books/no-place-like-home-repairing-australia-s-housing-crisis Who's going to win the next election? The polls suggest it's a done deal for Labor, but the women aren't so sure.