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What if Australia had basic income? We look at how or if it could work here as Switzerland prepares to go to a referendum to decide whether or not they should introduce BI. Karl Widerquist, the co-chair of an organisation called BIEN - the Basic Income Earth Network - talks about the history of the idea and its effects on workforce participation and inflation. USYD economist, Stephen Whelan, talks about how, or if it would ever work in Australia. Daniel Flitton, senior correspondent for The Age and former intelligence analyst, says why he thinks placing the terror threat alert level on high was perhaps not the best move for the Government to have made. And a look at the toll of the lockout laws being felt by Sydney businesses.