Prison island: when will Australia escape its zero Covid trap?

<div>On this week’s episode, we’ll be taking a look at the fortress that Australia has built around itself, and ask – when will its Zero Covid policy end (01:00)?</div><br><div>Also on the podcast: is it racist to point out Britain’s changing demographics (14:35)?</div><br><div>And is trivia just another way for men to compete (27:00)?<br><br>With former Australian High Commissioner, Alexander Downer; chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Coronavirus, Layla Moran MP; <em>Spectator</em> columnist Lionel Shriver; York University's Dr Remi Adekoya; <em>Spectator</em> contributor Mark Mason; and QI elf Anna Ptaszynski.<br><br>Presented by Lara Prendergast.<br><br>Produced by Cindy Yu and Natasha Feroze.</div><p>Become a <em>Spectator </em>subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to <a href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/follow-your-podcasts/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">spectator.co.uk/adfree</a> to find out more.</p><br><p>For more <em>Spectator</em> podcasts, go to <a href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/podcasts/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">spectator.co.uk/podcasts</a>. </p><br><p>Contact us: [email protected]</p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>