Pawnbroking, bankruptcy, debt, usury & God!
Fri Feb 06 2026
Credit and debt — borrowing and lending — have long been a part of life.
Mortgage holders are all too familiar with the challenge of meeting their repayments and juggling the household budget — a challenge made even more difficult by the recent Reserve Bank decision to increase interest rates.
But are financial commitments purely economic obligations, or do they come with a significant moral burden?
Guests:
Dr Lucie O’Brien, Postdoctoral Research Fellow at University of Melbourne’s Centre for Commercial Law Dr Ilsup Ahn, Professor of Philosophy at North Park University Royce Kurmelovs - journalist
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Credit and debt — borrowing and lending — have long been a part of life. Mortgage holders are all too familiar with the challenge of meeting their repayments and juggling the household budget — a challenge made even more difficult by the recent Reserve Bank decision to increase interest rates. But are financial commitments purely economic obligations, or do they come with a significant moral burden? Guests: Dr Lucie O’Brien, Postdoctoral Research Fellow at University of Melbourne’s Centre for Commercial Law Dr Ilsup Ahn, Professor of Philosophy at North Park University Royce Kurmelovs - journalist