”The Week on Wednesday” with Van Badham & Ben Davison
News:Politics
Van Badham and Ben Davison look at the Morrison government's failure to make workplaces in Australia safer for women with the latest report showing even the parliament is plagued by bullying and harassment. Morrison's failure to deliver on the last report into these issues across the economy doesn't bode well for his so called promise to implement these new 28 recommendations.
Australian living standards have declined to 2018 levels with the latest economic figures showing Australia has just had our 3rd worst economic report EVER. With wages going backwards, petrol prices climbing and fewer secure jobs under the Morrison government it is no wonder the once impenetrable "better economic managers" title is shifting away from the Morrison Liberals.
Albo got fired in parliament this week with his call out of Peter Dutton to "sit down boofhead" capturing a national mood. Morrison's government voted against itself numerous times as some thought cuddling up to anti-vaxers and QAnon conspiracists was more important than good governance, for which they received no punishment while others were given Prime Ministerial "counselling" when they crossed the floor to vote for a federal ICAC.
The good news is that the Mexican Jaguar being saved by local communities working together with government and conservation groups.
Weekend Wrap February 21st 2021
Episode 25: Morrison government's bungling of alleged rape complaint & changes to BOOT given the boot but cuts to wages & job security still a threat
Weekend Wrap Feb 14, 2021
Episode 24: Crown loses its sparkle, Morrison's Omnibus Bill hits a pothole & Eddie Maguire's poor me resignation
Weekend Wrap Feb 7, 2021
Episode 23: Tanya takes on Kelly, The Reserve bank predicts a painful 2021 & a Bernie meme changing lives
weekend wrap Jan 31, 2021
Episode 22: Biden hits the ground running, Morrison fires up the culture wars & good news on rhinos
Weekend Wrap Jan 24 2021
Episode 21: What's going on with the economy & jobs? Plus austerity is taking away kids lunches.
Weekend Wrap Jan 17, 2021
Episode 20: Trump's failed coup, Morrison & McCormack try on Trumpery & the good news is "Plyscrapers"
Weekend Wrap Jan 10 2021
Episode 19: COVID 2021, Morrison creates more poverty & good news on electric cars...
Episode 18:What COVID has meant we learnt about government, politics, work, power and the world in 2020
Weekend Wrap Dec 13, 2020 16:51
Episode 17: The Ominous Omnibus IR Bill, Scott Morrison plays dress-ups and THREE pieces of good news
Episode 16: After COVID are we heading to a brighter future or returning to a dark past? Plus Brexit is cooked.
Episode 15: Andrews shows Morrison how to do recovery, digital sham contracting is killing people & the world is not waiting for us on electric vehicles
Episode 14: Andrews' social housing revolution, Liberal Party lack of integrity & beeees!
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