”The Week on Wednesday” with Van Badham & Ben Davison
News:Politics
Van Badham and Ben Davison dive into the Liberal lies, cover ups and side hustles that have come to typify the Morrison government.
With Morrison himself called a liar, not just by President Macron but also, by Former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull the credibility of Morrison's leadership is being called into question. If other leaders can't trust Morrison what does that mean for our national security? If we can't trust him here at home what does that mean for our economy, jobs, health and education systems?
Dom Perrottet is holding a review of grant decisions following Glady's ICAC hearing testimony. In a piece of pure political theatre the man who was treasurer and a member of the expenditure committee is pretending to not have been in government when his government was "throwing" money to win seats.
Did you know that Liberal Senator Hollie Hughes is also a consultant? It has been revealed that the Senator for NSW has a side hustle as a consultant for a bio-fuels company that she has pay into a trust where she is the only shareholder and only beneficiary. She's taken something meant to make our democracy stronger and perverted it to add to her $249,000 salary.
No wonder the Morrison government won't regulate the gig economy!
The Cop26 Climate Conference has started in Glasgow and Morrison has wasted no time in rejecting the Global Methane Pledge and giving pride of place to massive gas exporter Santos. In a move described as "a joke" by Malcolm Turnbull Santos' "Blue Hydrogen" process, where you burn and "carbon capture" gas to make renewable hydrogen instead of using solar, wind or hydro to make renewable hydrogen, has been promoted by the Australian stall and Morrison minister Angus Taylor.
On the plus side we have signed up to end deforestation and will participate in the protection of large parts of the worlds rainforests.
The heart-warming news that every Australian awoke to this morning was the rescue of four year old Cleo Smith. WA Police found the little girl alone in a locked house, her first words to them were "My name is Cleo".
The impact of the rescue, coming 18 days after her disappearance, is serving as a beacon of hope for many people after a trying period for the nation.
Plus news on pay rises for hairstylists and a pay dispute at Country Road with gender equity undertones.
Weekend Wrap 24th July 2022: Tony Burke talks workplace reforms on Insiders, Climate change targets, Liberal scaremongering & it pays to be union
Episode 97: Barilaro busted, Corporations driving up inflation, Labor commits to 30:30 by 2030 to fix environment & COVID update
Weekend Wrap 17 June 2022: Albo listens to workers on paid pandemic leave, Bandt threatens to vote with Dutton on Insiders & Van and Ben get MARRIED!
Episode 96: Making the job summit work for workers, Bosses bumper bonuses, COVID update and good news about sand
Weekend Wrap 10th July 2022: Bye Boris, Sri Lankan upheaval, Abe assassination and media fails, NSW attacks workers, COVID update
Episode 95: Albo visits floods, industrial action in New South Wales, COVID getting worse and good news about maritime parks
Weekend Wrap 3rd July 2022: Albo rebuilds Australia’s reputation, Per Capita shines a light on NDIS, grim COVID milestone
Episode 94: The boomer fantasy of wage spirals, the failed states of America and good news about Queensland coal
Episode 93: Morrison’s march through the institutions uncovered, we have COVID and Albo signs up for ambitious action on climate change
Weekend Wrap 19th June with Van Badham! Albo’s agenda, Dutton on Insiders, early childhood reforms
Episode 92: Workers win pay rises, how Labor won government, coal fails during snap and good news about energy transitions in WA
Weekend Wrap 12 June 2022: Shorten on Insiders talks NDIS fixes, Qantas, Merivale and toxic corporate cultures
Episode 91: A decade of economic damage, minister making their mark, NSW workers face down wage cuts and good news about sea grass
Weekend Wrap June 5 2022: Liberal energy policy bites, profits soar as wages crash, Labor makes moves
Episode 90: Albo’s new Labor Ministry, Does the media have a class bias, and Dutton imports culture wars
Weekend Wrap 29 May 2022:PM Albo’s first week, Insiders learns nothing from election, Dutton the glass jaw villain, Barnaby for the chop and industrial actions
Episode 89: PM Albo and the gang of four, Liberal Leader Dutton, Murdoch media fails and democracy sausages
Weekend Wrap: Post election special with Van Badham and Ben Davison
Episode 88: Morrison cuts wages, jobs and retirements, unions win domestic violence leave, election 2022
Weekend Wrap 15th May 2022: Albo calls for wage rises on Insiders, Morrison promises to change and delivers more of the same and Dutton’s lies
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