”The Week on Wednesday” with Van Badham & Ben Davison
News:Politics
Van Badham and Ben Davison discuss "horse race" political journalism in light of the revelations that Morrison is "hosting drinks for the media" during the campaign and that the "cash rate gaffe" was based on a question asked after a visit to a nursing home that needed nurses but where the media wasn't interested in asking about aged care policy.
With disinformation campaigns having shaped national elections in Australia, the UK and the USA in recent years Van and Ben discuss why trust in the media is so important and how recognising the potential for bias by being up front with your views, values and interactions is so critical to democracy.
There have been some policy announcements in the first days of the election, on Medicare from Labor and on jobs from Morrison (though the details might be better news for workers in Vietnam than in Western Sydney). There have also been revelations about Liberal travel rorts and George Christensen locking in his $100k severance by jumping into an unwinnable senate spot for One Nation.
Australian Unions have put out a secure jobs policy paper which shows 1 in 3 workers in Australia currently has no job security. Union jobs are more secure jobs and you can join your union at Australianunions.org.au/wow
The good news is that solar panels are being designed that collect energy at night!
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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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