"The Week on Wednesday" with Van Badham & Ben Davison
News:Politics
Weekend Wrap 13 August 2023: Littleproud on Insiders exposes how much Coalition policy is driven by lobbyists
Ben Davison, voice croaky from celebrating the Matildas win, breaks down why the leader of the Nationals, and senior member of the Coalition, would go on Insiders and advocate for the most expensive, least safe, unproven energy technologies and for increasing the cost of medicines.
The answer is the same reason why he, Peter Dutton and the Coalition oppose The Voice and Unions.
Lobbyists.
From mining and energy to pharmaceuticals, post offices and private education the Coalition is captured by lobbyists. Their policies reflect the interests of lobby groups and corporate lobbyists.
Democratic groups with democratic mandates, like the Voice and Unions, threaten to make democracy a participation sport instead of the pay to play game that the Coalition like to play.
If you want democracy to be more than just casting a ballot on election day join your union at australianunions.org.au/wow and get involved in the Yes campaign, the price gouging inquiry or a local campaign like the one to Save Glenroy post office
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