July 26, 2023

Episode 144: Murdoch and the NO campaign, inflation falls as neo-liberalism fails, the end of forced casualisation and good news about trees

1 hour

Van Badham and Ben Davison look at how actors, screen writers and even NRL players are getting organised because they need the power of standing together to get a fair deal. Remember to join your union at australianunions.org.au/wow

With the NO campaign in full swing the Murdoch Empire has clearly identified its target market. Van and Ben discuss why a Royal Commission into the influence of the Murdoch Empire is a good idea, why it is NOT a "news" source and present examples of it pushing a narrative that undermines truth while backing in racists.

Inflation continues to fall despite the neo-liberals saying we would need to see hundreds of thousands of people made unemployed for it to happen. Ben and Van discuss how the high priests of monetary policy twist every outcome to support their ideology and why it is Labor's macro-economic management and the community demanding an end to profiteering that is bringing inflation down WITHOUT scrapping thousands of jobs.

With unemployment at 3.5% and millions of people trapped in casual employment but working the same hours every week for less money, the union movement has thrown its support behind the Labor Government's plan to end forced casualisation. Ben and Van discuss what this means, how it will empower workers and dispel the doomsayers from the Noalition.

The good news is about trees being planted!

We have even more supporters and Van reads out the names of all our Cadre and Extend the Reach supporters. If you want episodes emailed to you, along with links and more information, go to www.buymeacoffee.com/weekonwednesday

Plus we have an announcement about a special new series!

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