"The Week on Wednesday" with Van Badham & Ben Davison

Episode 34: George Floyd's murderer convicted, Morrison fails on vaccines for aged and disability care, 1 in 3 suffer financial stress plus good news on SuperLeague and bananas


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Van Badham and Ben Davison look at the conviction of Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd and what it might mean in the USA as well as what it might say about Australia's failure to act on the 30 year old recommendations of the royal commission into aboriginal deaths in custody.
Morrison promised aged care residents and workers were a priority for the vaccine program which was why people in disability accomodation had to wait.  So why are 85% of aged care workers still not vaccinated?  Why have so few residents been vaccinated?
1 in 3 Australian households have financial stress.  The numbers show intervention, government investment, higher support for those struggling works yet the Morrison government has cut Jobseeker and made people raid their retirement savings.
The good news is that the "European Super League" was announced and abandoned in less than a week!  A win for football fans over the billionaires.
Plus how bananas might help prevent fires and Germanicus demands to be included as he attacks the mic.
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