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

Weekend Wrap 14 August 2022: Bowen’s masterclass on Insiders, Morrison’s COVID power grab and real economic reforms


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Ben Davison reviews how Insiders failed to discuss one of the biggest political stories of the week; Scott Morrison SECRETLY making himself health and finance minister during the early stages of the COVID pandemic.  Ben breaks down why Morrison might have done it, asks who knew and would Peter Dutton do the same if he gets the chance?

Chris Bowen gave a masterclass interview on Insiders where he outlined the complexity of the electricity market while providing assurance that real reforms are underway.  Ben discusses how the interview also showed up the Insider panel's anti-union biases as the kinds of reforms Bowen discussed aligned with the ACTU jobs summit paper "An Economy that works for People" which they roundly dismissed.

Despite the Insiders panel having concerns about tax cuts legislated before COVID that will give bank CEO's $5,000 tax cuts on top of their 35% pay increases, despite their concerns about a lack of teachers, a lack of investment in local manufacturing, a lack of reliable supply chains, the panel dismissed the ACTU paper. 

The paper which speaks to all those issues.

Ben breaks down how unions across many sectors are taking actions while also being the only stakeholders to offer up ideas for discussion at the summit and why workers should join australianunions.org.au/wow because clearly the media are not even reading the materials.

And Ben condemns the cookers who protested outside the Children's hospital in Melbourne over the weekend.  The puppets of American right wing propagandists are causing distress to sick children and their families.  Ben and Van will discuss how these latest actions are being fed by Trump's desperate situation on Wednesday's episode.

 

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