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Podcast: "The Week on Wednesday" with Van Badham & Ben Davison
Episode: Episode 98: The challenges facing Albo’s parliament, half of Australia has COVID, Morrison AWOL, Bison are BACK!
Description: Van Badham and Ben Davison take a look at why Anthony Albanese's government faces some significant challenges as the new parliament sits for the first time.
Van and Ben discuss the emotional opening of parliament and why Labor's time in government, particularly under the current circumstances, is so important.
With neo-liberal economic ideologues dominating the institutions of our economy the Labor government's drive for more secure work, better wages, paid family and domestic violence leave, the establishment of Skills Australia and a 43% reduction in carbon emissions by 2030 and net zero by 2050 will rely on the...