Weekend Wrap 30 July 2023: Education, economic management, workplace reforms, housing, The Voice

Ben Davison is BACK after a two week break with a deep dive on
the FIVE big issues that should be dominating the national
debate.


98% of our public schools don't have the resources they
need.  Ben reads out a message from a listener about how the
failure to support every child has left class sizes too big,
teachers overworked and kids missing out on the support they
need.


Inflation is coming down.  The spokesperson from the bosses
pamphlet on Insiders continued to recite the neo-liberal mantras
of higher rates, more unemployment and lower wages but Ben
outlines how Jim Chalmers and Labor are implementing a
neo-Keynesian approach that is bringing down prices, keeping
people in work and supporting those most in need.


Workplace reforms are coming to parliament to stop the
multi-billion dollar loopholes that see labour hire workers paid
less, forced casualisation of millions of people and profiteering
at working people's expense.  There's a union for every
worker, casual, labour hire, teacher, miner, nurse, graphic
designer and you can join at australianunions.org.au/wow


The Housing Affordability Future Fund is coming back.  With
$1,300,000 a day NOT going into housing because of the Greens
back Dutton's Noalition Labor is ready to set up a double
dissolution trigger.


The Voice.  Greg Sheridan can go on Insiders to say that
Dutton isn't racists if the referendum fails but if all the
racists are voting NO does it matter if he considers himself to
be racist?  Ben argues you pick a side.  No has Pauline
Hanson and Andrew Bolt.  Yes has Marcia Langton and Noel
Pearson.  Which side are you on?


Plus Ben touches on why the noise around the Rockingham
by-election is meaningless Liberal narrative and why Dutton's
abysmal record on government contracts is best left to the
National Anti-Corruption Commission to determine.