Weekend Wrap 5 February 2023: Insider’s returns to discuss The Voice, The Chifley Research Centre conference platforms new ideas and 1 in 10 cancers are work related

Ben Davison reviews the return of the ABC's flagship political
discussion show, Insiders.  As host David Speers manages to
make incredibly dismissive off hand comment about the Robodebt
Royal Commission and another panelist waves off the only first
nations panellist's views about the situation in Alice Springs
Professor Megan Davis patiently explains that The Voice
referendum is about principles, not details. 


No one knows where the offices will be or what colour the
business cards might have on them  but we do know that the
launch of the YES campaign is happening while Ben and Van Badham
will be doing the Week on Wednesday LIVE! at Adelaide Fringe
Festival (tickets here:
https://adelaidefringe.com.au/fringetix/the-week-on-wednesday-live-with-van-badham-ben-davison-live-podcast-af2023)
and our hosts hope to give you a report back in a future episode.


Ben looks at the Chifley Research Centre conference in Canberra
where Albo has defined the referendum as being about two
principles; Recognition and Consultation, Tony Burke has outlined
the next phases of workplace law reforms and Jim Chalmers has
built on his excellent Monthly essay where he essentially argues
that society and the economy are two sides of the same
coin.  Ben explores what that might mean in the context of
the inflation challenge, falling living standards and record
profits in some sectors.


Yesterday was World Cancer day and Ben reminds us why union
safety standards are so important; 1 in 10 cancers around the
world are due to workplace exposure to hazardous material. 
If not for better pay and more secure work, join your union for a
better, healthier life at australianunions.org.au/wow