Weekend Wrap 9 October 2022: Dutton’s fantasies of improbable future wealth rationale for tax cuts on Insiders, gig economy reforms and Putin’s bridge is on fire

Van Badham joins Ben Davison for The Weekend Wrap to discuss why
Dutton's fantasies of improbable future wealth are not a good
reason to keep stage three tax cuts- cuts that the Treasury
advised were unaffordable if the budget was in deficit.


Van and Ben discuss Dutton's Insiders interview which showed how
little he's been prepared to change from the dark days of the
Morrison government.  In addition to fantasies of improbable
future wealth he rolled out religious culture wars as cover for
bad corporate behaviour and fear mongering about Australian
toddlers being secret terrorists.


After a decade of "let it rip" ideology smashing labour markets
the NSW Labor Party is promising to regulate the gig
economy.  In what unions are calling a "win for workers and
a level playing field for business" the reforms will see workers
rights established regardless of the label stuck on the
worker.  Unions have been working across state and
commonwealth jurisdictions to ensure workers get their rights
whether they are direct employees, contractors, labour hire, full
time, part time or casual.  Join them at
australianunions.org.au/wow


Van gives an update on the destruction of Putin's bridge from
Russia to Crimea and what it might mean for Putin's war. Spoiler:
He's not doing very well.


Van and Ben will be at the Melbourne Fringe THIS WEDNESDAY! 
Get you tickets here:
www.melbournefringe.com.au/event/the-week-on-wednesday-live