Episode 108: Anti-government protests sweep Iran, Thorburn saga is about more than money and the good news is no new extinctions in Australia

Van Badham and Ben Davison open by looking at the sweeping
reforms of paid family and domestic violence leave and enshrining
an employers responsibility to prevent sexual harassment in the
workplace that the union movement in Australia has won and how
women leaders make societies, and social movements, better (you
can join at australianunions.org.au/wow). 


Our hosts contrast this democratic advancement with the
repressive regime in Iran and the violence that oppression of
women in Iran has created.


The killing of Mahsa Amini and the weeks of violent clashes,
government suppression, mass arrests and murders has some
suggesting that the Iranian people have had enough of the
theocratic regime.  Van and Ben explore what's been
happening, why it is happening and what might be next.


In Australia, disgraced former NAB CEO Andrew Thorburn has
resigned as CEO of Essendon football club after 30 hours in the
job.  Van and Ben unpack how this multi-millionaire with
powerful political connections, who was slammed by the banking
royal commission, was engaged to review the club, managed to
become CEO and when told he had to choose between his role as
chairman of the "City on a hill church" or his paid employment at
Essendon football club he chose to quit his job.


Warning: The rich, white, male, privileged whining that Thorburn
has since embarked on gets thoroughly dismantled and his time as
NAB CEO critically examined. 


The good news is that Tanya Plibersek has announced the Albanese
government's plan to prevent species extinction in Australia!


Also The Week on Wednesday LIVE! at Melbourne Fringe is happening
on the 12th of October at Victorian Trades Hall and you can get
tickets at
www.melbournefringe.com.au/event/the-week-on-wednesday-live


Plus we give a shout out to all of our Cadre and Extend the Reach
supporters.