Episode 97: Barilaro busted, Corporations driving up inflation, Labor commits to 30:30 by 2030 to fix environment & COVID update

Van Badham and Ben Davison look at how John Barliaro has come
totally unstuck as his former chief of staff testifies that the
former NSW Nationals Deputy Premier created the New York trade
position with every intention of taking the job himself.


Tanya Plibersek has released the previous Morrison government's
environment report which has some damming facts and figures about
the state of Australia's environment.  Van and Ben discuss
the Labor promise to establish an Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) and their commitment to protecting 30% of our land and
water by 2030.


New research has confirmed what we, unions and economists have
been saying; Corporate greed and profiteering, not wages, is
driving up inflation.  Ben and Van look at the villains who
run Qantas, Merrivale, and CSL to discuss how greed, contempt for
workers and hypocritical behaviour needs to be removed from
corporate Australia.


A listener who works for CSL, and joined their union after
listening to the podcast, wrote to us and we share their story of
being given a real pay cut by a CEO being paid nearly $60M that
receives billions in taxpayer funding.


Plus COVID is getting worse.  Hospitalisations are up,
deaths are up and the union movement is calling for employers to
provide RATS, work from home where they can, masks and paid leave
to isolate as more and more health care workers are getting
sick.  You can join your union for a safer workplace, for a
better pay deal or just to be part of a community of working
people at australianunions.org.au/wow


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