Weekend Wrap 10th July 2022: Bye Boris, Sri Lankan upheaval, Abe assassination and media fails, NSW attacks workers, COVID update

In 20 minutes Ben looks at the resignation of Boris Johnson, who
remains Prime Minister but is no longer the leader of the Tory
party, the political upheaval in Sri Lanka as the President and
Prime Minister resign following the citizens taking over the
Presidential palace and the assassination of former Prime
Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe by a suspected conspiracy
theorist. 


Ben has a particular focus on the failures of Australian media in
recent coverage of events that could have or may yet cause harm,
with Bevan Shields from the SMH and former minister Karen Andrews
being called out.


The NSW Liberal government has lost its bid to stop rail workers
taking action to improve rail network safety and Ben takes a look
at how this action and the attempts to cancel staff agreements at
Tuftmasters and Svitzer are evidence our workplace laws need to
change.  Unions are organising workers in these sectors (and
every sector) so you should join today at
australianunions.org.au/wow to keep your workplace safe, connect
with your community and improve your pay and conditions.


The union movement calls for an extension to the COVID disaster
payment have gone unheeded despite increases in cases,
hospitalisations and Ministers in Queensland and across the
country calling for people to wear masks.  Ben breaks down
some of the latest issues with COVID here in Australia.