Episode 77: Morrison missing for women and elders, Putin’s war, flood disasters in Queensland and NSW

Van Badham and Ben Davison take a long look into whats happened
in aged care now that Morrison has had the Aged Care Royal
Commission findings for over a year.  Hundreds have died,
minister Colbeck cannot guarantee that funding for nutrition was
spent on food, nursing homes don't always have a nurse, minimum
care times are not being met and the workers need a 25% pay
increase just to get a liveable hourly wage. 


But unions have taken up the issue with a claim to lift wages to
$30 an hour, have nurses in nursing homes, have staff to resident
ratios and ensure people are feed more than $6 a day worth of
slop.


The Australian Union movement also released a report this week
called "Morrison Missing: A record of his failure for working
women".  The report shows how under the Morrison government
2 out 3 working women have faced sexual harassment at work, women
are paid nearly $500 a week less than men, retire with half as
much as men and are more likely to experience insecure work,
unemployment and homelessness.


The report coincided with the union movement bringing a case for
paid family and domestic violence leave in the workplace
commission.  While employer lobby groups were happy to
contest the claim no employer was willing to put their face to
opposing a paid day off for the victims of family and domestic
violence.


While the Australia Services Union has asked Qantas to get rid of
some outdated gender bias uniform laws, Tony Abbott has been
spouting American right wing talking points that "gender
whispering" is basically why Putin has invaded Ukraine.


It is not.  Putin has invaded Ukraine because he believes in
a fascist ideology espoused by one of his advisors and praised by
people like Steve Bannon.


Putin's War in Ukraine has highlighted how his far right ideology
has been supported by bad faith actors in the west and is based
on a written doctrine of fascism, "Greater Russian" rule over
large parts of Europe and the "destruction" of "liberalism"


While the war is not going to plan for Putin it has unified
democracies against his authoritarianism in some interesting and
unexpected ways while also having devastating economic
consequences for Putin and his cabal of oligarchs.


The flooding disaster in south east Queensland and northern NSW
has claimed 10 lives and left over 50,000 properties without
power.  Van and Ben rail against the failure of Morrison and
Dutton to understand the role of government in supporting people
in a time of crisis while praising the selflessness of the
volunteers and community members on the front line.


Plus there is good news about Guinness and carbon capture! 


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