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On her own today (yes, poor Ben is STILL unwell), Van takes you through some highlights of Dr Jim's 2025-26 Australian budget, the insane, almost-unbelievable story of the Trump administration's "group chat" scandal, and some good news for African penguins. Listen on Podbean https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-3g3ft-186102d Listen on Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-week-on-wednesday-with...
Dr Jim's Australian budget box of delights, Trump's group chat gone wild & penguins!
Mar 26, 2025
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Van Badham and Ben Davison devote an episode to pulling apart the world’s most uncharismatic populist, Peter Dutton, as well as his energetic attempt to make Australia as dysfunctional as it was last time he was in government: with plans to reduce workplace pay and safety gains, sack 38,000 public servants, end fee-free TAFE, strip universal childcare provisions and dance for Gina Rinehart and t...
Episode 164: Dutton plays at being Temu Trump
Jan 15, 2025
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Van Badham and Ben Davison are FINALLY back! Today, they take "Auspol 2025" head-on. As a federal election looms, the episode explores reality versus hyperbole around the Australian economy and considers the role of disinformation warping the view. The good news is about the growth of Australia's renewables infrastructure set to energise MILLIONS of homes. Ben shares his expert insights on the eco...
Episode 163: Auspol in 2025, Australia's economic position, disinformation and good news a
Jan 09, 2025
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Van Badham and Ben Davison (and Germanicus the dog) HAVE RETURNED! Listen on Podbean https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-m2taq-16cd640 Listen on Apple https://apple.co/3Zlz5nv Listen on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/episode/0QTSgBRgGh8AN0NBkHKQ3F?si=ew9aL86BRdS-RaXiELOa6A As Ben recovers from twelve months of illness, this long overdue return to The Week on Wednesday begins with heartfelt gratitude f...
Episode 162: Trump's Debate Meltdown and the Scourge of Disinformation
Sep 11, 2024
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Van Badham and Ben Davison journey into the heart of Australia's Federal Budget 2024. (We fixed the audio!) Listen on Podbean: https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-g8g72-16117b2 Listen on Apple https://apple.co/3yn8Ly8 Listen on Spotify https://spotify.link/Kz3IWcX8BJb Our hosts dissect Dr Jim’s reintroduction of nation building into macroeconomic management in a discussion that spans the breadth of th...
Episode 161: Dr Chalmers Keynesian budget remedy
May 15, 2024
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Van Badham and Ben Davison have rescheduled Wednesday to a Monday this week, to delve into the labyrinth of policy complexities surrounding the fight to end violence against women and children, highlighting the frustrations and challenges faced and dissecting the terrifying implications of a private school’s latest misconduct scandal. Listen on Podbean https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-u7xv2-1604b48...
Episode 160: Stopping male violence, the education budget we have to have and big battery
May 06, 2024
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Van Badham and Ben Davison start their Wednesday on a Thursday with discussion of the federal government’s “Future Made in Australia” policy suite, and just what a policy dedicated to local jobs exposes about the people who criticises it and why unions are supporting it. Join your union at australianunions.org.au/wow https://twitter.com/AlboMP/status/1780508833942761541 Listen on Podbe...
Episode 159: A future made in Australia, the disinformation wonderland & solar cars
Apr 18, 2024
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Baby, we are BACK! Van and Ben return after a super frustrating hiatus to discuss the issues of the day in their inimitable style. Listen on Podbean: https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-7rshh-15d466c Listen on Apple https://apple.co/3xAmvF5 Listen on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/episode/7u7Ro9WPD8xrgJVP62Noxt?si=kYb1d7L_S4-VugnPdk-k8g The recent Tasmanian election has thrown up a complex and d...
Oops! We forgot links before Episode 158: Tasmanian election, narrative wars, the economy
Apr 07, 2024
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Ben Davison returns to take a look at a week in parliament that saw the Closing Loopholes bill pass the lower house, the greens and coalition team up to block the new shared home equity scheme, the mess that Labor is trying to clean up from Dutton's unlawful immigration detention scheme and Julian Hill's inquiry into Employment services. Listen on Podbean: https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-j38iy-1514e...
Employment services reforms, the grind of government and the media circus
Dec 03, 2023
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