"The Week on Wednesday" with Van Badham & Ben Davison

Episode 5: Its a gas! Morrison's "scam" plan, Victoria starts to reopen and are we making all the animals extinct?

Shadow Environment and Water Minister Terri Butler joins Van and Ben to discuss the Morrison government's attempts to undermine environmental protection while simultaneously making it harder to develop and create jobs.  Which leads to a startling revelation about Australia leading a race that no one wants to win.

Van and Ben discuss the "gas plan" and the good news is that Victoria is starting to reopen!

Episode 4: Of Workers, Kids, Sporting People - and Scenes from the War on Daniel Andrews

What's really happening in Victoria?

Why are Morrison and the Jims mowing guy attacking Dan Andrews?

Sports Rorts are heating up again

A look at the child protection situation in WA

Australian Unions have launched their new campaign : For the workers

And the good news is a bank won't be accepting climate denialism anymore.

This is The Week on Wednesday

Episode 3:The economy is in the toilet and Frydenburg ain't got a plan

We discuss the GDP figures, the Frydenberg tantrums, the Morrison government lack of a plan for the economy, some good news on renewable energy jobs and some more good news on early childhood education.
Plus Germanicus, our dog, sooks a lot.

Episode 2: Branch stacking, superannuation and Andrew Giles reports from Canberra

Van Badham and Ben Davison discuss the Liberal Party branch stacking scandal, the economic threat to jobs and the Morrison government undermining people's retirement by making people empty their super to survive the COVID crisis.

Van and Ben are joined, from the parliament in Canberra, by Andrew Giles MP, Member for Scullin, Shadow Minister for Cities and Urban Infrastructure, Shadow Minister for Multicultural Affairs, Shadow Minister assisting for Immigration and Citizenship.

They discuss the economic impacts of the crisis, what's happening during this sitting and a possible cut to environmental protections by the Morrison government.

Episode 1: "Simps, privatisation and baby whales" (19/08/2020)

Van and Ben discuss whether Scott Morrison is a simp, how privatisation is undermining Australia and Van makes a squealy noise about cute baby whales.

Special guest: Germanicus, our dog.