Episode 57 - Chilling Effects

June 09, 2018 by Jeremy Sear

00:01:00 the stupidity and chilling effect of the Gerry Harvey tariff
00:06:43 150m exclusion zone around NSW abortion clinics not chilling at all
00:08:27 "foreign interference" laws' chilling effect on oversight of security services
00:11:33 s44 is stupid and needs fixing. Chilling.
00:13:46 NSW chillingly contemplating giving corporations the right to sue for defamation
00:18:13 seniors predominantly conservative bc poverty kills the rest, such as during winter chills
00:19:16 NEG debate within the coalition - no chill at all
00:24:05 Striking BoM staff predict a big chill... in their ability to survive a five year pay freeze.

Episode 56 - Leaking With Prejudice

June 02, 2018 by Jeremy Sear

01:21 Not going to talk about Barnaby, Michaelia, Pauline
04:40 ...although Burston supporting the LNP's corporate tax cuts is a worry
09:11 LNP abolishing the family court
15:00 Public service can now leak your private information to save their political masters embarrassment if you criticise them
20:18 A third of robodebt appeals reveal debt not owed
22:24 minimum wage raised; retail association complains
23:50 shitty things retail sector is up to - franchisors, payday lending
27:05 Sheep
29:18 Australia vs Humanity: refugee dies, department leaks to smear him before even telling his wife he's dead
30:18 4 year hole in safety net for migrants: it hurts all of us
32:02 School chaplains - both sides admit they proselytise
33:29 Vic parliament affirms "advancement of religion" as charity, even though it's clearly not

Episode 55c - Mob Justice and the Ratchet

May 19, 2018 by Jeremy Sear

01:43 ScoMo's 2018 Budget - the ratchet returns
06:18 Mob Justice

Episode 55b - Surely They're Trolling Us

May 03, 2018 by Jeremy Sear

$50m for Captain Cook memorial; $500m for war memorial including "stop the boats" sailors; The Oz vs female PMs having kids; the Libs making it easier to sack people unfairly; Julia Banks reckons she can live on $40 a day. Surely they're trolling us. And Australia Vs Humanity returns.

Episode 55 - Angering the Audubon Society (feat guest host Mark O'Brien from the TUV)

April 25, 2018 by Jeremy Sear

Jeremy sits down with Mark O'Brien from the Tenants' Union of Victoria and we have a wide-ranging discussion, primarily about whether there's likely to be positive change to Victorian rental laws before the state election, but also covering the banking royal commission (and Kelly O'Dwyer on Insiders), the live export shame, and more.