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

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

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.