This Monday, Prime Minister Bill English made an assertion that employers are struggling to hire New Zealand workers due to a large numbers failing drug tests in their applications. Although he admitted the evidence was anecdotal, he said it partly helped to justify record immigration numbers. 95bFM’s Adam Jacobson speaks to Council of Trade Unions president Richard Wagstaff about the topic.
This week on Dear Science, we have AUT’s Allan Blackman joining us to talk about some of the latest in science news. He talks to Ximena about a new test in Canada that reveals how much urine is really in public pools, a false alarm to evacuate a Hastings school earlier this week, and also about the tragic return of New Zealand prime time television show, Sensing Murder.
Prime Minister Bill English's surprise announcement that National will drop a key policy of the last election drew criticism from across party lines. English claimed increasing life expectancy means, by 2040, retirement at 65 is an luxury New Zealand can no longer afford. bfm producer Ben Goldson speaks to NZ SuperFund's Chief Investment Officer to gain a better understanding of how it all works.
95bFM reporter Amanda Jane Robinson speaks to Green Party co-leader James Shaw about some of Prime Minister Bill English's comments over the past weekend regarding abortion law reform and potentially shortening jail sentences for prisoners who pass literacy programmes.
95bFM reporter, Tess, speaks with Radio Adelaide's Nicole Wedding about changes to the Racial Discrimination Act, former prime minister Tony Abbott's confidence about a push for a postal ballot on same-sex marriage, and staff at one of Australia's busiest airports setting up camp and sleeping at work.
95bFM reporter, Tess, speaks with Radio Adelaide's Nicole Wedding about the impact of Cyclone Debbie, Former Prime minister Julia Gillard being named as the new chair person for mental health support group Beyond Blue, and the thriving quokka population on Rottnest.
This week, Ximena speaks to Andrew about how the Privacy Commissioner John Edwards has slammed the government’s plan to get community groups to hand over clients’ private details, Health Minister Jonathan Coleman’s responsibility in the recent typhoid outbreak, and about how the Prime Minister has ruled out the chance of launching an independent inquiry into the 2010 SAS Afghanistan raid.
In a referendum in the weekend, Turkey chose to grant President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sweeping new powers. The country’s long-standing parliamentary system has been abolished in favour of an executive presidency, which will merge the roles of the president and the prime minister and could potentially keep Erdogan in office until 2029. Ximena speaks to Stephen Hoadley from the University of Auckland’s political studies department about the significance and meaning of the move.
This week, Ximena & Adam cover the historic pay increase for aged care workers, examine the recent re-election of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the sweeping new powers being granted to him; took a closer look at the newly released People’s Mental Health Review and spoke to a key organiser for the March for Science; a movement aiming to celebrate science as pillar of human freedom and prosperity in a world of anti-science politics. They are also joined by AUT's Allan Blackman for Dear Science; talking through controversial topics such as fluoride and alternative medicine.
Check out the full podcast for this week's Tuesday show, where we speak to exiled Tibetan Prime Minister Lobsang Sangay about his visit to New Zealand, two astronomers about the soon-to-be-farwelled Cassini spacecraft, the author of a new book about the neo-liberalisation of higher education, and more.
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