The Wire with Joel

On Neighbourhood Watch this week, Justin and Zoe talked about the ABC's Four Corners report alleging federal Attorney General Christian Porter and Minister for Population, Cities and Urban Infrastructure, Alan Tudge, for inappropriate behaviour.

They also talked about gardening group Jim's Mowing founder and CEO Jim Penman's "vile, sexist and racist" letter to Victoria's first indigenous senator Lidia Thorpe over her opposition to the state government's decision to bulldoze a culturally-significant tree for a highway. 

They also talked about NAIDOC week that celebrates Australia's indigenous peoples.

Karanama spoke to the University of Auckland's Dr Rowan Light on how New Zealanders' understanding of the past shape racial relations.

On their weekly chat, Justin and Health Minister Andrew Little talked about nurses strikes, COVID-19 vaccines, benefits, and new vaping laws.

Neighbourhood Watch reports on an ABC report allegating federal cabinet ministers of inappropraite behaviour, Jim's Mowing CEO Jim Penman's offensive letter to Victoria senator Lidia Thorpe, and NAIDOC week.

Bronwyn speaks Act Deputy Leader Brooke Van Velden about their criticisms of the Government’s Recognised Seasonal Emplyee, or RSE scheme. They also talk about the Labour party's opposition to the full represenation rule in Parliament, something which has been very politcally advantageous to the Act Party in the past. 

This week on the Tuesday Wire, Jemima speaks to newly appointed Minister for Women and Labour MP, Jan Tinetti, about the recent changes made to the Equal Pay Act.

Today we are launching a new collaborative project between 95bFM and For The Love of Bees, called Regenerative Conversations. Jemima plays a snippet from this months podcast, which focuses on weed management in Aotearoa's urban settings.

Jemima talks to Anu Kaloti, the President of the Migrant Workers Association, about the launch of a “Pathways to Residency” petition calling for a number of changes to made with New Zealand’s immigration system in the light of Covid-19. 

To wrap it up, Jemima chats with Caroline Perry from BRAKE, the road safety charity, about Road Safety Week 2020 (9-15 November).