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Yesterday · 21 min
LISTEN: Pauline Back On Top, The Fuel Relief That Just Vanished & Jacinta Allan's "Rewrite Of History" | Jeremy Cordeaux's Court of Public Opinion
Jeremy Cordeaux is back in the garage with Pete and Gary, and there's plenty on his mind. Pauline Hanson has regained top spot as preferred prime minister in the AFR's numbers — ahead of Labor and well ahead of the Liberals — and Jeremy can only imagine the panic in the back rooms. He turns to the quiet end of fuel excise relief, and his fury that not one journalist asked the Treasurer why the government would remove cost-of-living help while indexing the excise up on top — a fuel-price rise he warns will multiply through the price of everything. He also unpacks the $23.4 billion in electric-car subsidies running to 2036 ("no wonder they're selling well — what happens when it disappears?"), the "62 cents a day" tax cut he calls a disgrace, and Jacinta Allan's farewell speech as Victorian Premier — a "complete rewrite of history" from ten years of debt, the CFMEU, and a Commonwealth Games that cost nearly a billion and never happened. Plus H5 bird flu centred on South Australia, why the Muslim Brotherhood is banned in several countries but not Australia, and this day in history — Dom Pérignon, the Queen Mother, Marilyn Monroe, Louis Armstrong and Reg Grundy, for whom Jeremy once hosted Blind Date for $15 an episode. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Wednesday · 24 min
LISTEN: Albanese Squirms Over A $1 Million Donor Dinner, Your Super vs Net Zero & The "Apartheid" Permit To Enter Your Own Country | Court of Public Opinion
Jeremy Cordeaux is in the chilly garage with Pete, Gary and Caroline the day before the Friday live stream, and there's plenty to chew over. He replays the David Speers interview in which the Prime Minister ducks, weaves and — in Jeremy's telling — visibly squirms when asked directly whether he attended a dinner at Felix Lee's Point Piper mansion, and about the alleged $1 million Labor donation that followed. Jeremy reckons there's much more to come. He also digs into the story he says isn't getting the coverage it deserves: research showing Australia's $4.5 trillion super funds invest only about 1% in renewables — because the experts have judged the risk — and his warning that the government will now be lobbied to force our retirement savings into net zero. Plus the Four Corners tomato exposé and dodgy country-of-origin labels, a real-estate "gridlock" with buyers and sellers both frozen, kids in Coober Pedy let off after attacks, the Yalata permit system Jeremy calls "apartheid", 50 years of no-fault divorce and the dark early history of the Family Court, an AI that reportedly broke out of its data centre, a $30 million bank CEO salary, the $1 million private-school bill, and Trump's new tariffs over "slave labour". Plus this day in history — the last Beetle, Henry Ford, Captain Cook and the USS Indianapolis. TOPICS DISCUSSED The Four Corners tomato exposé — country-of-origin labels, China-grown product Labor's Adelaide conference and its long-term strategy; a united front for the cameras David Speers interviewing Albanese; the Felix Lee Point Piper dinner and alleged $1m donation Real-estate "gridlock" — one of the worst auction weekends in living memory $4.5 trillion in super funds; only ~1% invested in renewables, and why The looming push to force super into net zero investments Channel Seven's Coober Pedy story — kids aged 7–12 let off after attacks Outback towns, alcohol, "pension day and royalties day" The Yalata permit system on the Nullarbor — Jeremy calls it apartheid 50 years of the Family Law Act, Lionel Murphy and no-fault divorce; Family Court death threats An AI reportedly breaking out of its data centre; the "kill switch" question Macquarie Bank CEO's ~$30 million salary; $1 million to privately educate two kids Trump's new tariffs over "slave labour" Tomorrow's live stream: Dr John Bruni, Professor Ian Plimer, Frank Sebastian, maybe Rex Leverington This day in history: last VW Beetle, Henry Ford, Captain Cook, Arnold Schwarzenegger, USS Indianapolis, Paul Anka See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
July 27 · 21 min
LISTEN: $65 Million To Pay Journalists, A $137 Million Phone Alarm & The Government Waste Jeremy Cordeaux Can't Believe | Court of Public Opinion
Jeremy Cordeaux is in a freezing garage with Pete and Gary, saluting Australia's gold-medal-winning Commonwealth Games team — and Gina Rinehart's $20,000 reward for every gold, which Jeremy holds up as proof that reward and incentive really work. From there it's a forensic tour of government waste: the little-known Journalism Assistance Fund tipping more than $65 million of taxpayers' money into media organisations (up to $7.5 million per applicant), the $137 million emergency phone-alarm test, and the Bureau of Meteorology's $100 million website. His question throughout: what does the taxpayer actually get? He also skewers a sign-language interpreter relaying a phone-alarm warning to deaf viewers, the $4.2 million paid for a South Pacific luxury "rest stop" for COP delegates en route to Turkey with Chris Bowen, and the $20 Kmart "mouse mover" giving work-from-home staff an instant alibi. Plus Victoria's political chaos and whether Jacinta Allan can survive, the week's inflation and interest-rate watch, a listener's provocative note on the history of Christian nations that became Islamic, and a wander through this day in history — from Route 66's centenary to Henry VIII's fifth wedding and the 32-day marriage that may be a record. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
July 22 · 23 min
LISTEN: A $20 Million Pool That Cost $120 Million, The Ads Labor Runs Overseas & Why They're Frightened Of Pauline | Jeremy Cordeaux's Court of Public Opinion
Jeremy Cordeaux is back in the garage with Pete and Gary for a Court of Public Opinion that goes hunting for the taxpayer's money — and finds it missing. He asks a deceptively simple question: has any government project in Australian history ever come in on budget? The North Sydney pool was meant to cost $20 million and reopens after $120 million. Snowy 2.0 was pitched at $2 billion and is now tracking closer to $50 billion. Where, he asks, are the guardrails? He also digs into why public housing costs so much more to build than private, why government charges and taxes swallow half the cost of a new home, and why building in Central Australia runs 150% above comparable housing elsewhere. Building costs are up 50% in five years, the Master Builders Association head has been threatened with death for arguing for transparency, and Jeremy says the ABCC should be restored — but won't be, while the government sits in the CFMEU's pocket. Then there's the story he finds genuinely bizarre: a federal government selling its 5% deposit scheme to first home buyers while placing ads overseas, in Arabic and Chinese. Plus Channel Seven's Spotlight and what Jeremy calls a media campaign to shut Pauline Hanson up; Rupert Lowe of Restore Britain and the extraordinary suggestion that "Anglo-Saxon" is code for white supremacy; the Islamophobia report the government has sat on for nine months; Paul Keating's plan to merge the $4.5 trillion super industry with social security; and why over-regulation will send the AI industry — and its very portable capital — anywhere but here. Jeremy also revisits his own brush with terrorism: the 1977 Hanafi siege in Washington, and the interview he landed live on air with the man who led it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
July 20 · 24 min
LISTEN: Multiculturalism Has Failed": Tony Abbott's Warning, The Union War On AI & Why Melbourne's Beer Is The World's Deares
Jeremy Cordeaux is in the garage with Pete and Gary, raising a glass to Derryn Hinch the day after his state funeral, then opening with a new "quote for the day" — Tony Abbott's line that "multiculturalism has failed and diversity is not our strength." From there it's a wide-ranging session: the electric-car owners stranded for months without spare parts, why "every float seems more like a sink," and Deutsche Bank's finding that Melbourne is now the dearest city on earth for a beer or a pack of cigarettes, thanks to stacked state and federal taxes. The heart of the show is Jeremy's argument that the trade union movement's push to make businesses consult workers before adopting AI is "unworkable" and will drive innovation offshore — the same forces, he says, that once priced car workers out of their jobs and handed them to robots. He also digs into South Australia's Firm Energy Reliability Scheme, revealed to cost $44 million a year despite promises of "no cost to the consumer," the government's response to the inquiry into Islamophobia, and a spirited defence of Pauline Hanson's right to a holiday — and to be discussed at all. Plus this day in history: the first moonwalk, the Sopwith Camel, Hemingway, Tony Bennett and the birth of Central Park. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
July 15 · 23 min
LISTEN: $650,000 To Fly Activists To A Turkish Beach Resort, China's 20-Minute Nuclear Threat & The World's Worst Inflation | Jeremy Cordeaux's Court of Public Opinion
Jeremy Cordeaux is in the garage with Pete and Gary for a Court of Public Opinion that runs hot on where your money is going. Top of the list: a quietly announced $650,000 grant scheme paying up to $20,000 a head to fly climate activists and Aboriginal groups to COP31 at a luxury Turkish beachside resort — while 240,000 Australians sit in energy poverty and almost $150 million has already been allocated to the campaign. Jeremy's question is simple: if you want diversity in the delegation, why not invite a few people who think the whole thing is a con? He also takes aim at Chris Bowen's 70-strong support staff, the absurdity of Australia locking up its uranium and coal while India and China top the OECD prosperity chart and we sit second from the bottom, and Canstar's finding that Australia now has the highest inflation rate in the developed world — alongside a record $19.4 billion in credit card debt costing $10 million a day in interest. Elsewhere: Professor Victor Gao's claim on the ABC that China can strike anywhere on earth within 20 minutes, and why Jeremy thinks it makes no sense ("why would you bomb it when you've already bought it?"); 47,000 hours of ambulance ramping in Adelaide in June alone; the schizophrenia of gambling ads that end by telling you not to gamble, when naming a cigarette brand on air is a crime; 31 charges over an Adelaide Plains piggery; and a wander through 16 July — Apollo 11, Ginger Rogers doing it backwards in high heels, Margaret Court, Adam Scott, Jane Birkin's handbag, and the story of Derryn Hinch's very first radio broadcast, live from the Kennedy Space Center. Jeremy also reflects on reports of the death of actor Sam Neill at 78. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
July 14 · 21 min
LISTEN: Vale Derryn Hinch, The ISIS Bride Coming Home & The $20 Part That Paralysed Australia | Jeremy Cordeaux's Court of Public Opinion
Jeremy Cordeaux is back in the garage — nursing a cold and minus his radio voice — for a Court of Public Opinion that swings from the deeply personal to the deeply uncomfortable. At its heart is a warm, unguarded eulogy for Derryn Hinch, dead at 82. Jeremy knew him for decades: from La Bicyclette in Sydney when Hinch was the youngest editor of a major Australian newspaper, to hiring him for breakfast in Adelaide (where he famously couldn't get out of bed, even living next door to the station). The Human Headline, five marriages, more sackings than the Southern Aurora, jailed for naming paedophiles, a liver transplant that bought him fifteen more years — Jeremy remembers a charismatic, eccentric, deeply ambitious character, and signs off with a Sinatra line. Elsewhere: the coordinated Shiite demonstrations across Australian capital cities and why news directors chose not to cover them; the return of alleged ISIS bride Hoden Abbey despite a lifted exclusion order and allegations she acted as a Sharia enforcer; Australians priced out of homes as rents climb and Hutt Street sees a 43% surge in demand; Australia sitting second-from-bottom of the OECD on productivity; and the Telstra outage that knocked out EFTPOS, transport and triple zero — proof, Jeremy argues, that a single $20 component can paralyse a country that's abolished cash and gone all-in on digital. Plus Bastille Day and this day in history. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
July 10 · 40 min
LIVE: Neil Jenman - The questions every home seller must ask - 10 July 2026
Australia's best-known real-estate consumer advocate Neil Jenman calls in to talk with Jeremy Cordeaux about his new book "Questions Every Seller Must Ask" — and to blow the whistle on the traps costing home sellers dearly. Neil takes aim at vendor-paid advertising, the "uniquely Australian scam" where sellers are asked to pay for marketing up front whether their home sells or not, explains why auctions are often the worst way to get the best price, how commissions really work, and the one word — "justify" — that changes the whole conversation with an agent. Practical, plain-spoken and firmly on the side of the ordinary buyer and seller. With thanks to our sponsor Rossdale Homes — fixed-price peace of mind, because trust is a must. rossdalehomes.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
July 10 · 1 hr 32 min
LIVE: Professor Ian Plimer - Climate, resources and inconvenient science - 10 July 2026
Geologist, academic and best-selling author Professor Ian Plimer joins Jeremy Cordeaux at the table for a wide-ranging, no-nonsense conversation about climate, mining and the resources that underpin modern life. Never one to shy from a contrarian view, the professor digs into the science behind the headlines, the economics of energy, and the yawning gap between political rhetoric and geological reality — with a few sharp words about ballooning public-sector salaries along the way. Provocative, informed and thoroughly entertaining. With thanks to our sponsor Rossdale Homes — fixed-price peace of mind, because trust is a must. rossdalehomes.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
July 10 · 47 min
LIVE: John Ovenden - 55 years in radio and television - 10 July 2026
Veteran broadcaster and journalist John Ovenden joins Jeremy Cordeaux at the table to swap stories from a remarkable career spanning more than half a century in radio and television. From the golden days of the industry to the simple joy of doing a program around a dining-room table — a nod to the very origins of Australian radio back in 1923 — John reflects on a life behind the microphone, the characters he's met, and the medium he still loves. Warm, nostalgic and full of heart. With thanks to our sponsor Rossdale Homes — fixed-price peace of mind, because trust is a must. rossdalehomes.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
July 10 · 15 min
LIVE: Peter Goers - Starring in The Man Who Came to Dinner - 10 July 2026
Adelaide broadcasting legend and entertainer Peter Goers phones in to talk about taking the lead as the irascible, razor-tongued Sheridan Whiteside in "The Man Who Came to Dinner," the classic festive-season farce now playing at the Arts Theatre on Angas Street, Adelaide. Peter runs through the season — weekend evening shows plus matinees that are already nearly booked out — the production by director Sue Wiley, and the all-star local cast, which includes Jeremy's own son, Christopher. Along the way he spins a few irresistible showbiz yarns, including a memorable brush with Rex Harrison at the Savoy in London. Warm, funny and unmistakably Adelaide. With thanks to our sponsor Rossdale Homes — fixed-price peace of mind, because trust is a must. rossdalehomes.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
July 10 · 1 hr 18 min
LIVE: Dr John Bruni - Modi, Iran and the world's flashpoints - 10 July 2026
Dr John Bruni, founder of SAGE International and host of The Focus, joins Jeremy Cordeaux at the table for a clear-eyed look at a turbulent world. They begin with Narendra Modi's crowd-pulling visit and Australia's large Indian diaspora — and why Modi is a far tougher operator than his public image suggests — before turning to the Middle East, Iran, the war, and the strategic chokepoint of the Strait of Hormuz. Drawing on his years working in the region, John explains why the screaming headline is almost always wrong, and the truth far more complex than we're comfortable admitting. Essential listening for anyone trying to make sense of the global picture. With thanks to our sponsor Rossdale Homes — fixed-price peace of mind, because trust is a must. rossdalehomes.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
July 10 · 3 hr 16 min
LIVE: Full 3-Hour Stream: Fri July 10, 2026 - Bruni on global flashpoints, Plimer on climate & mining, Jenman on home-selling traps, Goers on stage, plus Taylor & Ovenden - 10 July 2026
Please note: this recording begins around 15 minutes into the live broadcast, so the opening segment isn't included. Jeremy Cordeaux AM presents a full morning of talk on The Court of Public Opinion. On today's program: Dr John Bruni of SAGE International on global security and geopolitics; geologist Professor Ian Plimer in studio; young TV host Isabella Taylor; consumer advocate Neil Jenman on the questions every property seller must ask; Adelaide's Peter Goers on his lead role in "The Man Who Came to Dinner" at the Arts Theatre; and veteran broadcaster John Ovenden. Insight, opinion and conversation from one of Australia's most iconic radio voices. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
July 8 · 25 min
LISTEN: The Adelaide march the media ignored — multiculturalism, ramping & the housing squeeze
Jeremy Cordeaux in The Garage with Pete and Gary — the Thursday edition ahead of Friday's live show around the dining room table. An Ashura procession that took place in Adelaide on 26 June — and went, Jeremy argues, unreported — and what it says about selling multiculturalism as always benign. The health "ramping" con job and the curious silence of the ambulance union. Karl Stefanovic's podcast bump versus the Today Show's ratings. PropTrack's numbers on stamp duty outrunning house prices, government charges as nearly half the cost of a new home, and the falling-prices "auction apocalypse." The Liberals' rebranding trap. The attack on aspirational Australians. A Rutgers study on fathers of daughters. And "On This Day" — the Commonwealth of Australia (9 July 1900), why Australia Day belongs to 1947, and the original pressing of Bill Haley's "Rock Around the Clock." Full live show every Friday, 9am–12pm, at jeremycordeaux.com. Thanks to Rossdale Homes. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
July 6 · 19 min
LISTEN: Labor's $22.7 Billion Electricity Betrayal & Albanese's Podcast Blunder
Jeremy Cordeaux presents The Court of Public Opinion. The energy regulator's own report lays it out in black and white: electricity prices have risen $22.7 billion since Labor came to power — despite the promise of a $275 saving. Jeremy asks how Energy Minister Chris Bowen can keep blaming the previous government, and why net zero and the renewables push have made power dearer, not cheaper. Also in this episode: Anthony Albanese's cringeworthy podcast appearance filmed at The Lodge; One Nation's plan to scrap the Office of Multicultural Affairs; Tony Abbott's powerful London speech on mass migration; the case for banning gambling advertising; Fiji's Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka and the politics of the South Pacific; plus Jeremy's "On This Day". Proudly supported by Rossdale Homes — when trust is a must. rossdalehomes.com.au Have your say — call in on Friday's live stream at jeremycordeaux.com. New episodes posted Tuesday and Thursday. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
July 1 · 22 min
LISTEN: The Karl Stefanovic Sacking, Free Speech & Why CBS Just Killed 700 Radio Stations | Jeremy Cordeaux's Court of Public Opinion
Jeremy Cordeaux is back in the Rossdale Homes garage on another chilly Adelaide morning for a wide-ranging Court of Public Opinion. With the studio computer still down, Jeremy roams freely: Aldi is crowned Australia's cheapest supermarket, the Vespa turns 80, and SA Opposition Leader Ashton Hearn's second pregnancy prompts a frank discussion on whether a party leader can juggle high office and motherhood — and Jeremy's contrarian take on taxpayer-funded parental leave. The heart of the show is the Karl Stefanovic saga: sacked by Channel Nine after interviewing controversial figure Tommy Robinson on his new podcast. Jeremy uses it to reflect on freedom of speech, media loyalty, and the seismic shift from radio and TV to podcasts and live streaming — pointing to CBS shutting 700 US radio stations after 100 years. Drawing on his own extraordinary career — the Truro murderer, a Washington siege, standover threats from the builders' union — Jeremy argues that a broadcaster's greatest asset is its people. He closes on the $435 million Australia spends on multiculturalism. Live from the dining room table. TOPICS DISCUSSED Broadcasting from the garage; computer/system failure, no dates again Aldi named Australia's cheapest supermarket The Vespa turns 80 — mod culture, Adelaide nostalgia, what "Vespa" means SA Opposition Leader Ashton Hearn's second pregnancy — leading a party while mothering two small children Jeremy's contrarian view on taxpayer-funded parental leave (and agreeing with Pauline Hanson) The Karl Stefanovic saga — Channel Nine declining to renew, then sacking him over a Tommy Robinson podcast interview Freedom of speech and where its limits lie ("you can't yell fire in a crowded hall") The shift from radio/TV to podcasts and live streaming; CBS closing 700 US radio stations after 100 years Media economics — audience fragmentation, no critical mass for big stars and high overheads Kyle Sandilands' reported $100m/10-year deal and unsustainable contracts Loyalty in media — management backing its talent; Jeremy's builders' union standover story at 5KA Jeremy's career interviews — the Truro mass murderer (Walkley win) and the 1977 Washington Hanafi siege (NY gold medal) The $435 million Australia spends on multiculturalism; recent city demonstrations See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
June 29 · 20 min
LISTEN: Inflation Lies, The "Widow Tax" Trap & The End Of The Christian Brothers | Jeremy Cordeaux's Court of Public Opinion
Thanks to Rossdale Homes, Jeremy Cordeaux broadcasts from the garage on the coldest day of winter for another no-holds-barred Court of Public Opinion. With the studio computer down, Jeremy runs free across the week's biggest issues: the inflation sleight-of-hand where Labor spruiks falling headline numbers while underlying inflation climbs to 3.6% — the figure the Reserve Bank actually watches — plus record-low auction clearances signalling a slowing housing market. He brands the PM's under-16 social media ban "show business" after 86% of kids found a way around it, unpacks Senator David Pocock's "widow tax" trap buried in the budget's negative gearing changes, and watches Jim Chalmers "build the aeroplane while it's up there." Jeremy also turns to the Venezuela double-earthquake catastrophe and its failed socialist government, a One Nation member crossing the floor to vote with Labor and the Greens, the ABC's renaming campaign, and the quiet end of the Christian Brothers in Australia after half a billion dollars in abuse payouts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
June 24 · 24 min
LISTEN: Australia Is Broken... Here's How We'd Fix It | Jeremy Cordeaux Garage Edition
Jeremy Cordeaux delivers another passionate edition of The Court of Public Opinion, taking aim at government spending, taxation, gambling advertising, public sector growth and the treatment of Australia's iconic Brumbies. Jeremy outlines what he believes are the major reforms needed to get Australia back on track, including lower taxes, reduced government bureaucracy and a stronger focus on productivity and economic growth. He also questions Labor's handling of gambling reform, discusses Australia's world-leading gambling losses, and argues that growing economic hardship is contributing to family stress, homelessness and financial desperation. The episode finishes with a strong defence of Australia's wild horses and a call for greater public action to stop the Brumby cull. Basic Topics Discussed Fixing Australia's economy Government debt and taxation Fringe Benefits Tax and Capital Gains Tax Public service growth Productivity and economic reform Pauline Hanson and One Nation Gambling addiction in Australia Gambling advertising controversy Cost of living pressures Family violence and homelessness Government revenue from gambling Brumby cull debate Animal welfare concerns Australian history and heritage This Day In History segment Carly Simon birthday Qantas job cuts history David Letterman Little Bighorn battle See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
June 22 · 18 min
LISTEN: Pauline Hanson Surges, The CFMEU Scandal Deepens & Adelaide's Tree Massacre
Jeremy Cordeaux marks the anniversary of his arrival in Adelaide and reflects on a lifetime in broadcasting before launching into a fiery critique of the Albanese Government, union influence, public sector growth and economic management. Jeremy examines the collapse in auction clearance rates, Pauline Hanson’s rising political fortunes, the CFMEU controversy, and Labor’s decision to abolish the Australian Building and Construction Commission. He also tackles the Adelaide Parklands tree removal controversy, the ongoing Brumby cull in New South Wales, and what he sees as double standards in animal welfare policy. Along the way, he shares personal reflections, historical observations and his trademark commentary on politics, culture and current affairs. Basic Topics Discussed Jeremy's 50th anniversary of arriving in Adelaide Inflation figures and economic concerns Weak housing auction clearance rates Pauline Hanson and polling trends CFMEU corruption allegations Abolition of the Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC) Labor Party and union influence ABC political coverage and media bias Budget policies and taxation concerns Public service growth in Australia Adelaide Parklands tree removal controversy Motorcycle race impacts on parklands Brumby cull in NSW and Victoria Animal welfare and laboratory animal rehoming Australian history and heritage Christopher Cordeaux birthday reflection Thailand cave rescue anniversary Iceland's parliament and historical trivia See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
June 19 · 35 min
LIVE: Dr Kevin Donnelly AM: Wake Up To Woke, The Long March Through The Institutions & Why Pauline Resonates | Jeremy Cordeaux
Education author Dr Kevin Donnelly AM joins Jeremy Cordeaux — with Dr John Bruni and Professor Ian Plimer at the table — to discuss his new book Wake Up to Woke and the cultural shift reshaping politics here and abroad. Donnelly traces the "long march through the institutions" from Gramsci to today's classrooms, drawing on Roger Scruton's idea of "oikophobia" to explain why voters are fed up with a globalist elite — and why Pauline Hanson, authentic and consistent over thirty years, instinctively resonates where polished apparatchiks do not. The panel argues a change of government won't be enough while an entrenched Canberra bureaucracy holds the real power, and makes the case for decentralising the public service, abolishing ACARA, and reviving a classical, liberal-arts education over a STEM-only model. A sharp conversation on culture, schooling and where the country is heading, recorded live from the dining room table. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.