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Clinton Maynard is joined by Brendan O’Neill, journalist & Editor of Spiked / Host of the Spiked podcast & author of ‘After the Pogrom: 7 October, Israel and the Crisis of Civilisation’, to dissect the stories making headlines in the U.K. & the world over the past week. You can keep up to date with Brendan’s most recent work by visiting the ‘Spiked…
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Clinton Maynard is joined by Sarah Boorer, Communications professional & CWA award-winning cook, to look at the world of baked goods, delicious treats and & easy recipes. This week Sarah whips up Fairy bread Weet-Bix slice (recipe courtesy Taste.com.au) Ingredients (12) 3 Weet-Bix, crushed 100g (2/3 cup) self-raising flour 55g (1/4 cup) caster suga…
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Clinton is joined by Angela MacMillan, Customer Advocate at Commonwealth Bank, to discuss the importance of raising awareness for financial abuse and empowering Australians to ‘TALK’. Research shows 46% of Australians have experienced or know someone who has faced financial abuse. Many face barriers in addressing it, with 32% lacking confidence to …
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Clinton speaks to Geordan Murray, HIA (Housing Industry Association) Executive Director Future Workforce, about their newly released report that warns that trade shortages present a significant threat to achieving the Housing Accord’s target of building 1.2 million homes over the next five years. Australia faces a critical shortage of tradies neede…
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Clinton speaks with NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey, who is set to introduce legislation forcing the big four private health insurers - HCF, NIB, Bupa, and Medibank - to fully pay their hospital bills. Since 2019, their refusal to pay the correct rate for single rooms in public hospitals has cost NSW Health $700 million. Last year, the insurers paid s…
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An ABC investigation reveals the impact of multinational companies like Live Nation on the Australian music industry. Dr Sam Whiting, Senior Research Fellow at RMIT University focusing on the cultural economy, explains to Clinton that the sector, once diverse, is now dominated by multinationals like Live Nation and TEG. This consolidation forces ma…
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Clinton speaks with Trent Nikolic from Drive.com about Tesla's potential breakthrough as the first carmaker to offer a fully autonomous vehicle without human supervision. CEO Elon Musk claims that by 2025, Tesla’s 'Full Self-Driving' software could operate without human oversight in some US states, starting in Texas and California, with plans for g…
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Clinton is joined by ATO Assistant Commissioner Tony Goding, who reveals Australians are taking action by tipping off the ATO about undeclared income, cash payments to dodge tax and super, unreported sales, and lifestyles that don’t match declared earnings. Businesses have been warned that the public is increasingly frustrated with shady tax practi…
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Mike speaks to Shane Wright, senior Economics correspondent for The Age and Sydney Morning Herald, about his article that looks at the $25 billion shortfall in the federal budget since 2019, caused by a collapse in tobacco excise. The drop, despite significant tax increases, has sparked calls to reverse years of rising cigarette taxes to prevent mo…
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Mike speaks with Technology Strategist Zaun Bhana, who emphasises that cars, now as digitally integrated as smartphones, require the same level of scrutiny regarding data and control. With up to 80% of EVs sold in Australia made in China and security concerns leading to Huawei’s ban from Australia’s 5G network, there are growing fears, with the US …
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Making traffic fines proportional to drivers’ incomes, as is done in Finland, is a fairer system according to a new report from The Australia Institute, supported by Uniting Vic Tas and Financial Counselling Victoria. Mike in joined by Alice Grundy, Australia Institute research manager and report co-author who outlines a more equitable model for sp…
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