It’s been a massive few days for President Donald Trump.

His reciprocal tariffs were blocked and then reinstated, his right-hand man walked away, there is the potential banning of free speech and international students, and the Ukraine and Russia war is still ongoing. 

RMIT University International Relations Professor Aiden Warren told Bill McDonald on 4BC Breakfast, "This is also part of his broader cultural war, whether it be academic institutions or courts or elites that he has really issues with that we've seen all along, this is representative of that."

"The United States was built on moving away from kings and tyrants and oligarchies and it had these courts to provide checks and balances."

"That's why it's such a great democracy," Professor Warren said.

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The Lions currently sit second on the ladder and have returned home after a great win over Hawthorne at the MCG.

Lions veteran Dayne Zorko joined Bill McDonald before the take on Essendon tonight.

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As the aftermath of last night's kick-off to the 2025 Origin Series settles, many are wondering what went wrong for Queensland.

The future of Maroons Captain Daly Cherry-Evans has been called into question.

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NRL great Trevor Gillmeister has opened up on his time playing for the Maroons and the time he went AWOL from the hospital. 

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The Maroons are ready and have come together ahead of the first State of Origin, according to assistant coach Matt Ballin.

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Brisbane lord mayor Adrian Schrinner has taken aim at other levels of government as the new budget looks to cut rates.

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The financial collapse of Healthscope has thrown a spotlight on the future of private healthcare in this country.

The government and receivers have promised its “business as usual”, with no hospital closures or job losses. 

But the debt is staggering, with more than $1.4 billion owed to creditors.

QLD AMA President Dr Nick Yim joined Bill McDonald on 4BC Mornings to discuss the consequences of the recent developments.

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