(replay) A new "fit to drive" duty lands on 1 August, and this Truckie Tuesday tackles the question every driver actually wants answered: if you ring your boss and say you're unfit, are you now on the hook for a medical certificate? Luke Bona and Rod Hannifey work through a listener's voicemail on it, then Hughes Law's Belinda Hughes — now a Truckie Tuesday partner — gives the legal verdict, plus her Win of the Week: how a trucking company facing $170,000 in penalties over a trailer that was 6.5cm over length walked away with a $5,000 fine.

Plus: a listener's email on life hauling animal by-products (and how to live with the smell), fuel excise relief set to end on August 3, more overseas drivers getting a faster path to an Australian licence, a driver's eerie run-in with a van that wouldn't stop tailing a B-double on the Pacific Highway, who actually owns a roundabout, and what to expect at this weekend's Casino Truck Show.

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00:00 GME Sponsor Open & Truckie Tuesday 128 Intro

00:53 Checking In With Rod Hannifey From Dubbo

02:10 Voicemail: Robbo's Fit-To-Drive Question

04:34 Listener Mail: James The Bony Collector's Truck-Stop Tip

07:52 News: The Fuel Tax Relief Deadline On August 3

09:37 News: More Overseas Licences Recognised (Light Vehicles Only)

11:39 News: The Sham Contracting And Primary-Producer-Rego Loophole

14:41 News: The Push To Drop The Road User Charge To Zero

16:22 Listener Mail: Swampy's Breakdown And Our Hero Of The Highway

17:22 Rod's Story: A Mystery Van Tails A B-Double On The Pacific Highway

19:18 Who Actually Owns The Roundabout?

20:52 UHF Etiquette And Overseas Drivers Running Without Lights

22:40 GME Sponsor Break

23:32 What To Expect At The Casino Truck Show

25:38 The "Chopper" Read Casino Murder Legend

30:23 The New Heavy Vehicle Law Explained, Starting August 1

33:24 Hughes Law Win Of The Week Begins

34:30 Belinda Hughes Answers Robbo's Fit-To-Drive Question

38:21 Win Of The Week: Fighting A $170,000 Threat Over 6.5cm

44:35 Sign-Off & See You At The Casino Truck Show

46:19 GME Sponsor Close

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The Royal Commission into antisemitism is underway, and this week Alex Ryvchin, Co-CEO of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry, takes Luke through what it's uncovering, the history behind October 7 and the Second Intifada, and a confrontation he faced visiting the Bondi Beach massacre site with Sydney Swans players. Plus: David Littleproud is back from Japan with a first-hand family story from Hiroshima and Nagasaki and a hard look at Japan's nuclear energy grid, Rob McKnight's entertainment wrap, and we take the show on the road to the Casino Truck Show for a huge live Truckie Tuesday with special guest Trucking with CJ.⚠

This episode discusses terrorism, antisemitism and historical mass violence in detail, including firsthand accounts of a real terror attack. Listener discretion advised.

Guests: David Littleproud, Alex Ryvchin, Rob McKnight, Rod Hannifey, Vaughn McDonald, Trucking with CJ

00:00:00 Welcome + community reminders

00:20:19 Listener mail

00:26:39 David Littleproud: Japan, Hiroshima & Nagasaki

00:44:00 Domestic politics: Coalition, One Nation & the ABC row

01:14:49 Rob McKnight: entertainment & media wrap

01:19:46 Alex Ryvchin: antisemitism, October 7 & the Second Intifada

01:50:14 The Bondi Beach massacre site — a confrontation02:13:35 Truckie Tuesday: LIVE from the Casino Truck Show

02:44:39 A word from our sponsor GME

03:00:32 Find a hero: your best trucking stories

03:11:06 The TWU & NHVR — what truckies really think

03:13:32 Wrap-up & thought of the day

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Joel Nancarrow from Hunter Shark Jaw Restoration gives his two cents on whether we're really safe from sharks, Ben Downie gives us the latest on the disastrous wildfires spreading throughout France, and David Shoebridge gives us the inside scoop on the rorts politicians love to partake in, but deny when confronted.

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This week on Truckie Tuesday, lawyer Belinda Hughes officially, sitting down with Luke Bona and Rod Hannifey to unpack a big regulatory shift landing on 1 August: the Heavy Vehicle National Law's new "unfit to drive" duty, what it actually covers, and why a sore toe at a roadside stop won't be enough to get anyone pulled off the road. They also bust a persistent myth about misspelled work diaries getting truckies fined, and Belinda kicks off her new weekly segment, Legal Win of the Week, with a story about the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator dragging a $411 ticket all the way to court — and losing.

Plus: a dash cam catches a car deliberately brake-checking a truck, a listener asks why his demerit points weren't reinstated after he beat his ticket in court, a trucker-turned-nursing-student writes in with a hard letter about industry standards, and Rod and Belinda talk through a fatal crash on the Hume Highway near Goulburn and what a proper accident investigation could change.

Guests: Rod Hannifey (Truckie Tuesday co-host, National Road Freighters Association) · Belinda Hughes (Principal, Hughes Law — Truckie Tuesday's new resident lawyer)

⚠ This episode discusses a fatal truck crash on the Hume Highway.

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(00:00) GME Sponsor Open & Intro

(00:50) Belinda Hughes Joins As A Permanent Co-Host

(02:21) Truck Blind-Spot Awareness

(06:42) Dash Cams, Brake-Checking And Insurance

(10:46) A Listener's Demerit-Points Dispute

(13:19) A Trucker's Letter On Industry Standards

(19:40) The New "Unfit To Drive" Duty And Mental Health

(24:51) The Fatal Hume Highway Crash Near Goulburn

(28:26) Busting The Work-Diary Fine Myth

(33:17) A Listener's Original Song

(38:46) Belinda's Legal Win Of The Week

(41:14) Rod's Own Day In Court

(45:53) What Changes On August 1

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NSW has already handed out $400 million in fines from mobile-phone and seatbelt cameras — and the state is now looking at fully AI-assisted enforcement. Drive.com.au's James Ward joins Luke to break down the real false-positive rates, a driver who had to hire a lawyer to beat a wrongful fine, and why he thinks it's about revenue, not road safety.

Plus: outspoken ex-school-principal Tracy Tully returns for part two, digging into the real cost of private education (closing in on half a million dollars per child in Sydney) and why financial literacy should be taught from primary school; Truckie Tuesday with Rod Hannifey and Belinda Hughes from Hughes Law on the new "fit to drive" heavy-vehicle laws; the Alan Joyce/Qantas 60 Minutes fallout; and the NRL's West Tigers leadership saga.

Guests: Tracy Tully · James Ward · Rod Hannifey · Belinda Hughes

⚠ This episode includes discussion of a real assault on a minor, a graphic workplace threat, and a reference to a real fatal road tragedy.

Support: Lifeline 13 11 14 · Griefline 1300 845 745 (Mon–Fri 9am–6pm, Sat–Sun 12pm–6pm AEST/AEDT)

00:00:00 Cold Open

00:00:50 Welcome to Episode 128

00:04:56 Headlines

00:30:53 Tracy Tully Returns: Private vs. Public School

01:09:51 Tracy Tully: Why Her Kids Went To Boarding School

01:55:54 James Ward: $400 Million In AI Traffic Camera Fines

02:29:08 Truckie Tuesday 128 With Rod Hannifey

02:31:46 The New Fit-To-Drive Law With Belinda Hughes

03:15:26 Wrap Up

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Former Speaker of the House Bronwyn Bishop joins Luke for a wide-ranging, on-the-record catch-up: her own take on Pauline Hanson and immigration, the "White Australia policy" debate that's resurfaced in the news, ranking every Prime Minister she's served under or alongside (from Bob Hawke to Anthony Albanese), Gina Rinehart, China, and why she says the Union Jack isn't coming off the Australian flag.

Plus: legal eagle James Glisson on a convicted killer accessing taxpayer-funded Ozempic (and very nearly taxpayer-funded IVF) in a Victorian prison, and a Melbourne woman charged over alleged ISIS ties walking free on bail despite the AFP's objections; Sky News' Jonathan Kearsley on the Saudi Arabia nuclear deal and the Iran conflict; and in the Man Cave, Barnaby Joyce's viral dog-scolding moment, a chat about bullying, and a seven-year-old's viral song.

⚠ This episode includes discussion of an alleged terrorism case involving a young child, and describes (without showing) radicalising content. It also discusses a real, recent violent crime. Listener discretion advised.

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00:00:00 Cold Open

00:00:50 Welcome to Episode 127 & Headlines

00:08:47 Junior Sport Violence, Office Shorts and the Commonwealth Games Debate

00:21:24 Listener Mail: A Seven-Year-Old's Viral Song and the Real Estate Junk-Mail Rant

00:32:06 Bronwyn Bishop: Pauline Hanson, Immigration and the State of the Coalition

00:56:13 Bronwyn Bishop: Ranking the Prime Ministers, Gina Rinehart and the Flag Debate

01:11:21 US Catch-Up: Jonathan Kearsley on the Saudi Nuclear Deal and Iran

01:30:52 James Glissan: The ISIS Bride Granted Bail

01:40:02 James Glissan: The Prison Ozempic and IVF Scandal

01:47:37 James Glissan: AI Traffic Cameras and the New "Robodebt"

01:56:39 Man Cave: Ian Love on Driving, Bullying and "It's Bullshit To Bully"

02:18:35 Barnaby Joyce's Viral Dog Scolding, Granny Sue and Childhood Toys

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The last family-owned company still manufacturing UHF radios in Australia says they'd rather shut the factory doors than take the job overseas. On this Truckie Tuesday, Rod Hannifey sits down with Tony Crook, Group Marketing Manager at GME, for a proper yarn about UHF etiquette, six decades of Australian-made radios, and why a $200 UHF set might be the most important thing in your cab.

Plus: the channel-40 pests nobody can trace, a caravan door that could've caused a real accident, the isolation and mental load of life on the road, and Rod's hot-topics rundown, covering new speed rules for road trains, the Aldi safety stoush, and Australia's first home-built electric truck.

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00:00 GME Sponsor Open & Truckie Tuesday Intro

00:31 Checking In With Rod Hannifey From Dubbo

01:16 Coming Up: The Casino Truck Show

01:43 Introducing Tony Crook, GME's Group Marketing Manager

03:20 Meet The Only Family Still Building UHF Radios In Australia

05:58 UHF Radio Etiquette 101, With Rod Hannifey

17:50 Inside GME's Sydney Factory

18:53 "If We Can't Make Radios In Australia, We'll Shut The Doors"

21:08 The Case For An "Australian-Made" Supermarket Aisle

22:40 Ten-Four And Other UHF Lingo, Explained

24:52 Why A UHF Isn't Just An Accessory, It's A Lifeline

25:45 A Caravan Door, A Stranger, And Why UHF Saves Lives

27:37 A Listener's Song For The Casino Truck Show

29:21 What Truck Shows Actually Mean To The Industry

30:19 Humanising Truckies: Isolation, Mental Health And Respect

33:15 Hot Topics: NSW's New Speed Limit Rules

35:38 Hot Topics: The Aldi Driver Safety Dispute

38:19 Hot Topics: Australia's First Electric Truck

42:26 Casino Truck Show Sign-Off & Thanks To GME

#TruckieTuesday #AustralianMade #UHFRadio #Trucking

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This week on Bonafide: Dr Karl joins Luke to bust the biggest myth in the electric-vs-petrol car debate, walks through why nuclear reactors have to be abandoned after about 50 years, and explains why coal ash is radioactive. Sky News' Jonathan Kearsley checks in on the escalating Iran/US conflict and the flow-on risk to petrol prices here, and Channel 7's Ben Downie breaks down Britain's fifth Prime Minister in five years, Andy Burnham, and what's left of Brexit's promise. Plus a listener's own housing crisis, a very silly debate about chicken salt, and Truckie Tuesday with Rod Hannifey and regular co-host Belinda Hughes — dash-cam law, demerit-point myths across the states, and a sobering discussion of a fatal crash on the Hume Highway alongside the road-safety-investigation case it raises.

⚠ This episode includes discussion of a fatal traffic incident and an active international military conflict. Listener discretion advised.

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Guests: Dr Karl, Jonathan Kearsley, Ben Downie, Rod Hannifey, Belinda Hughes

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00:00:00 Cold Open

00:00:50 Welcome to Episode 126

00:16:06 Jonathan Kearsley on Iran and Oil Prices

00:24:24 Dr Karl on Nuclear, Thorium and Electric Car Fires

01:07:26 Ben Downie on Britain's New Prime Minister

01:27:17 Truckie Tuesday with Rod Hannifey and Belinda Hughes

01:51:39 The Hume Highway Crash

02:05:17 Belinda Hughes' Legal Win of the Week

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This week on Bonafide: educator and whistleblower Tracey Tully joins Luke for a frank, urgent conversation about violence in Australian schools — a friend's on-air account of being assaulted by a student and the PTSD that followed, real incidents involving weapons, and a concrete case for metal detectors at school gates. Bonafide pauses to remember actor Sam Neill, who passed away this week after a rare blood disease. Tasmanian Senator Nick McKim breaks down why supermarket prices keep climbing — and a genuinely surprising tangent into "surveillance capitalism," including supermarket loyalty programs that can identify shoppers by the way they walk. Plus: AMP chief economist Shane Oliver on why it takes 50% longer to build a home than it did a decade ago, and in Man Cave, Neurons AI Robotics' Adrian Tyson brings a live robot into the studio to talk AI in healthcare and the uncanny valley.

⚠ This episode includes frank discussion of violence in Australian schools, including real accounts of assault and weapons, and a teacher's account of PTSD. Listener discretion advised.

Support: Lifeline 13 11 14

Guests: Senator Nick McKim, Tracey Tully, Shane Oliver, Adrian Tyson

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00:00:00 Cold Open

00:00:52 Welcome to Episode 125

00:52:51 Senator Nick McKim on Supermarkets and Surveillance

01:22:11 Tracey Tully on Violence in Our Schools

02:14:36 Shane Oliver on Housing Costs

02:36:24 Man Cave: Remembering Sam Neill

02:52:45 Adrian Tyson and the Rise of AI Robotics

03:26:53 Sign-Off

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Before he was a household name, Derryn Hinch went to jail. In 1987 he was sentenced to 12 days for contempt of court — not for a crime against anyone, but for naming a paedophile priest the church kept moving from parish to parish.

Following Hinch's death this week, his 3AW anchorman and 42-year friend Craig Willis joins Luke Bona to tell the story behind the headline: the principle Hinch never backed down from, the management who wanted him censored on live radio, and the friendship that outlasted five decades in an industry that sacked him more times than either of them can count.

⚠ This conversation includes discussion of historical child sexual abuse and a paedophile priest's conviction, discussed factually and without graphic detail. Listener discretion advised.

Support: Lifeline 13 11 14

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00:00 Cold Open: Remembering Derryn Hinch

01:51 Craig Willis Joins Luke to Remember an Old Friend

02:21 How a Newsroom Job Became a 42-Year Friendship

03:33 "Show Me a Man With a Good Voice…" — Their First Meeting

03:53 The 40th Birthday All-Nighter

05:23 Hearing the News: Why It Still Came as a Shock

06:22 Apollo 11, New York and a Career in Journalism

07:39 The John Laws Rivalry

08:48 Why Hinch Went to Jail — Naming a Pedophile Priest

11:23 The Bob Rogers Pub Story (and the Apology Letter)

13:42 The Dump Button: His Defiant Last Day on Air

16:16 The Interview Prunella Scales Almost Walked Out Of

19:13 Chuck Yeager's Signed Book: "Keep Flying"

20:29 Jacki Weaver — Married Twice

22:37 The Liver Transplant Controversy

23:42 "That's Life": Revolutionising Australian Radio

26:32 How Should Australia Remember Him?

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