Jeremy Cordeaux returns to The Court of Public Opinion Garage Edition with a sharp look at the issues shaping Australia. From the Papua New Guinea “Puk Puk” pact and the first anniversary of the Hamas attacks on Israel, to the rise of “scrimpflation”, government waste, and the Bedford Industries scandal — Jeremy calls out hypocrisy and mismanagement at every level. He questions how your money is being spent, who’s really running the country, and whether common sense has disappeared from politics altogether.

• Australia’s new “Puk Puk” defence pact with Papua New Guinea

• Remembering Dame Jane Goodall and South Australian leaders Anthony Toop and Michael Brock

• The one-year anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel

• “Scrimpflation” – less quality for the same money

• One in four shoppers think it’s okay to steal from supermarkets

• Rampant government waste: hospital patients in luxury hotels

• Failure to ban online gambling ads

• Liberal Party leadership, Andrew Hastie, and political drift

• Lake Eyre regatta banned by Aboriginal groups

• Bedford Industries scandal: taxpayer money and poor management

• Return of ISIS brides and government accountability

• Upcoming guests: Professor Ian Plimer, John Overton, SA Aviation Museum

• Historical notes: carbon paper, Putin’s birthday, Fox News launch, Clive James, Pillow Talk

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