Professor David Flint chats to Phil O’Neil on the week’s important issues & political news.

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Phil is joined by Chris Foster-Ramsay, Finance & Money Expert, Founder of Foster Ramsay Finance, who explains that "there are pros and cons to paying your mortgage off in full.” 

“Leaving a small amount in your mortgage account means you can easily access additional funds without going through the usual 50-question bank rigmarole.

Your home loan is potentially the cheapest credit you’ll ever get access to, so paying
off loans incurring high interest rates first is smart,” Chris says.

“The downside to not paying off your mortgage in full is that you’ll continue to pay
interest.

You’ll also have to pay the ongoing fees for your home loan account.”

Chris says leaving a small balance in your home loan account and speaking with your broker or lender about switching to an interest only loan means you’ll potentially pay a minimal amount each month, but if life serves you a curveball, and it undoubtedly will, you can easily use the equity in your home.”

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Phil speaks with Lachlan Searle, R U OK? Community Director, to find out about R U OK? holding a series of free community events around Brisbane as part of the 2025 R U OK? Conversation Convoy.

Locals are encouraged to drop by for a free cuppa to learn more about the significant role they can play in looking out for their friends, family, and colleagues any day of the year.

R U OK? will be at Whites Hill College
 When: Tuesday 10th June at 7:30 – 09:00 (AEST). Speeches at 8:00 AEST.
 Where: Whites Hill Carpark, 138 Burn St, Camp Hill QLD 4152.
 Who: R U OK? staff and teachers from Whites Hill College.
 What: R U OK? will be hosting a free community event, sharing practical tips
and tools on how to have meaningful R U OK? Conversations.
 Why: To inspire students and staff at Whites Hill College to meaningfully
connect and empower them to lend support if they spot the signs someone
might be struggling with life.
 Interview opportunities:
 Lachlan Searle, R U OK? Community Director.
 Staff from Whites Hill College.
 Vision opportunities:
 Students and teachers from Whites Hill College talking with the R U OK?
team.

 Free resources being handed out.

 R U OK? is a suicide prevention charity and registered public health promotion
that aims to inspire and empower people to meaningfully connect with
friends, family and colleagues who might be struggling with life.

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Phil speaks with Professor Aiden Warren, US Political Expert, School of Global, Urban & Social Studies, RMIT University, about whether the Trump-Musk Big Beautiful Bromance truly over?

"The only surprise about the very public and bitter end to the unlikely bromance between President Donald Trump and Elon Musk, is that it took this long to implode", says Professor Warren.

Both men wield enormous power in their respective spheres of influence, both have huge egos, and both have their own social media platforms to disseminate their opinions and to sling arrows, in real-time.

For Trump, Musk’s threat to “fire all politicians who betrayed the American people” in next year’s midterm elections will be concerning him and the Republican party who have revelled in his past support.

For Musk, the fallout will mostly be financial, with billions of dollars of government contracts on the line, and Tesla shares in freefall after the feud exploded online.

What happens next between Trump and Musk? Will there be a reconciliation or is the bromance well and truly over?

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Phil is joined by Amanda Rose, Founder and CEO of Entrepreneurial & Small Business Women Australia, to unpack the often-overlooked issue of what happens to pets during a divorce.

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Phil O’Neil chats with Russell Setright, Australia’s best known Naturopath & author of ‘Get Well in the Golden Years, to get the latest in health and well-being news.

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Mike speaks with relationship counsellor and bestselling author Amanda Lambros about the evolving world of sex in the digital age—from online porn and AI companions to cyber brothels. 

Is technology pushing the power dynamic between men and women to new extremes—and are women being left behind?

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Mike chats with Daily Telegraph columnist Tim Blair about his latest opinion piece, where he tackles everything from artificial intelligence to acknowledgments—and argues it’s time to say no to the high cost of excessive politeness.

Inspired by OpenAI boss Sam Altman’s claim that his company has lost “tens of millions of dollars” from users adding “please” and “thank you” to ChatGPT prompts, Blair takes a wry look at the modern obsession with sad manners.

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