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Michael speaks with Mark Latham, former leader of the Australian Labor Party & One Nation state leader in the upper house, who is chairing the NSW inquiry into teacher shortages.

Mr Latham is promoting a plan to link pay rises that would require teachers to stay on school grounds from 8am to 5pm and to time spent working in schools on school holidays for lesson planning, marking exams and professional development.

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Michael’s weekly political chat with Terry Barnes – Spectator Columnist, former Howard government adviser & policy consultant.

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Michael is joined by Cleo Paskal, Senior fellow for the Indo-Pacific at the Foundation for the Defence of Democracies, to discuss Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare's latest move described as an attempted coup against the people of Solomon Islands.

“Last week dignitaries, including US ambassador to Australia, Caroline Kennedy, gathered for a dawn ceremony on Bloody Ridge in Solomon Islands to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the start of the brutal battle for Guadalcanal.”

“Sogavare didn’t bother turning up to the commemoration, but was in fact busy putting forward a bill to postpone the scheduled 2023 elections.”

“His excuse for postponing is the island country hosting next year’s Pacific Games and they don’t have the budget for both the games and an election. The proposed delay is very unpopular and will stir unrest with possible violence.  Alarm bells should be going off in Canberra.  The situation is dangerous.”

“It’s likely Sogavare and his backers in Beijing are hoping for more “unrest” so they can activate the China security deal.  That would provide an even stronger excuse to hold off on elections, (that Sogavare is likely to lose) for even longer.”

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Michael 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 cooks Anzac Brownie Slice.  (Recipe courtesy of Taste.com.au)

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

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Michael is joined by Peter van Onselen, Contributing Editor at the Australian Newspaper, to discuss the merits of Teal independent Dr Sophie Scamps’ call for a ban on junk food advertising and sponsorship to children on TV & social media.

The new federal MP for Mackellar, an emergency doctor and former high-performance athlete, will introduce a private member’s bill for the ban, suggesting it’s fuelling an obesity epidemic among youth.

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Michael 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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