Mike is joined by Senator Pauline Hanson, leader of Pauline Hanson's One Nation, to discuss two key topics.

First, Senator Hanson calls for a full audit of Indigenous corporations, citing a lack of accountability and financial transparency. She notes that over 1,200 of these corporations, some with multi-million-dollar budgets and high CEO salaries, have failed to submit required reports for 2023-24.

Second, the discussion turns to the recent collapse of battery maker Energy Renaissance, which received $750,000 in government grants.

Senator Hanson argues this is part of a broader trend of Australian manufacturers going out of business due to rising power and gas costs. She attributes these failures to the "unaffordable" net-zero policy and calls for Australia to withdraw from the Paris Agreement.

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Mike is joined by Tim Mendham from Australian Skeptics Inc., who are looking for submissions for the annual Barry Williams Award for Skeptical Journalism. The award recognises an outstanding piece of journalism in any medium that uses a critical and skeptical approach to investigate pseudoscience or the paranormal.

The winner receives a citation and a $2,000 prize. A panel of award-winning journalists will review the entries.

While the award favors a critical-thinking approach over outright debunking, the piece must be a serious investigation and not a "puff piece" promoting pseudoscientific or paranormal topics.

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Mike speaks with Leith Van Onselen, co-founder of MacroBusiness and Chief Economist at MB Fund and MB Super, about PM Anthony Albanese's upcoming economic roundtable in Canberra.

The roundtable brings together business leaders and union representatives to collaborate on a reform agenda for the government's second term.

The goal is to develop tangible actions and build a consensus that extends beyond the Prime Minister's initial election promises, specifically focusing on boosting economic growth and productivity.

The meeting will include a diverse range of experts to ensure broad consultation.

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The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) is proposing a shorter work week, a topic that will be debated at the upcoming Economic Reform Roundtable.

While some international and local trials show potential benefits like reduced burnout and improved employee retention, HR expert Jonathon Woolfrey cautions Mike that a shorter work week must be carefully designed to ensure productivity gains.

He notes that simply compressing the same workload into fewer days could be counterproductive, especially with Australia's current low productivity growth. The varying work models across different industries also complicate the discussion.

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Mike Jeffreys chats with Dale Sinden for the story behind today’s National Days for 18th August.

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Mike Jeffreys talks movies and entertainment with Alex First, editor of itellyouwhatithink.com

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Phil speaks with political reporter Rhiannon Down about the political movements from the week that was in federal politics, including whether they believe Sussan Ley is coyly being too quiet as an Opposition Leader.

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