The Cheryl Lacey Show

What happens when the two biggest parties in Australian politics decide to write the rules in their own favour - and get caught? 

Liberal and Labor strategised and passed donation laws that capped donations for independent's and minor parties at just $1,084 per year, while leaving themselves free to rake in unlimited funds. 

The High Court has now ruled those laws unconstitutional. They should never have existed in the first place. 

Just how far Labor and Liberal will go includes misleading narrative on the Nepean by-election.

And why is there a by-election? Because an elected Liberal member refused to keep working in a toxic environment. 

If you thought democracy was supposed to protect you, think again.

A Conversation with Greg Cheesman

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The heroic leader who carries everything and asks for nothing is not sustainable and everyone in the school pays the price. Mentoring leaders is key for school leaders. Can reduction of compliance lead to more personalised leadership?

A conversation with Brad Gaynor.

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Beyond reasonable doubt. On the balance of probabilities. Two standards of proof that underpin law, order and justice. Or do they? 

With two court systems, two standards of proof, One Evidence Act and whole lot of words with different interpretation, it's fair to say most of us know very little about the law.

As the conversation unfolds, there is a moment - four words worth noting - "codified across the states." 

What does it mean? A key piece of the injustice puzzle that almost slipped past?

Post recording, and a little more curiosity, another question came to mind. When parliament codifies evidence rules, does it hand significant power to the legislature to define what can and cannot be heard or admitted in court? 

And, another, 'If yes, is it fair to say that evidence is doctored?'

A conversation that courageously flows into must-know territory and your own questions about the law.

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Three assassination attempts in two years. 

Whatever your politics the cold calculation behind those who have decided that removing Donald Trump - by any means necessary is not just acceptable, but justified - should send rivers of fear through everyone in the western world. When the ends justify the means, the rule of law is the first casualty. And history tells us it is never the last.

A conversation with Lawrence Rogak

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It's 2026, and an estimated 50 million people around the world are living in conditions of modern slavery. Trapped in forced labor, debt bondage, forced marriage, and sex trafficking.

While the world talks about globalism, climate catastrophes, human rights and DEI, one of humanity's darkest ongoing crimes is ignored. 

There is always much to learn from history, but in the case of slavery, the first place to begin is within ourselves.

A conversation with Lawrence Rogak

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UK independent schools can no longer rely on reputation alone. Yet most still struggle to answer the question every parent is really asking: why you, and not the school down the road?

What do independent schools offer and what do they say they can actually offer? It's no longer about the league tables.

Whether you're a parent weighing a significant financial commitment, or a school leader wondering why you're not converting - this one's for you.

A conversation with Paul Dunstan.

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It's one thing when a foreign government turns hostile. It's another when legal citizens, elected officials, and people whose ancestors built the USA start walking away from loyalty to the United States. A concerning and growing phenomenon of people who aren't rejecting America out of ignorance or malice, but deliberate choice.  

A conversation with Sharon Rondeau.

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When a teenager lies seriously injured on the road, the first instinct should be simple: call 000. 

Not so in the infamous Bike Boy case involving former Premier Daniel Andrews and his wife Katherine. 

A not to be missed conversation with Scott Hanley - private investigator - on phone calls, photographs and so much more.

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A bill moving through parliament seeks to make ASIO's powers indefinite. No sunset clause, no expiry, no end date. But we have a long and legitimate tradition of lawful rebellion, of scrutinising, challenging and resisting laws that threaten the freedoms this country is built on. 

"What does this bill mean for ordinary Australians, and what does it look like to push back, lawfully, loudly and together?"

A conversation with Mike Holt

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Reading got the wars. Writing got the leftovers. Cramming standards into an already overloaded curriculum has left almost no room for students to actually write. 

A conversation with Dr. Andy Johnson

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