80% of trade carried out by sea. What does that mean for Australia? 

Think Darwin Port ... and the rest.

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Do these values stack up? The last one certainly doesn't!

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Pentagon contractor Aurelio Luis Perez-Lugones faces Espionage Act charges for allegedly leaking classified intelligence to a reporter. FBI agents seized the reporters phones and laptops an unprecedented move that has press freedom advocates sounding the alarm.

Then Trump delivered his warning: "There is every reason to believe that what was just experienced by a Washington Post reporter was just the tip of the iceberg of things to come."

When national security is under threat President Trumps isn't far away. 

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One Nation - 30 years in the tyrannical and corrupt parliament. Sure, there's enthusiasm for change coming from many Australians. But not if it means sustaining party politics. The two party monopoly isn't the problem. It's political parties - Full Stop. What does One Nation think? More important, what do you think?

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What happens when power becomes insulated from consequence? Bernie Finn - sacked from the Liberal Party -  describes a parliament wrapped up in its own internal dramas, detached from the lives of the people it governs.

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The constitution wasn't written to empower politicians. It was written to restrain them. At its core, it's a document designed to protect citizens from government overreach, to set boundaries that even the most well-intentioned leaders cannot cross. But a constitution is only as strong as those who enforce it.

When politicians push beyond their authority, when new laws encroach on fundamental rights, it's the judiciary that must uphold the constitution - not by making policy, but by faithfully applying the constitution as written. The question is whether our courts still see themselves as defenders of those boundaries, or whether they've become just another arm of an ever-expanding state.

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Why are we looking everywhere except where the real answers lie? In this unflinching conversation, Human rights advocate Menachem Vorchheimer - an 8th generation Australian Jewish - discusses the transformation from a place of genuine safety and social harmony to today's fractured reality. He likens our plight to that which Rudy Giulliani endured and overcame by enacting the Theory of Broken Windows.  Essential listening for anyone seeking to understand the forces reshaping Australian society and the sanitised conclusions of government.

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What does "Islam" actually mean and is there a difference between Islam and radical Islam? Islam comes from the Arabic root aslama, meaning submission and peace - submission to the will of God (Allah) and the inner peace that comes from that surrender. Whether you're new to learning about Islam or looking to deepen your understanding, there's much to gained from what the faith truly means to over 1.8 billion people worldwide.

A conversation with Bernie Power.

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Why do Democrats selectively support certain dictators while condemning others? The double standards and fashionable opposition to President Trump seems to matter more than the actual suffering of people under authoritarian regimes. As President Trump advances his vision for peace and an end to endless wars, has anti-Trump sentiment become the sole organising principle of Democrats? Or has reality set in that they may be next?

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Collectivism versus individualism. It's a matter of survival. The 20th century delivered a brutal verdict: collectivism, packaged as socialism, resulted in approximately 100 million deaths. Yet today's leaders, including New York's mayor, are championing these same failed ideas. History has spoken loudly and clearly about where collectivism leads, but the message isn't getting through. Why does this dangerous ideology keep resurfacing? What makes people susceptible to promises that have consistently ended in failure? The case for individualism isn't just philosophical - it's essential for freedom and human flourishing.

A conversation with Mark Gell

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