The Karl Stefanovic Show

Australia’s political divide is getting deeper and voters are walking away from the major parties.

This week on The Karl Stefanovic Show, former Liberal senator turned One Nation member Hollie Hughes joins primary producer Charlie Blomfield for a fiery conversation about the collapse of trust in politics, the rising support for One Nation, and why so many Australians feel abandoned.

Hollie opens up about her bruising split from the Liberal Party, why issues like puberty blockers, the NDIS and ‘babies born alive’ pushed her away from the Coalition, and why she believes the Liberals have ‘lost their soul’.

Charlie Blomfield delivers a blunt warning from the bush, arguing regional Australians are being crushed by rising costs, red tape, infrastructure failures and governments that simply don’t understand life outside the cities.

The panel discusses:

• One Nation’s surge in the polls

• The Liberal Party’s identity crisis

• Cost of living pressures on families and farmers

• Net zero and renewable energy projects

• Transmission lines and regional Australia

• The NDIS and profound autism support

• Farming, fuel security and fertilizer shortages

• Whether Australians trust politicians anymore

From the city-country divide to the future of conservative politics in Australia, this is one of Karl Weekly’s most explosive panels yet.

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NDIS cuts: 01:26

Dominic Porter: 22:40

Joseph Daoud: 1:00:51

This week on Karl Weekly.

A family with a severely autistic son says they’ve been blindsided after being told their NDIS funding will be slashed by 80 per cent. Karl speaks to Luke Tunnecliffe and Aimee Newbold about the devastating impact the cuts could have on their son Jack – who is nonverbal, suffers seizures and requires around-the-clock care.

Then, Melbourne businessman Dominic Porter joins Karl after allegedly being targeted in a terrifying home invasion just days after his pub was firebombed. Porter says intruders entered his home allegedly trying to shoot him while his wife and children were inside.

Plus mortgage broker Joseph Daoud explains why he spent nearly $18,000 on Canberra airport billboards attacking the government’s tax changes. He warns Australians the country is becoming hostile to aspiration, investment and small business.

And later, Karl reacts to the latest political insanity: MP pay rises during a cost-of-living crisis, confusion in a Senate inquiry over gender laws and the ABC’s new podcast deal with Grace Tame.

NDIS cuts. Melbourne crime. Tax fury. Canberra chaos. This is Karl Weekly.

This week on The Karl Stefanovic Show.

A mind-bending conversation with Ben van Kerkwyk exploring some of the biggest mysteries in human history.

From the alleged labyrinth buried beneath Egypt, to the possibility humanity has completely misunderstood ancient civilisations, Ben breaks down the theories capturing millions online — and why some researchers believe advanced engineering and knowledge may have existed thousands of years earlier than we think.

Karl asks the obvious question:

If discoveries beneath Egypt could rewrite history… why aren’t people like Joe Rogan or Elon Musk funding the excavation themselves?

The conversation dives into black holes, consciousness, lost technology, ancient construction techniques, and whether modern society is more fragile than we realise.

It’s one of the wildest conversations we’ve had yet. Watch now.

This week on The Karl Stefanovic Show.A mind-bending conversation with Ben van Kerkwyk exploring some of the biggest mysteries in human history.From the alleged labyrinth buried beneath Egypt, to the possibility humanity has completely misunderstood ancient civilisations, Ben breaks down the theories capturing millions online — and why some researchers believe advanced engineering and knowledge may have existed thousands of years earlier than we think.Karl asks the obvious question:If discoveries beneath Egypt could rewrite history… why aren’t people like Joe Rogan or Elon Musk funding the excavation themselves?The conversation dives into black holes, consciousness, lost technology, ancient construction techniques, and whether modern society is more fragile than we realise.It’s one of the wildest conversations we’ve had yet.Watch now.

Australia’s housing debate just turned explosive.

This week on The Karl Stefanovic Show, housing advocate Maiy Azize from Everybody’s Home goes head-to-head with property investor and founder Jack Henderson over the future of Australian housing.

Should negative gearing and capital gains tax concessions be scrapped? Are investors driving up house prices? Will Labor’s housing changes make rents even worse? And is the Australian Dream now completely out of reach for young Australians?

The debate quickly turns fiery as the panel clashes over rent caps, affordable housing, government intervention, property investors and whether Australians simply need to lower their expectations about where they live.

From Sydney house prices and regional affordability to social housing and the future of home ownership, this is one of the most explosive debates yet.

Go to the Leith van Onselen interview: 0:05:35

Go to the Fred Schebesta interview: 0:25:39

Go to the Peter Malinauskas interview: 0:36:00

Australia’s biggest political and economic debate just exploded.

This week on Karl Weekly, Karl sits down with economist Leith van Onselen, Finder founder Fred Schebesta and SA Premier Peter Malinauskas to unpack the government’s controversial changes to capital gains tax, negative gearing and small business policy.

Will Australia face its biggest housing correction in 40 years? Are startups and entrepreneurs preparing to leave the country? Why are small business owners furious? And how did One Nation suddenly surge ahead of the Liberal Party in parts of Australia?

From housing affordability and migration to youth unemployment and the future of aspiration in Australia – this is one of the most explosive Karl Weekly episodes yet.

This week on The Karl Stefanovic Show, Pete Evans joins Karl for one of the most controversial conversations we’ve ever had.COVID. Censorship. Big Pharma. Mainstream media. The cancellation that nearly destroyed him. Pete confronts Karl over his role during the pandemic, while Karl admits: ‘I personally believe I got it wrong.’From vaccine mandates and media pile-ons to nutrition, chronic illness and the influence of pharmaceutical companies, this is the conversation Pete says mainstream television would never allow.Pete also opens up about the personal toll of being publicly attacked, why he rejected ‘one-size-fits-all medicine’ and the moment the media turned on him. Whether you agree with him or not, this is a raw, uncomfortable and brutally honest discussion about one of the most divisive periods in modern Australian history.

This week on The Karl Stefanovic Show.

Victoria’s youth crime crisis is back in the spotlight.

Firebombings. Home invasions. Carjackings. Kids carrying machetes.

Victorian Opposition Leader Jess Wilson and Queensland Police Union President Shane Prior join Karl for a blunt conversation about the growing fear many Australians feel in their own communities – and whether governments and the courts have lost control.

Jess Wilson says Victorians are now sleeping with their keys by the front door, hoping intruders take the car and leave the family alone.

Shane Prior warns police are being brutally attacked, experienced officers are leaving the force and communities no longer feel protected.

From weak bail laws and organised crime to police shortages and violent repeat offenders, this is the conversation many Australians believe politicians have ignored for too long.

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Go to the Hugh Poate interview: 01:07:05

Go to the Sall Grover interview: 01:35:26

Karl’s take on the week – including the fallout from Labor’s latest budget, the growing backlash from small business owners over new taxes and why many Australians believe the government sees hardworking people as an endless cash machine.

Then, the rural revolt growing across Australia.

Karl travels to regional New South Wales where farmers say transmission towers, renewable energy projects and net zero infrastructure are ripping through their family farms and tearing apart rural communities – with many claiming they were never properly consulted and have no power to stop it.

Isa shares the confronting moment people entered her property without warning, while horse trainer Rob Archibald, psychologist Anna Young and energy expert Aidan Morrison speak out on what they say is the true cost of Australia’s renewable energy push.

Then, one of the most emotional interviews yet on Karl Weekly.

Hugh Poate – father of fallen Australian soldier Private Robert Poate – joins Karl to talk all things Afghanistan, Ben Roberts-Smith and the military justice system. Hugh questions why millions were spent prosecuting Australian soldiers while the man responsible for killing his son remains free.

And Sall Grover joins Karl following the Federal Court ruling in the Giggle vs Tickle case that has ignited fierce debate around women-only spaces, gender identity laws and free speech in Australia.

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This week on The Karl Stefanovic Show, Karl gets brutally honest about his health, weight and why he felt like he was on 'a one-way ticket to a heart attack'.

Performance medicine specialist and urologist Dr. Alex Tatem joins Karl for one of the most confronting and fascinating conversations we’ve had on the show — breaking down the explosion of peptides, testosterone decline, obesity, male fertility collapse and the future of preventative health.

Dr Alex warns men today are getting 'sicker, more obese and more insulin resistant', while testosterone levels have 'dropped off a cliff'.

The pair discuss:

• why so many men feel exhausted

• the rise of GLP-1 weight loss drugs

• the collapse in male fertility

• environmental toxins and hormones

• Big Pharma and the black market

• why obesity 'could become a choice'

• and why modern medicine is failing preventative health

Karl also opens up about his own transformation, getting healthy in his 50s, and why he no longer cares what anyone thinks.

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