Michael McLaren speaks to Troy Lennon the History Editor of The Daily Telegraph

Has the housing bubble officially burst?  It's certainly been a pretty bad six months for real estate prices and particularly for real estate investors.But what is the truth about all that is going on?  Chris Johnson is the CEO of the Urban Taskforce of NSW and joins Micheal for a look at whether it's time to panic

Listen to Wake Up Australia with Michael McLaren, the Full Show Podcast here. 10/01/2019

Michael McLaren speaks to Professor David Flint

The most common reason for transportation was theft – this included pickpocketing, shoplifting, stealing horses and sheep, highway robbery, housebreaking and receiving stolen goods.

In the 80 years of convict transportation, 806 ships brought more than 162,000 convicts to Australia. The last ship the “Hougoumont” landed in Fremantle with 269 souls.

Elise Edmonds, Curator at the State Library of NSW joins Michael for a chat about this fascinating period of our country’s history

Listen to Wake Up Australia with Michael McLaren, the Full Show Podcast here. 09/01/2019

Listen to Wake Up Australia with Michael McLaren, the Full Show Podcast here. 08/01/2019

The Australian newspaper’s Foreign Editor Greg Sheridan wrote on the weekend that the Morrison government is stepping up efforts as part of an intensified move by Western governments to combat the ­increased persecution of Christians in many parts of the world.

He writes that Canberra is co-ordinating closely with other Western governments about the fate of Pakistani Christian woman Asia Bibi, whose conviction for blasphemy and subsequent death sentence were overturned by the Pakistani Supreme Court in October.

Australia’s dangerously low fuel stockpiles could leave us exposed and without any reserves after just 22 days which could leave the nation dangerously exposed.

Experts have criticised the Coalition for failing to publish an urgent review of Australia’s liquid fuel reserves, with the nation failing to hold the recommended amount.

Michael speaks to John Blackburn AO was has been warning about this very thing for years.

The current debate around the analysis of drugs at music festivals has ignited a mix of emotions and arguments.

While the wider conversation considers a number of broader political, social and funding issues, just what is the scientific validity of pill testing as an option to keep our young people safe? 

Michael talks to Michelle Williams, research toxicologist at the University of Newcastle, who writes that pill testing at festivals potentially leaves room for a fatal error.