Jeremy dives deep into the cracks showing in Australian society — from economic downturns and gang violence to floods and farmer protests. He challenges the effectiveness of political leadership, skewers bureaucratic waste, and questions Australia’s global commitments. Between the heavy topics, he shares cultural throwbacks, news trivia, and reflections on national identity.

📌 Topics Covered

• Australia’s business collapse: 29,000 companies folded in 3 years, including Healthscope

• Catastrophic floods along NSW Mid North Coast

• Youth gang violence and the machete ban in Melbourne

• Liberal-National party coalition tensions

• Union power and CFMEU corruption allegations

• Albo’s refusal to swear on the Bible despite being Catholic

• Oversized government: 49 ministers vs USA's 15

• Salvos: 1 in 20 Australians eating from bins

• Renewable energy and blackouts

• Victorian farmer convoy protest against emergency services levy

• Trump’s proposed 100% movie tariff and Hollywood's decline

• Lima Declaration’s long-term impact on Aussie manufacturing

• Local TV production and cultural independence

• Anniversaries: Bismarck sinking, Vincent Price, Aboriginal census recognition

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In this garage edition, Jeremy Cordeaux delivers a fearless commentary on Australia’s political and economic missteps. From the RBA's anticipated rate cuts to blistering critiques of climate policy, taxation, social media influence, and over-regulation, Jeremy doesn't hold back. He dives into the folly of renewable subsidies, unpacks population policy failures, and highlights the farce of costly cataract surgeries and home medicine inspections. With nods to history and pop culture, this episode is a blend of passionate opinion, sharp insight, and classic Jeremy.

Topics Covered:

• RBA’s expected interest rate cuts

• Trump-Putin talks and Ukraine speculation

• Angus Taylor’s failed Liberal leadership bid

• Criticism of net-zero and anti-nuclear stance

• Dr. Eddie Patterson’s views on nuclear power

• Rebates for solar and battery installations

• The hypocrisy in global coal consumption

• Concerns over unrealised capital gains tax

• Cumulative national tax burden near $1 trillion

• Duplicative bureaucracy in state vs federal government

• Lack of population policy with mass migration

• Social media influencers and political transparency

• MH17 and lack of Russian accountability

• Medicare inefficiencies and costly cataract surgeries

• For-profit childcare and government policy failure

• Home medication inspections – unnecessary bureaucracy

• Over-servicing in healthcare

• Historic trivia, including Bee Gees, blue jeans, electric cars, and Amelia Earhart

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In this episode of The Court of Public Opinion, Jeremy Cordeaux challenges rising health insurance premiums, government waste, and the growing cultural division in Australia. He confronts the economic burdens facing Australian families, criticises the lack of political accountability, and questions controversial topics like the Voice to Parliament, foreign aid allocations, and the shrinking role of personal responsibility. Expect powerful quotes, historical references, and a no-nonsense approach from the dining room table.

• Australia’s health insurance inflation and unaffordability

• Government spending priorities and waste

• The erosion of national unity and overuse of identity politics

• Controversy around the Voice to Parliament

• Unchecked foreign aid and questionable allocations

• The undermining of personal accountability in society

• Housing policy and tax on home ownership

• Cynicism about media manipulation and political spin

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