Jeremy Cordeaux fires through Cup Day trivia, RBA rate nerves and Australia’s cost-of-living crunch before unloading on energy policy and political spin. He argues the Nationals are right to dump net zero, links today’s de-industrialisation to the 1975 Lima Declaration, and calls “Future Made in Australia” a slogan without cheap reliable power. He spotlights the PM’s “Joy Division” T-shirt fiasco, Nvidia’s jaw-dropping valuation, and why $8.5b more for bulk billing won’t make healthcare “free”. Plus: “jobs-for-the-boys” quangos, Bunnings’ Aussie-made price dilemma, ABC bias vs national unity, and a musical sign-off from 93-year-old Johnny Mac singing a Peter Clayton track.

• Melbourne Cup Day trivia; posting schedule

• RBA decision day; inflation ~3.2% y/y; electricity up ~39% this year

• Nationals dump net zero; “move as fast as partners/competitors”

• 1975 Lima Declaration → offshoring industry; link to today’s policy failures

• “Future Made in Australia” vs high energy/production costs

• Bunnings boss: hard to sell Aussie-made because it’s dearer

• PM’s “Joy Division” shirt controversy resurfaces

• Nvidia hits ~$5T valuation (chips → “fission chips” gag)

• Bulk-billing sweetener: +$8.5b; “free healthcare” myth; co-payments persist

• Government sits on the Briggs report; 1,200 public boards; quangos & mates

• Local colour: Rising Sun / Jim Elder auction plugs

• Dates & birthdays; Johnny Mac releases Peter Clayton song video

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In this Garage Edition, Jeremy Cordeaux dives headfirst into some of the week’s most explosive issues — from the Four Corners exposé on organised paedophile networks to the national debate on childcare, political hypocrisy, and absurd new water restrictions. He calls for drastic action on child protection, questions male employment in childcare, mocks Victoria’s “shower police,” and highlights government failures like a disability minister’s office with no wheelchair access. Jeremy also challenges the “Aboriginal Broadcasting Service” label for the ABC, rails against political overreach in land rights, and closes with reflections on faith, equality, and love at first sight.

Topics Covered

• Four Corners investigation exposes paedophile networks and child abuse

• Jeremy’s call for urgent reform in childcare and stronger protections

• Debate: Should men be banned from childcare work?

• Income splitting and tax deductions for home parents and nannies

• Disability Minister’s office under fire for no wheelchair access

• Water Conservancy of Victoria proposes four-minute shower limits

• Heritage building excuses for government accessibility failures

• ABC accused of bias — rebranded as “Aboriginal Broadcasting Service”

• Mabo decision and debate over land rights and national unity

• Universal equality under one law — “One country, one flag”

• Is God impressed by pomp and ceremony?

• The question of love at first sight — and Jeremy’s take on lust vs love

• Birthdays, history, and reflections on leadership and media

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In this Garage Edition of The Court of Public Opinion, Jeremy Cordeaux tackles the week’s most eyebrow-raising moments — from Anthony Albanese’s bizarre “Joy Division” T-shirt scandal to woke self-censorship, Adelaide’s population boom, and the true cost of Halloween decorations. He also shines a light on beach safety, government waste on defibrillator rollouts, and an explosive Four Corners investigation into child abuse networks. It’s thoughtful, fearless, and classic Cordeaux — saying what others won’t.

Topics in this ep;

• Australia spent $27.6 billion online last quarter

• Gold and silver prices drop — “October crashes” revisited

• Prime Minister Anthony Albanese wears a “Joy Division” T-shirt with disturbing Nazi origins

• Woke meltdown: UK councillor apologises for saying “born and bred in England”

• Adelaide now Australia’s fastest-growing city — is bigger really better?

• Halloween decorations harming birds via fake spider web sprays

• Surf Life Saving report: 154 drownings, none between the flags

• Defibrillator rollout criticised — 65% of people say they wouldn’t know how to use one

• Remembering Kerry Packer’s life-saving $20 million donation to equip ambulances

• Upcoming Four Corners exposé on child exploitation networks in childcare

• Celebrating the Rising Sun Hotel’s 180th anniversary

• Trivia and birthdays: Brigitte Bardot, Bill Gates, Julia Roberts, Jonas Salk, Dennis Lillee

• Reflection on why independent media matters

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