Governor Lachlan Macquarie loved a good party and just six months after he arrived it just happened to be the King's birthday! The rest is history.

If you wanted to take a country with unrivalled prosperity and energy resources and run its economy into the ground, this is how you would do it.

Veteran architect Russell Hall delivers a passionate critique of Australia's National Construction Code and building regulations, arguing they're poorly suited to our climate and culture. Hall challenges the one-size-fits-all approach that ignores regional differences and common sense design principles.

Despite the overwhelming "no" from all of Australia in the Voice referendum, the agenda behind it still proceeds under the veil of secrecy.  Public servants are told to stay quiet, but it hasn't stopped it from being discovered by a rural publican and others.  Join us to hear their stories.