Up Late

In tonight’s show, with the Maritime Union and Kimberly Ports locked in a high-seas standoff, Ben Harvey outlines the awkward consequences for passengers left high and dry like Tom Hanks in Castaway.

Ben Harvey explains why an Australian iron ore cartel is being considered to combat China’s determination to squeeze the nation for cheap iron ore prices, in the face of HUGE implications for everyday Aussies.

In tonight’s show, Ben Harvey outlines how an undercover cop brought down a major drug syndicate orchestrated by Comanchero kingpin Ray Cilli, involving meth, $1 million in cash and a suburban cemetery.

With Perth doctor turned Islamic State poster boy Tareq Kamleh alive and wanting to return to Australia, Ben Harvey demands the PM ‘man-up’ and close the door to Dr Jihad, or face the wrath of Australians.

Ben Harvey explains what it’s like inside the orange haze at a political stump speech covering immigration, taxation, housing — and who picked up the tab for that White Lotus rendezvous with Gina Rinehart.

As fallout over the Telstra outage continues, Ben Harvey outlines reasons why speculation China played a hand wasn’t such a long bow to draw, given Bejing’s military aggression in the Pacific.

Ben Harvey explains what happens to our hip pockets when the new financial year begins on July 1 — what happens to your tax and how to claim hundreds of dollars worth of Government incentives and grants.

As worries grow that Australian real estate could be in free fall, Ben Harvey skewers the absurd logic that housing can become more affordable without the price of homes dropping substantially.

UP LATE: In tonight’s show, as Australia braces itself for a bird flu epidemic, Ben Harvey traces the history of the H1N1 virus and gives an idiot’s guide to how it is transmitted.

As the US changes AUKUS’ terms, Ben Harvey outlines key reasons the mega-project will blow its budget and reveals the dark motivation of an MP who wants Defence Minister Richard Marles to tear up the contract.

Ben Harvey explains why Pauline Hanson’s surging popularity is due to her ability to keep on her feet while competitors collapse around her but erratic One Nation preference votes make a victory lap premature.

Ben Harvey examines the mind-bending scenario of a trans woman discriminated against for being ‘potentially pregnant’ – why it could happen but is a side issue the Senate should stop wasting its time on.

Harvey gives a rundown of why Australia’s biggest ever drug operation almost didn’t happen, not because of faulty intelligence or clever cartels but because of a jurisdictional fight.

With Energy Minister Chris Bowen under fire over his $150 million climate conference bill and Andrew Forrest baiting his fuel-addicted rivals, Ben Harvey explains why there’ll be no truce in the climate wars.

Ben Harvey explains how dying without a will can result in the law determining how your worldly possessions are divided, and there’s one bizarre scenario leading to your estate being gifted to the Government.

With Anthony Albanese already on the backfoot over GST, Ben Harvey explains why the Federal Government’s new gas proposal is certain to fire up debate with the PM in WA trying to sell what nobody’s buying.

Ben Harvey explains how trust funds REALLY work and why Labor’s changes are less about fairness and more about the ripple effect of broken promises with Albo’s budget backflips failing to stick the landing.

With Jim Chalmers taking from cashed-up Baby Boomers and giving to Millennials and Gen Z, Ben Harvey points out why the Treasurer’s latest ‘fairer’ budget is another ‘fool me once, fool me twice’ moment.