Brent catches up with Mark Latham for a wide-ranging chat on the latest headlines making waves across the country.

They unpack Prime Minister Albanese’s economic policy speech, and whether the government’s goals stack up against reality — especially as EV sales slump and clean energy targets look harder to hit.

Also in the mix:

• Merivale’s award scandal and what it says about workplace culture

• White Ribbon scraps its ambassador program after Andrew O’Keefe is stripped of his Order of Australia

• Tobacco and vaping wars heating up

• Why so many Sydney restaurants are going broke, and

• What to expect from Channel Ten’s new show, Ten News Plus, replacing The Project.

It’s a sharp, timely conversation with one of the country’s most outspoken political commentators.