This week, Brent sits down with Jason Morrison for sharp, no-nonsense analysis of the big stories shaping Australia and the world.

From the upcoming “ambitious” budget promised by Treasurer Jim Chalmers, to the performance politics of the US State of the Union delivered by Donald Trump, this episode cuts through the spin and looks at what the numbers really say.

Plus, the conversation turns to serious community safety concerns following the disturbing Chris Baghsarian case, and the growing challenge of organised crime pressures across New South Wales suburbs.

They also explores national security questions surrounding passport decisions involving Jamal Rifi and Tony Burke, and what it means when trust, law and optics collide.

Is government spending heading in the right direction?
Is organised crime getting harder to control?
And should Australians just accept official assurances on sensitive national security issues?

Big politics. Hard questions. No spin.