In this Garage Edition of The Court of Public Opinion, Jeremy Cordeaux dives into Australia’s biggest talking points — from housing policy madness and aluminium wine bottles to bulk billing failures, media censorship, and Donald Trump’s military shake-up. He questions government logic, celebrates Peanuts’ 75th anniversary, and calls for common sense in an age of absurdity.

• 75th anniversary of Peanuts and the legacy of Charlie Brown

• Rising property prices and Labor’s “5% deposit” housing policy

• Subprime-style government-backed mortgages and the risk of defaults

• Erin Patterson’s mushroom case appeal

• Wine industry adopting aluminium bottles in pursuit of net zero

• Bulk billing decline and the Medicare illusion

• Hilarious story: erectile cream prescribed for eyes due to bad handwriting

• Freedom of speech under threat: new misinformation laws

• Interest rates, cost of living, and electricity prices

• Trump’s military crackdown: no more “woke generals” or political correctness

• Possibility of unrest or military tension in the US

• Reflections on art, investment, and authenticity

• Historical notes: Pan Am, tuxedos, the Beach Boys, and Christopher Reeve