Jeremy Cordeaux delivers a fiery reaction to the Federal Budget in this special GARAGE edition of The Court of Public Opinion, taking aim at Labor’s handling of negative gearing, capital gains tax, immigration, energy policy and housing affordability. Jeremy questions the government’s integrity over broken promises, warns younger Australians are being locked out of wealth creation, and criticises what he sees as socialism “by stealth”. He also discusses the future of commercial radio following the shutdown of America’s historic CBS Radio Network, and reflects on Australia’s economic direction, leadership, and cost-of-living pressures.

Topics Discussed

• Fallout from the Federal Budget
• Coalition budget reply speech
• Pauline Hanson’s budget speech
• Negative gearing debate
• Capital gains tax concerns
• Family trusts and taxation
• Housing affordability crisis
• Rental shortages and rising rents
• Immigration levels in Australia
• Government spending and taxation
• NDIS fraud and budget blowouts
• Cost of living pressures
• Green energy and electricity prices
• Criticism of Anthony Albanese and Jim Chalmers
• Comparisons to Whitlam and Keating governments
• Singapore’s economic model
• Bracket creep and taxation
• Decline of AM/FM radio
• CBS Radio shutting down in the USA
• Social media, podcasts and digital media replacing radio
• Historical anniversaries and celebrity birthday