How does the Australian War Memorial tell the messy truth about war? And its plan to handle the Ben Roberts-Smith court case

How does the Australian War Memorial tell the messy truth about war? It’s a shrine, a world-class museum and an archive in Canberra that’s undergoing a $550 million upgrade. The Issue looks at what’s next for the Memorial, how it honours veterans, and how it handles a painful history including th…

Lessons from the Iran War: David Pocock offers solutions on gas, fuel, the budget, electrification and feeding hungry Australians

David Pocock is considered one of the greatest ever Wallabies, now he’s giving the major parties grief as a Senator for the ACT in Federal Parliament. This week’s episode looks at the short- and long-term lessons from the Iran War and oil crisis. The 37-year-old independent politician weighs in on …

Hard truths about how the Iran War and the oil crisis will hit the wealth of Australians

If you ask Scott Phillips how effective our governments have been at getting a high price from the companies that export our energy resources - expect an earful. This week's episode of The Issue features the Motley Fool's Chief Investment Officer Scott Phillips, who discusses hard truths with 7NEWS…

Angus Taylor can ride a bull and crack a whip, but can he run Australia?

Angus Taylor hails from the bush and has proven his country credentials to 7News, at the Camden Show near Sydney, by riding a bull, shearing a sheep and cracking a whip. But can the new Liberal Party leader become prime minister of Australia? In this episode, The Issue asks the fresh Coalition lead…

John Blackburn on the dangers of the Iran war for Australia and national resilience

How bad could the fuel blockage become? What does the war tell us about Australia's weak spots? This week's episode of The Issue features author and Deputy Chief of the RAAF, John Blackburn, who discusses all with 7NEWS' Tim Lester.

Meet the Australian university student who got the attention of Donald Trump and gets $10k/month for posting online

This week The Issue looks at the power of social media in the political world. Brisbane based activist Drew Pavlou got  President Donald Trump interested in the plight of Iranian footballers. It resulted in the President calling Anthony Albanese about the issue at 2 in the morning. But for Pavlou s…

Australia's big debates: AI, ISIS brides, big banks and our relationship with the US

In this episode of The Issue, the former federal cabinet minister Ed Husic gives a blunt assessment of where Australia is heading and where he believes things are going wrong. After being dropped from the Albanese government’s frontbench, Husic reflects on the political realities inside Labor, the…

The truth behind the triple 0 meltdown: The problem that affected millions of Aussies

Dozens of phone models including Samsung and iPhone need software updates to connect to 000 in Australia. Some handsets can't be updated and need to be thrown in the bin. In this episode, the Issue investigates whether users should be entitled to a discount or refund. Last year's Optus triple-zero …

Pauline Hanson on immigration, Trump and One Nation's surprising rise

Queensland Senator and One Nation founder Pauline Hanson sits down with Tim Lester for a wide-ranging interview covering the surge in One Nation's polling, her views on Trump's America, immigration policy, the prospect of Barnaby Joyce joining the party, and candid reflections on her age and politi…

How secret should we let our Defence department be? The people who argue for a lack of transparency

When the world enters a period of sharper geopolitical contest, how much secrecy is too much? In this episode of The Issue, Defence Minister Richard Marles speaks with Tim Lester about transparency, capability challenges, and the future of Australia’s security partnerships.