‘NIMBYs need to suck it up’: Economists brutal take on how to solve Australia’s housing crisis

Chris Richardson says residents who oppose new local developments otherwise known as NIMBYs ("Not In My Back Yard"), need to ‘suck it up’ in for the nation to solve its housing crisis.     The Economist says the country’s housing policy for decades has been the word no.   “No, you can't do that. N…

Historian and former Aussie diplomat Lachlan Strahan says we should be 'more concerned' about the military build up in the Indo-Pacific

Australia’s Foreign Minister Penny Wong has raised concerns with China over its nuclear-capable missile test in the South Pacific. But is that enough? Lachlan Strahan tells The Issue if these types of incidents increase in frequency, we should become ‘more concerned’. The historian and diplomat w…

Master Builders CEO reveals her fight to build more homes while handling death threats

The CEO of Master Builders Australia has revealed to 7NEWS she received death threats to her family home in Canberra. Denita Wawn says the ordeal pushed her to clean-up the building sector and the construction union, the CFMEU. In this episode of The Issue podcast, she also tackles the tradie shor…

The famine threat: On Australia's fuel prices, fertiliser shortages, uncertain weather

How secure is Australia’s food supply? The podcast examines that critical Issue this week. We talk to Xavier Martin, a broadacre farmer from the Liverpool Plains and the President of the NSW Farmers Association. He says high fuel prices, shortages of fertiliser and uncertain weather patterns are f…

The China Threat: RAND expert Mark Cozad explains Australia's biggest security challeng

Bristling with high-tech weapons, Beijing is inseparable from the case for Australia spending tens of billions more on our defence in the years ahead. How dangerous is China's surge in military capability? How does their military strength compare to Australia or the US? RAND security expert Mark C…

'The US is kind of laughing at us': Greens Senator David Shoebridge reveals the real cost behind the AUKUS submarine deal

The nuclear-powered submarine club, AUKUS, promises security. But besides from the hundreds of billions of taxpayer dollars - what is the real cost behind the sub club? In this week's episode of The Issue, Greens NSW Senator David Shoebridge had much to say on Australia's 'sovereign' decision-maki…

The biggest reform in how Australia helps veterans is coming in days. But will our politicians finally get it right?

Veterans' Affairs Minister Matt Keogh was called a liar by Aussie soldier and MP Phil Thompson two weeks ago on 7NEWS' The Issue podcast. This week, Keogh speaks on the veterans' compensation reform set to kick in on July 1, Australia's "national tragedy" of veteran suicides, and his response to T…

One Nation is currently leading primary polling. Election analysist William Bowe discusses what could bring them apart.

In just a year, the rocketship from the right - One Nation - has flew past the old guard, climbing five times the vote it had at last year's polls. In this week's episode of The Issue, 'Poll Bludger' William Bowe discusses how Pauline Hanson's revolution is going to change Australian politics, and …

From surviving a bomb blast to calling out Albo on veterans' funding,  this soldier turned MP has some things to say

This Aussie stared death in the face and lived to tell the tale. This is the new battle he fights as a Member of Parliament. He refused to back down from calling the Prime Minister a 'liar'.  Now Phil Thompson has revealed why. The Coalition says it will get rid of a $5,000 funding cap on veterans'…

Trump promised the Iran conflict would end quickly. Three months later, the risks are growing

For months Donald Trump has promised peace with Iran is close. Energy experts say the crisis is far from over. From the Strait of Hormuz to fears of a global energy shock, Dr Jessie Moritz joins The Issue to unpack how this war could reshape the Middle East and the global economy for years to come.