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.
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75th anniversary of Peanuts and the legacy of Charlie Brown
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Rising property prices and Labor’s “5% deposit” housing policy
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Subprime-style government-backed mortgages and the risk of defaults
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Erin Patterson’s mushroom case appeal
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Wine industry adopting aluminium bottles in pursuit of net zero
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Bulk billing decline and the Medicare illusion
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Hilarious story: erectile cream prescribed for eyes due to bad handwriting
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Freedom of speech under threat: new misinformation laws
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Interest rates, cost of living, and electricity prices
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Trump’s military crackdown: no more “woke generals” or political correctness
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Possibility of unrest or military tension in the US
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Reflections on art, investment, and authenticity
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Historical notes: Pan Am, tuxedos, the Beach Boys, and Christopher Reeve
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