Steve Price | 9 October

COP31 spending faces scrutiny over $32,000 in free coffee and 191 staff flown to Turkey, Nvidia's former CEO faces allegations of  links to a suspected Chinese spy. Plus, Pat Cummins breaks his silence on sandpapergate in a blunt interview.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fresh polling predicts the Victorian State Labor Government is on track for its worst election result since WW1, taxpayers have been slapped with a $545k bill. Plus, treasury workers have been asked to develop policies ahead of MYEFO. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Erin Patterson loses her appeal and faces life without parole, calls grow for an urgent audit of government spending and debt. Plus, One Nation proposes scrapping gun ownership caps and the national buyback scheme.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Labor fails to stump up cash to send Aussie astronaut into space, Rockhampton MP's resignation creates a parliamentary opening. Plus, Crisafulli has warned against optional preferential voting.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Labor reignites the abortion debate ahead of the November election, MP Allegra Spender begins a fresh fight to protect students from discrimination. Plus, energy expert Saul Kavonic runs a ruler over the government's gas reserve policy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

James Newberry targets Victoria's bail and crime record ahead of the election, taxpayers spend $20 million on a sparsely attended pre-COP event in Fiji. Plus, the ATO reverses its small business credit card ban as Jim Chalmers claims credit.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

ADF faces scrutiny over alleged waste of taxpayer money inside the Defence Department, retail theft reaches record levels as Chris Garnaut labels Victoria a criminal's dream state. Plus, the latest on an attempted hijacking terror attack.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Anthony Albanese pushes global AI Guardrails while the US embraces boom, warnings over the security of electric cars have been ignored. Plus, Victoria’s Royal Commission into construction industry corruption has begun.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Up to 600 workers at a steel plant will be made redundant, ASIO Boss Mike Burgess has issued a terrifying warning. Plus, King Charles denies claims made in a new book by Princess Diana's brother.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Victoria moves to decriminalise begging as Melbourne's hospitality industry warns of the impact, Campbell Newman weighs in on the One Nation-Andrew Hastie stoush. Plus, Queensland's credit rating faces a downgrade as Victoria comes under scrutiny.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.