The Cheryl Lacey Show
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Episodes
49 episodes
BEN ROBERTS SMITH From hero to handcuffs
Ben Roberts-Smith's story is unlike any in Australian military history. Decorated with the Victoria Cross, celebrated as a national hero, then a defamation trial that first relied on 'balance of probabilities' to criminal charges he now f...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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21:01
TRANS TRUTH AND TRUMP Reality is non-negotiable
Sex is biological. Gender is a social construct. And a defence force exists to win wars, not to serve as a platform for social experimentation. The Trump administration made decisive steps to restore clear, science-based definitions of male and...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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26:27
WHERE'S DAD? The nuclear family and the men children need
It's a question too many children are asking. What does relinquishment of the nuclear family, the replaceable role of fathers, and the narrative in schools tell us about what children need when dad isn't in the picture? What is society telling ...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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24:45
INDISPENSABLE: The Principal's Right Hand
The EA role in a school is unlike any other. Not a teacher, nor a general admin role, but absolutely central to everything.In this episode, we explore the unique identity, influence, and professional value of executive assistants in educ...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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16:52
MARTIAL LAW: Citizen's arrest on on treasonous Australians
Martial law. Treason. When citizens arrest is blocked it exposes more than the fear. The determination for Australian's to take back the lucky country. A conversation with Mike Holt....
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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5:18
SUICIDE WAR: Veterans, first responders and PTSD
Combat and first responder trauma is costing the lives of those charged with saving the lives of others. 1 veteran died by suicide every week between 1997 and 2020. All while PTSD has become shorthand for a bad week at work. ...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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49:49
READING BETWEEN THE LINES: Tasmania's Statewide Literacy Plan. Is it enough?
Tasmania has rolled out its literacy plan. A big budget and the kind of language that makes it very hard to argue against - explicit teaching, evidence-based practice, best practice frameworks. But what happens when the wor...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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24:35
TRUMPING THE UNIONS: Dirty Money in U.S. Classrooms
Money laundering, fraud, and misappropriation quietly bleeding school districts dry, and the political earthquake of Donald Trump's dismantling of the federal Department of Education. Should unions be in panic mode? A conversation ...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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22:22
DEZI FREEMAN - The manhunt is over. Seeking the truth has just begun
Freeman, - sovereign citizen nutter and cop murderer! Or Freeman, - brave advocate for truth and justice. My sources say the day 10 police officers arrived on his property with a search warrant, was a day involving Dan Andrews and treason. Main...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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15:05
WHEN DUTY OF CARE WALKS OUT - Who's in charge?
When teachers go on strike all manner of issues come to the fore. The home-partnerships vanishes, the state says and does as it pleases and the Commonwealth stays true to form - they're only in education for the money. There couldn't be a bette...
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Season 1
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Episode 40
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22:46
EDUCATION IS THE ONLY WAY TO...Take Back Our Country
There's a difference between being governed and being controlled, and most Australians have never been taught to see it. Civic education isn't taught in schools. Our political class are the authors and beneficiaries of an uneducated and d...
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Season 1
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Episode 39
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16:36
PARTY CRASHERS: The case against Australia's Political Duopoly
Political choice doesn't exist in Australia. It literally means picking between two dominant forces. Our current the system breeds backroom deals, narrow thinking, and a disconnect from all Australians - other than the political class - the win...
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Season 1
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Episode 38
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24:22
CLASS IN CRISIS: Can Independent Schools Think Different?
Independent schools are rich in history—but under real pressure. Fees are rising beyond reach, parents are squeezed, and teachers are leaving in droves. With a growing recruitment crisis, shifting attitudes, and a profession losing status, some...
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Season 1
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Episode 37
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16:52
LEADERSHIP AND THE FREE WORLD: On your mark. Get set. TRUMP.
In a world of rapid change and possibility, President Donald Trump takes a different leadership path to what the world has learned to expect and accept.Trump’s approach to Iran, for instance, is forcing a new kind of accountability on t...
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Season 1
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Episode 36
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16:32
VOTE THE PARTY LINE: Is there no other choice?
The realities of Australia’s governance are hitting us hard. Stuck in the two party loop - a pseudo socialist norm. Are we starting to wake up? Do Australians actually have a way out, or are we locked into the two-party cycle by design?
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Season 1
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Episode 34
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16:34
Fed Up: Our Forgotten Farmers. Our Rotting Australia.
Australia is being controlled by a cabal. And, heaven help ups if food and fuel shortages continue. And, chances are, they will. Why? State governments are making decisions about national security, something the Constitution s...
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Season 1
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Episode 33
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17:25
The ATO - A Legal or Illegal Entity
Mike Holt educates us once more on his research about the Australian government and parliament, in this case, the debacle that is the ATO.Is it a legal entity? Should you be paying taxes?It's all here.
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12:25
Kintsugi Heroes
Kintsugi Heroes shares the stories of everyday people who have found a way through challenges or adversity in order to achieve something inspirational to fellow humans on similar journeys.A conversation with Ian Westmoreland&n...
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10:32
I Control You
What happens when a single government minister holds the power to arrest you, or bar you from returning to your own country. Not for a crime, but for a conversation? Australia's hate speech laws and the sweeping ministerial discretion buried in...
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Season 1
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Episode 32
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19:55
Sack the Teachers
The growing concern that political and ideological agendas are reshaping what Australian students think, believe, and question has reached a tipping point. From pro terrorism teaching aids to climate scare campaigns and complete disregard for A...
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Season 1
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Episode 30
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10:51
Safe Men Safe Families
Men cannot pour from an empty vessel. A man who knows his worth, who is respected and has people in his corner is a man who stays. And a man who stays can protect, lead, and love the people counting on him.A conversation with David Maywa...
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21:28
Australia The Concealed Colony
There’s a troubling legal argument circulating, ‘Australia the Concealed Colony’, that challenges everything we think we know about Australian sovereignty: that despite presenting itself to the world as an independent nation, Australia is a col...
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17:27
Follow the Money: The Ilhan Omar Investigation
Rep. Ilhan Omar is under federal and congressional investigation. House Oversight is probing how her husband's companies exploded to $30 million in just one year. The DOJ is examining her finances. Questions swirl about potential connections to...
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Season 1
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Episode 28
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14:39
Socialism Always Fails: From Cuba's Misery to New York's Unfolding Crisis
What is socialism? If you're all for it, your definition will be different from those who know better. Forget the propaganda - we're exposing socialism's catastrophic failures on two fronts.From Havana's decades of poverty to New York's ...
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Season 1
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Episode 27
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21:49
Chronic Underperformance: When Teachers Check Out
Not every struggling teacher is a beginner finding their feet. Some are veterans who've stopped growing. There is a persistent problem of teacher underperformance across schools. Some educators show up unprepared year after year, who've lost th...
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Season 1
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Episode 26
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22:45