Quite Frankly

In part two of my conversation with Sall Grover, we discuss the political and legal fallout from the latest Tickle v Giggle decision, and what it means for women’s rights in Australia. Sall explains why she intends to take the case to the High Court, how the Lesbian Action Group’s case intersects with her own, and why she believes politicians can no longer dismiss this as a “culture war” issue. We...

Sall Grover returns to discuss the latest ruling in the Tickle v Giggle case after the Full Bench of the Federal Court upheld the original decision and increased damages against her. We discuss: • Why the court ruled that excluding a male from a women-only app was unlawful discrimination • The shift from indirect to direct discrimination • Whether Australia’s Sex Discrimination Act now treats “wom...

Nicole Mowbray of the Lesbian Action Group joins Monica Lewis to break down one of the most significant legal cases in Australia on sex-based rights. The case centres on whether a lesbian group can legally exclude biological males from events under the Sex Discrimination Act. After being denied an exemption by the Australian Human Rights Commission and losing at the Administrative Review Tribunal,...

Is America drifting into another war it can’t win? I’m in Washington DC speaking with Jacob Heilbrunn about the Iran conflict, the limits of American power, and what this moment means for global order. We get into why the idea of an “imminent” Iranian nuclear threat has persisted for decades without materialising, what he calls “permanent imminence,” and why Iran may have more leverage than Washin...

Is America entering into a war nobody voted for? I'm in Washington DC speaking with Emily Jashinsky, host of After Party on the Megyn Kelly Network, about the Iranconflict, the fracturing of Trump's coalition, and what the 2026 midterms actually look like from inside the Beltway. We get into the recent negotiations between America and Iran, why gas prices are now Trump's biggest politi...

Daniel Di Martino was born in Venezuela in 1999, the same month Hugo Chavez came to power. In this episode, he traces exactly how a country with the world's largest oil boom destroyed itself, and why the policy sequence that caused it is playing out in Australia today. Venezuela is the only country ever destroyed by socialism that voted it in democratically. The Soviet Union, China, Cuba, Nort...

What is a woman under Australian law? In Part 2, Sall Grover breaks down the legal mechanics of Tickle v Giggle, the Federal Court case that could define biological sex in Australia. The first Federal Court judge ruled that sex, in its "contemporary ordinary meaning," is changeable, based on the fact that legal sex can be altered on birth certificates. If that reasoning holds, there is n...

What is a woman under Australian law? In 2020, Sall Grover launched Giggle, a women-only app designed to give women a space to find flatmates, build networks, and connect without men. Access was verified using selfie-based AI at sign-up. When Roxanne Tickle was denied access, a complaint was filed under the Sex Discrimination Act. What began as a startup dispute became the case of Giggle v Tickle,...

Monica speaks with London-based commentator and GB News host Will Kingston about the rapidly shifting political and geopolitical landscape in Britain and the wider West. They begin with the aftermath of the recent US-Israeli strikes on Iran and the implications for the United Kingdom, including the reported Iranian drone attack on a British base in Cyprus and questions about whether Britain was pr...

In this episode, Monica speaks with veteran Australian journalist Chris Uhlmann about Australia’s energy policy, the net zero transition, and the implications for economic prosperity and national security. They begin by examining the relationship between energy consumption and living standards, discussing how fossil fuels powered the industrial growth that lifted global prosperity over the past ce...

In this episode, Monica speaks with economist and journalist Adam Creighton about inflation, interest rates, and the economic forces shaping Australia’s future. They begin by examining the drivers of persistent inflation in Australia, including the interaction between monetary policy, fiscal policy and government spending. Adam explains why inflation has remained stubbornly above target and how ce...