The Cheryl Lacey Show

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 their curiosity for learning, and who drain school resources while delivering mediocre results.  While systemic challenges allow chronic underperfor...

What does it mean to protest in America when every move is being recorded?  As body cameras become standard issue for police across the country, the relationship between protesters and law enforcement is shifting. In Minnesota and beyond, activists are grappling with a new reality: the very technology meant to hold police accountable is also surveilling dissent.  Will body cams change the calculus...

Are Australians becoming more fragile? This episode examines the rising mental health crisis through the lens of family breakdown and government overreach. Are policies well-meaning or undermining resilience? A considered look at what's shaping Australian mental health beyond the surface-level conversation. Support the show

We the People of the Commonwealth must establish a People’s Parliament in Common Law, directly accountable to the people, with an oversight committee elected by the people in each community.  Election will be done by a secure blockchain voting app. Support the show

Our unhinged behaviour on social media is becoming increasingly concerning. Our innocence, generosity, and trust are depleting at an accelerated rate. The anger, selfishness and alienation stemming from the human condition is being amplified. To become sound managers of this powerful and truly unlock the positive potential of social media, we need to address the issue that’s driving that feeding f...

Do these values stack up? The last one certainly doesn't! Support the show

80% of trade carried out by sea. What does that mean for Australia?  Think Darwin Port ... and the rest. Support the show

Who should pay for someone's education? Support the show

Pentagon contractor Aurelio Luis Perez-Lugones faces Espionage Act charges for allegedly leaking classified intelligence to a reporter. FBI agents seized the reporters phones and laptops an unprecedented move that has press freedom advocates sounding the alarm. Then Trump delivered his warning: "There is every reason to believe that what was just experienced by a Washington Post reporter was...

One Nation - 30 years in the tyrannical and corrupt parliament. Sure, there's enthusiasm for change coming from many Australians. But not if it means sustaining party politics. The two party monopoly isn't the problem. It's political parties - Full Stop. What does One Nation think? More important, what do you think? Support the show

What happens when power becomes insulated from consequence? Bernie Finn - sacked from the Liberal Party -  describes a parliament wrapped up in its own internal dramas, detached from the lives of the people it governs. Support the show

The constitution wasn't written to empower politicians. It was written to restrain them. At its core, it's a document designed to protect citizens from government overreach, to set boundaries that even the most well-intentioned leaders cannot cross. But a constitution is only as strong as those who enforce it. When politicians push beyond their authority, when new laws encroach on fundam...

Why are we looking everywhere except where the real answers lie? In this unflinching conversation, Human rights advocate Menachem Vorchheimer - an 8th generation Australian Jewish - discusses the transformation from a place of genuine safety and social harmony to today's fractured reality. He likens our plight to that which Rudy Giulliani endured and overcame by enacting the Theory of Broken...

What does "Islam" actually mean and is there a difference between Islam and radical Islam? Islam comes from the Arabic root aslama, meaning submission and peace - submission to the will of God (Allah) and the inner peace that comes from that surrender. Whether you're new to learning about Islam or looking to deepen your understanding, there's much to gained from what the faith...

Why do Democrats selectively support certain dictators while condemning others? The double standards and fashionable opposition to President Trump seems to matter more than the actual suffering of people under authoritarian regimes. As President Trump advances his vision for peace and an end to endless wars, has anti-Trump sentiment become the sole organising principle of Democrats? Or has reality...

Collectivism versus individualism. It's a matter of survival. The 20th century delivered a brutal verdict: collectivism, packaged as socialism, resulted in approximately 100 million deaths. Yet today's leaders, including New York's mayor, are championing these same failed ideas. History has spoken loudly and clearly about where collectivism leads, but the message isn't getting...

VAT on school fees. Closures. Fewer choices for families. The left wing socialist UK agenda is reshaping UK education and it's not just parents who are paying the price. A conversation with Andrew Lewer. Support the show

When speaking up costs you your reputation, your job, or your safety, silence can become the easy choice. But that's exactly when we need to find our voice. With Nick Patterson we discuss border security, COVID policies, and institutional corruption to remind us why free speech, free association, and free thought matter. How do we push back against narratives that demand compliance? Stop apol...

A brilliant title for the latest by Phillip R Neely Jr PHD. Phillip shares the importance of meeting in the middle for a free, fair, responsible society, and a bold vision for its future.  Support the show

Venezuela's liberation from the Maduro regime marks a turning point. The work has just begun. In this episode with Lawrence Rogak I discuss the collapsing of fake media narratives that prop up socialism and dictatorship, the UN's failure to intervene, and democracy after decades of authoritarian rule. Can Venezuela's experience light the path for other nations still trapped under ty...

Equality sits at the heart of the ‘rule of law’. What does that mean? Chris Merritt explains 3 pillars of equality - civic equality (one law for all), equal application (consistent enforcement), and equal protection (government's duty to safeguard everyone's rights).  We also explore an uncomfortable truth: when two major parties alternate power through our preferential voting system, we...

The fundamental relationship between Australian citizens and their government has all but been erased. Are we truly the masters of our democracy, or have we ceded too much power to those elected to serve us? Answering this question requires knowledge and education.  Our discussion delves into the transformation politicians seem to undergo once elected, the "she'll be right" cultural...

"Mann About Town's Mission: The Mount Macedon Memorial Challenge" Standing 21 metres high since 1935, the Mount Macedon Memorial Cross is Victoria's most important war memorial after the Shrine of Remembrance—a place of profound reflection, especially at the ANZAC Day dawn service. But when volunteers began restoration work, they discovered the footings don't match the ori...

Australian politicians and bureaucrats staged a coup and hoped you wouldn't notice. They buried your constitutional rights under mountains of statutory law, and have turned themselves into masters and public servants into civil conscripts. They thought we'd never learn. How wrong they are! Support the show

In this eye-opening episode, I speak with podcaster Mike Holt, who takes to the airwaves to expose how the Australian Constitution may not be operating as intended. Mike argues that a corrupt Governor General and a political party takeover has fundamentally altered the way our country is governed. But that's just the beginning. He explains  the Bill of Exchange - a powerful but little underst...