Phil is joined by Warren Davies, Community Mental Health Recovery Expert and ‘The Unbreakable Farmer’, to discuss how extreme weather is pushing Australian farmers to the brink.

While Central Queensland battles massive floods described as "bigger than Texas," South Australia faces one of its worst droughts in history. Both disasters are causing severe financial losses and emotional tolls on farming communities. Some South Australian farmers are reaching breaking point, while Queenslanders face huge stock losses.

Relief efforts include financial aid, counselling, and mental health support. But while the land may eventually recover, the mental health impacts can last for decades—highlighting the need for ongoing support well after the weather clears.

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Phil O’Neil is joined by Brendan O’Neill, journalist & Editor of Spiked / Host of the Spiked podcast & author of ‘After the Pogrom: 7 October, Israel and the Crisis of Civilisation’, to dissect the stories making headlines in the U.K. & the world over the past week.

You can keep up to date with Brendan’s most recent work by visiting the ‘Spiked’ website www.spiked-online.com

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Phil speaks with Dr. Nicole Lee, Adjunct Professor at the National Drug Research Institute and CEO of Hello Sunday Morning, about the alarming rise in alcohol-related deaths among Australian women — now at a decade high.

Dr. Lee explains that women face unique challenges in reducing alcohol use, including relentless marketing that frames alcohol as a reward for coping with stress, parenting, and daily life. The glorification of "mummy wine culture" is not only profitable for alcohol companies but also dangerously misleading.

Alcohol is contributing to serious health issues in women, including liver disease, heart problems, cancer, worsening mental health, and intensified menopause symptoms. Yet support services remain lacking.

Barriers to treatment include shame, stigma, fear of judgment (especially for mothers), and a lack of safe spaces — particularly for women who have experienced gender-based violence.

Dr. Lee stresses the need for urgent, gender-sensitive action to address this growing crisis.

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