Made up of The Courier-Mail's expert journalists, the Verdict team know what they're talking about when they dissect the week's top stories. From politics to sport to show business, their view delivers the bottom line on what's in the headlines every week.
Latest episodes
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14 min
Cricket, Trump & Trading Hours
The panel discusses what's wrong with Australian cricket; Trumpaggedon _ why we didn't see it coming; and do we really want to shop 'til we drop? See omnystudio.com/listener for pr…
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9 min
US election, our crazy Senate and the rail fail
This week Dennis Atkins, Susan Johnson and John McCarthy give their verdicts on next week's US election, if the Senate is crazier than ever and the ongoing problems surrounding Ste…
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9 min
Theme park safety, the big rail fail and the Melbourne Cup
This week Dennis Atkins, Susan Johnson and Stephanie Bennett discuss whether safety at theme parks a big issue, how the State Government has handled the train timetable debacle and…
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8 min
Gun laws, apartment boom and the CFMEU
This week John McCarthy, Susan Johnson and Stephanie Bennett talk about possible gun law reform, the apartment boom, and whether the CFMEU should be deregistered. See omnystudio.co…
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11 min
Same-sex Marriage Plebiscite
The Verdict crew discuss the same-sex marriage plebiscite, the problem with Samsung Galaxy Note 7s and children's access to smart phones. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy in…
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18 min
Banking, Renewable Energy & Kim Kardasian
This week The Verdict team covers: The worth of a royal commission into banking, the debate about renewable energy and Kim Kardashian. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy infor…
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9 min
Will Malcolm Turnbull regain his popularity?
This week The Verdict team covers: Will Malcolm Turnbull ever regain his popularity? Footy award ceremonies _ is the red carpet eclipsing the main event? and, Is Queensland prepare…
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16 min
Queensland's foster system & Australia's refugee intake
This week The Verdict team covers: Does Queensland's foster system need a review? Do you support Malcolm Turnbull's plan to increase the refugee intake? Should we be concerned abou…
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15 min
Bikie laws & same sex marriage
This week the Verdict team cover: Have the bikie laws been toned down too much? Is Brisbane growing up too quickly? Is a plebiscite on same sex marriage the right way to go or shou…