LATEST: Melbourne Lord Mayoral candidate Jamal Hakim and his running mate Esther Anatolitis have developed an Arts and Culture policy focused on protecting Melbourne's iconic venues, doubling arts funding, and fostering creative spaces.

Melbourne has suffered from poor leadership and policy Jamal Hakim is among the candidates for Lord Mayor but he's the only one offering bold policies that will advance Melbourne, while others lack the vision needed to restore the world’s number one city.

For 20-years, Cat Lancaster, has been helping children with disabilities and their families, and now heads ‘Life Without Barriers’. D&D discuss with Lancaster, the experience of parents when dealing with a child's disability and potential separation.

Today on Done and Dusted: Volunteers have always been the superheroes of the community. When there’s a job to be done, they’re the first to step-up, and Dr. Jayne Meyer Tucker's Volunteer Family Connect is an enduring legacy that has thrived for years.

When marriages collapse – children often lack the coping skills to deal with parental conflict. Done & Dusted explores the ‘Refuse and Resist’ dynamic and how parents can support the child with Australia’s leading Family Law Clinical Psychologist.

For 30-years, Dr Phil Watts, has worked with separating families. On Done and Dusted, he shares his insights. "Parents must remember children are watching, listening, and keeping score”. What sort of separation do you want your children to remember?.

Former Chief Justice of the Family Court, Diana Byrant AO KC, answers, ‘what do judges really want from parents in the family court? It’s simple – its understanding what children need from their parents.

Daniel ­Andrews has seemingly punished property investors, private schools, big ­business and public sector workers in a big-taxing budget that fails to stop Victoria’s debt spiralling to $171.4bn by 2026.

As controversy and fear continues to rage globally around Central Bank Digital Currencies and their likely introduction, the US Fed in January 2022, published a white paper on what a CBDC could look like.

Dr Sue Packer was awarded an Order of Australia (AM) for services to Paediatrics Child Protection in 1999 and the Community, and in 2021 an AO, for advocacy for children. Dr Packer joins Done & Dusted’s Caroline Counsel and Darren Mort to discuss her work.

The Victorians Party was short-lived. It was meant to be the ‘new kid on the block’ aiming to be a powerful player in Victoria’s political landscape. But it failed even before it took off. One of the Party’s Founder’s Oscar Yildiz still asks questions.

As the political debate begins to soar around Nuclear power, Federal Energy Minister Chris Bowen, this week declared Nuclear power is not an option for Australia given social licence issues and high costs compared with solar and wind supplies.

No matter what you may think about Tucker Carlson and his axing from Fox, it arose because he valued the most important principles of journalism in a profession that has profoundly lost its way - Truth.

Dangerous signs are emerging as to whether Anthony Albanese and Jim Chalmers have miscalculated their Budget sales pitch by stacking all the good news and leaving the focus on whether the $21 billion spend will boost inflation.

On this edition of Done + Dusted, Darren Mort and Caroline Counsel are joined by a leading USA Family Report Writer - Dr Phil Stahl. Dr Stahl works with families and their lawyers by often providing a shadow reports for cases that don’t get resolved.

Controversy surrounding QLD’s embattled Forensic DNA testing unit, saw QLD Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk last year announce an independent Commission of Inquiry into the State’s Forensic DNA Testing. What does this mean for the police force now? .

Months after a Chinese spy balloon was shot down while flying over American airspace, another mysterious balloon was spotted off the coast of Hawaii, as three US Air Force F-22 Raptor stealth fighters scrambled to intercept the balloon.

The Voice and the lack of clarity around it, and the concern about non-Indigenous experts ‘advising’ and ‘controlling’ indigenous Australians are all issues discussed by Sahin saying, “Rejecting the Voice and saying ‘no’ doesn’t make you a racist.

The RBA’s pause on rates was short lived, lifting its rates in a surprise move, citing sticky inflation as the excuse. The ACCC bought down its initial assessment of ANZs takeover of Suncorp Bank. Mark Wenzel brings us his weekly financial wrap! .

This Saturday, the world’s attention will be drawn to the coronation of Charles and Camilla. However, the King’s close friendship with renowned paedophile the late Jimmy Saville, rancours many people.