The Dr Jo Show

Barnaby Joyce joins me for his most personal interview yet. We discuss One Nation’s stunning Secret Harbour victory, why he believes Australian politics is shifting conservative, and why the Nationals and Liberals are losing touch with ordinary voters. But the conversation takes an extraordinary turn when Barnaby reveals the pressure he and Vikki faced to abort their son Sebastian, and tells the deeply personal story of his mother almost aborting his younger brother. We also discuss marriage, family, the cost of political life, abortion, free speech, and whether I should ever enter politics myself. This is Barnaby completely unfiltered today. 📲 Follow for Updates: 📸 Instagram, TikTok & Facebook: @drjoannahowe 🐦 X/Twitter: @ProfJoannaHowe 🎙️ Podcast available on all platforms: https://thedrjoshow.transistor.fm/ 📩 Join my weekly e-newsletter: https://www.drjoannahowe.com.au/join 🙏 Help raise awareness of Australia’s extreme abortion laws by donating here: https://www.drjoannahowe.com.au/donate

👉 SIGN THE PETITION: https://protectourkids.com.au/ The internet erupted after a clip of James saying “we don’t do consent” was ripped from our discussion about consent ideology, triggering an extraordinary social media, political and mainstream media pile-on. In this episode, James and I show the full context, respond to the accusations being made against him, and examine what is actually being taught to Australian children under the banner of consent and respectful relationships education. We also respond to Labor ministers and Channel 7’s coverage of the controversy. They wanted us intimidated into silence. That isn’t happening. We’re putting the full story on the record for everyone to see. 📲 Follow for Updates: 📸 Instagram, TikTok & Facebook: @drjoannahowe 🐦 X/Twitter: @ProfJoannaHowe 🎙️ Podcast available on all platforms: https://thedrjoshow.transistor.fm/ 📩 Join my weekly e-newsletter: https://www.drjoannahowe.com.au/join 🙏 Help raise awareness of Australia’s extreme abortion laws by donating here: https://www.drjoannahowe.com.au/donate

Today I sit down with Mike Newman, One Nation’s new NSW leader and candidate for Cessnock, for a wide-ranging conversation about why he left business for politics, what he says he learned inside the NSW public service, and the policies he wants to take to the March 2027 election. We discuss Eraring, energy prices, hospitals, bureaucracy, taxes, abortion, media scrutiny and his plan to run government more like a business. Newman says One Nation is contesting all 93 lower-house seats and is “playing to win.” This is an inside look at the businessman now leading One Nation’s NSW campaign. 📲 Follow for Updates: 📸 Instagram, TikTok & Facebook: @drjoannahowe 🐦 X/Twitter: @ProfJoannaHowe 🎙️ Podcast available on all platforms: https://thedrjoshow.transistor.fm/ 📩 Join my weekly e-newsletter: https://www.drjoannahowe.com.au/join 🙏 Help raise awareness of Australia’s extreme abortion laws by donating here: https://www.drjoannahowe.com.au/donate

This week, the future of the Liberal Party is on the line. Alex Antic is offering members a genuine conservative alternative, while Nicola Centofanti is presenting herself as something very different from the record I uncover in this episode. I reveal the connection between Centofanti and Dr Tessa Opie, founder of In Your Skin, and examine why repeated grassroots demands to remove radical gender and consent ideology from South Australian schools went nowhere. This is bigger than one internal party vote. It is a battle over whether the Liberal Party will represent its conservative membership - or keep surrendering to the left. 📲 Follow for Updates: 📸 Instagram, TikTok & Facebook: @drjoannahowe 🐦 X/Twitter: @ProfJoannaHowe 🎙️ Podcast available on all platforms: https://thedrjoshow.transistor.fm/ 📩 Join my weekly e-newsletter: https://www.drjoannahowe.com.au/join 🙏 Help raise awareness of Australia’s extreme abortion laws by donating here: https://www.drjoannahowe.com.au/donate

👉 SIGN THE PETITION: https://www.drjoannahowe.com.au/stopalbo The Sydney Swans scandal is unraveling fast. One player is no longer a suspect, Nick Blakey reportedly wants out, police have seized a secret recording, and we’ve now been told there won’t be another update for eight weeks. None of this fits the hysterical media narrative we were sold from day one. In this episode, I show how these players were used as pawns in a bigger political agenda, how the AFL abandoned its own men, and why Albanese’s Digital Duty of Care push is the real story behind this saga. The truth about what happened is finally coming out. 📲 Follow for Updates: 📸 Instagram, TikTok & Facebook: @drjoannahowe 🐦 X/Twitter: @ProfJoannaHowe 🎙️ Podcast available on all platforms: https://thedrjoshow.transistor.fm/ 📩 Join my weekly e-newsletter: https://www.drjoannahowe.com.au/join 🙏 Help raise awareness of Australia’s extreme abortion laws by donating here: https://www.drjoannahowe.com.au/donate

Rally info: https://www.drjoannahowe.com.au/nswrallyforlifeseptember2026 👉 SIGN THE PETITION: https://www.drjoannahowe.com.au/stopalbo Anthony Albanese’s Digital Duty of Care is a censorship regime dressed up as online safety. In this episode, I break down the exposure draft, the extraordinary powers it gives government and the eSafety Commissioner, the massive fines facing tech companies, and how content could be suppressed or removed. I also expose the government’s claim that this is simply about giving Australians more control over their feeds. The right is finally united against this, and we have a narrow window to fight back. Australians need to email the government, contact their MPs and make it clear: this bill must be stopped. 📲 Follow for Updates: 📸 Instagram, TikTok & Facebook: @drjoannahowe 🐦 X/Twitter: @ProfJoannaHowe 🎙️ Podcast available on all platforms: https://thedrjoshow.transistor.fm/ 📩 Join my weekly e-newsletter: https://www.drjoannahowe.com.au/join 🙏 Help raise awareness of Australia’s extreme abortion laws by donating here: https://www.drjoannahowe.com.au/donate

👉 SIGN THE PETITION: https://www.drjoannahowe.com.au/stopalbo 👉 EMAIL THE GOVERNMENT: digitaldutyofcare@communications.gov.au Rally info: https://www.drjoannahowe.com.au/nswrallyforlifeseptember2026 Anthony Albanese’s Digital Duty of Care is a censorship regime dressed up as online safety. In this episode, I break down the exposure draft, the extraordinary powers it gives government and the eSafety Commissioner, the massive fines facing tech companies, and how content could be suppressed or removed. I also expose the government’s claim that this is simply about giving Australians more control over their feeds. The right is finally united against this, and we have a narrow window to fight back. Australians need to email the government, contact their MPs and make it clear: this bill must be stopped. 📲 Follow for Updates: 📸 Instagram, TikTok & Facebook: @drjoannahowe 🐦 X/Twitter: @ProfJoannaHowe 🎙️ Podcast available on all platforms: https://thedrjoshow.transistor.fm/ 📩 Join my weekly e-newsletter: https://www.drjoannahowe.com.au/join 🙏 Help raise awareness of Australia’s extreme abortion laws by donating here: https://www.drjoannahowe.com.au/donate

Rally info: https://www.drjoannahowe.com.au/nswrallyforlifeseptember2026 The Australian has spent days publishing extraordinary allegations about One Nation’s Warren Pickering, but the full story tells a very different picture. In this episode, James and I go through the headlines, Pickering’s unedited press conference, the testimony of his adult children, and footage from his former partner that mainstream coverage has largely ignored. What emerges is a story of a man who openly admits mistakes from his youth, rebuilt his life, raised his children and served in the Australian Defence Force. This attempted media takedown has badly backfired—and Australians deserve to see the evidence for themselves before judging him. 📲 Follow for Updates: 📸 Instagram, TikTok & Facebook: @drjoannahowe 🐦 X/Twitter: @ProfJoannaHowe 🎙️ Podcast available on all platforms: https://thedrjoshow.transistor.fm/ 📩 Join my weekly e-newsletter: https://www.drjoannahowe.com.au/join 🙏 Help raise awareness of Australia’s extreme abortion laws by donating here: https://www.drjoannahowe.com.au/donate

👉 SIGN THE PETITION: https://www.drjoannahowe.com.au/stopalbo Rally info: https://www.drjoannahowe.com.au/nswrallyforlifeseptember2026 Anthony Albanese’s government is listening to Chanel Contos—and Australians need to understand exactly what she believes. In this episode, James and I examine the extraordinary comments made by the Teach Us Consent founder, from her views on Australian men and male sport to classroom consent education, feminism, marriage and social media algorithms. Most concerning of all is the influence she now has over government policy, including the proposed digital duty of care. The Albanese Government is working closely with Contos and Fix Our Feeds. After hearing what she actually says when given a microphone, I think Australians should be deeply concerned. 📲 Follow for Updates: 📸 Instagram, TikTok & Facebook: @drjoannahowe 🐦 X/Twitter: @ProfJoannaHowe 🎙️ Podcast available on all platforms: https://thedrjoshow.transistor.fm/ 📩 Join my weekly e-newsletter: https://www.drjoannahowe.com.au/join 🙏 Help raise awareness of Australia’s extreme abortion laws by donating here: https://www.drjoannahowe.com.au/donate

👉 SIGN THE PETITION: https://www.drjoannahowe.com.au/stopalbo Rally info: https://www.drjoannahowe.com.au/nswrallyforlifeseptember2026 Labor’s new Digital Duty of Care is being sold as a way to protect women and children from harmful content online. I’m not buying it. In this episode, James and I expose the feminist campaign being used to manufacture a “misogyny crisis,” demonise men and justify greater government control over what Australians see and say online. We examine the Monash report, the extraordinary claims being made about the “manosphere,” Labor’s coordinated talking points and Annika Wells’ revealing comments about declining trust in government. This is about power, censorship and controlling the public square—and Australians need to fight back now. 📲 Follow for Updates: 📸 Instagram, TikTok & Facebook: @drjoannahowe 🐦 X/Twitter: @ProfJoannaHowe 🎙️ Podcast available on all platforms: https://thedrjoshow.transistor.fm/ 📩 Join my weekly e-newsletter: https://www.drjoannahowe.com.au/join 🙏 Help raise awareness of Australia’s extreme abortion laws by donating here: https://www.drjoannahowe.com.au/donate

Australia’s migration system is broken, and none of the major parties has a coherent plan to fix it. In this episode, I explain how temporary migration exploded, why international students, backpackers and so-called skilled visas are now driving a system built around cheap labour, vested interests and political cowardice. I break down Angus Taylor’s housing test, Labor’s internal chaos, and why One Nation is the only party seriously confronting the scale of the problem. Australia needs a migration program that serves Australians first, restores control over numbers and composition, and ends the visa rorts that have been normalised for decades. 📲 Follow for Updates: 📸 Instagram, TikTok & Facebook: @drjoannahowe 🐦 X/Twitter: @ProfJoannaHowe 🎙️ Podcast available on all platforms: https://thedrjoshow.transistor.fm/ 📩 Join my weekly e-newsletter: https://www.drjoannahowe.com.au/join 🙏 Help raise awareness of Australia’s extreme abortion laws by donating here: https://www.drjoannahowe.com.au/donate

The South Australian Liberal Party presidency battle has turned into a full-blown factional war. In this episode, I reveal how Nicola Centofanti became the candidate backed by the party’s left to stop Alex Antic, and the extraordinary manoeuvring that kept nominations open long enough for her to enter the race. I break down the media leaks, the mystery-candidate saga, the role of her father Stuart Andrew, and why Anne Ruston and Leah Blyth are fighting so hard to block an Antic presidency. This is dirty politics, political survival, and a battle that could decide the future of the Liberal Party. 📲 Follow for Updates: 📸 Instagram, TikTok & Facebook: @drjoannahowe 🐦 X/Twitter: @ProfJoannaHowe 🎙️ Podcast available on all platforms: https://thedrjoshow.transistor.fm/ 📩 Join my weekly e-newsletter: https://www.drjoannahowe.com.au/join 🙏 Help raise awareness of Australia’s extreme abortion laws by donating here: https://www.drjoannahowe.com.au/donate

The Andrew Thorburn saga remains one of the clearest examples of what happens when mainstream Christian beliefs collide with corporate Australia. Thorburn lasted barely a day as Essendon CEO after outrage erupted over sermons published by the church he chaired. He was effectively forced to choose between his church leadership and his new job. In this episode, James and I revisit exactly what happened, the extraordinary political and media pile-on, Thorburn’s response, Essendon’s eventual apology, and the lessons Christians should learn from it. Most importantly, I ask whether this could still happen today—and whether Christians are finally ready to fight back. 📲 Follow for Updates: 📸 Instagram, TikTok & Facebook: @drjoannahowe 🐦 X/Twitter: @ProfJoannaHowe 🎙️ Podcast available on all platforms: https://thedrjoshow.transistor.fm/ 📩 Join my weekly e-newsletter: https://www.drjoannahowe.com.au/join 🙏 Help raise awareness of Australia’s extreme abortion laws by donating here: https://www.drjoannahowe.com.au/donate

The Sydney Swans scandal was never just about football. In this episode, I expose how unproven sexual assault allegations against Swans players have been weaponised to fuel a much bigger political campaign against social media and free speech. From Media Watch to News Corp, Tanya Plibersek, Katy Gallagher and Anthony Albanese, the same message is suddenly everywhere: algorithms are dangerous, misogyny is spreading, and government must step in. I explain how this narrative feeds directly into Labor’s proposed digital duty of care and why Australians should be deeply alarmed. This is about censorship, control, and silencing dissent online in Australia. 📲 Follow for Updates: 📸 Instagram, TikTok & Facebook: @drjoannahowe 🐦 X/Twitter: @ProfJoannaHowe 🎙️ Podcast available on all platforms: https://thedrjoshow.transistor.fm/ 📩 Join my weekly e-newsletter: https://www.drjoannahowe.com.au/join 🙏 Help raise awareness of Australia’s extreme abortion laws by donating here: https://www.drjoannahowe.com.au/donate

👉 SIGN THE PETITION: https://www.drjoannahowe.com.au/stopalbo Rally info: https://www.drjoannahowe.com.au/nswrallyforlifeseptember2026 Anthony Albanese’s government is preparing a new digital duty of care that threatens free speech online. After Labor’s humiliating week, from Albanese being mocked in Dubbo to One Nation’s stunning win in Western Australia, the government is now pushing sweeping new powers over social media. In this episode, I expose how vague definitions of “harmful” and “dangerous” content could be weaponised against conservative voices, backed by enormous penalties for tech platforms. This is bigger than One Nation. It is about whether Australians will still be allowed to challenge politicians, debate controversial issues, and speak freely online without unchecked government-approved censorship. 📲 Follow for Updates: 📸 Instagram, TikTok & Facebook: @drjoannahowe 🐦 X/Twitter: @ProfJoannaHowe 🎙️ Podcast available on all platforms: https://thedrjoshow.transistor.fm/ 📩 Join my weekly e-newsletter: https://www.drjoannahowe.com.au/join 🙏 Help raise awareness of Australia’s extreme abortion laws by donating here: https://www.drjoannahowe.com.au/donate

Rally info: https://www.drjoannahowe.com.au/nswrallyforlifeseptember2026 The Saturday Paper has published an extraordinary claim about South Australia’s abortion laws, and in this episode I show exactly why it is wrong. I go through the old law, the Termination of Pregnancy Act 2021, and the government’s own data to demonstrate what changed under Steven Marshall and Vicki Chapman. The previous protection for babies capable of being born alive was removed, and there is now no upper gestational limit in the legislation. Emily Barrett dismissed this as something that “never happened.” The law and the data tell a very different story. It is time for a public retraction. 📲 Follow for Updates: 📸 Instagram, TikTok & Facebook: @drjoannahowe 🐦 X/Twitter: @ProfJoannaHowe 🎙️ Podcast available on all platforms: https://thedrjoshow.transistor.fm/ 📩 Join my weekly e-newsletter: https://www.drjoannahowe.com.au/join 🙏 Help raise awareness of Australia’s extreme abortion laws by donating here: https://www.drjoannahowe.com.au/donate

Rally info: https://www.drjoannahowe.com.au/nswrallyforlifeseptember2026 The latest media attack on Alex Antic has completely unravelled. In this episode, I expose the leaked messages, political manoeuvring and glaring conflicts behind another attempt to damage one of Australia’s strongest conservative voices. I show how Leah Blyth’s own messages undermine her own carefully constructed narrative in support of her preselection campaign for 2028, why Anne Ruston’s political interests matter given she is seeking preselection for the 2032 election, and how a Nine journalist with personal connections to Ruston relied on an AI-generated claim about a “mass walkout” that simply did not happen. This is not serious journalism. It is establishment politics dressed up as reporting. The harder they come for Alex Antic, the clearer it becomes why the Liberal establishment wants him stopped. 📲 Follow for Updates: 📸 Instagram, TikTok & Facebook: @drjoannahowe 🐦 X/Twitter: @ProfJoannaHowe 🎙️ Podcast available on all platforms: https://thedrjoshow.transistor.fm/ 📩 Join my weekly e-newsletter: https://www.drjoannahowe.com.au/join 🙏 Help raise awareness of Australia’s extreme abortion laws by donating here: https://www.drjoannahowe.com.au/donatev

Rally info: https://www.drjoannahowe.com.au/nswrallyforlifeseptember2026 Labor and the Liberals have just pushed through extraordinary new ASIO powers, and Australians deserve to know exactly what happened. In this episode, I expose how the legislation passed the Senate, why most Liberal senators were nowhere to be seen when the vote was recorded, and what these expanded questioning powers mean for freedoms. I break down the threat of compulsory questioning, secrecy offences, the lack of a normal right to silence, and the dangerously vague concept of “promotion of communal violence.” Alex Antic and Andrew McLachlan stood against it. The rest of the Liberal Party must answer for this. 📲 Follow for Updates: 📸 Instagram, TikTok & Facebook: @drjoannahowe 🐦 X/Twitter: @ProfJoannaHowe 🎙️ Podcast available on all platforms: https://thedrjoshow.transistor.fm/ 📩 Join my weekly e-newsletter: https://www.drjoannahowe.com.au/join 🙏 Help raise awareness of Australia’s extreme abortion laws by donating here: https://www.drjoannahowe.com.au/donate

The Sydney Swans scandal has exposed something far bigger than one night in a hotel room. In this episode, I break down the media’s extraordinary pile-on, the contradictions of commentators who celebrate “sex work” while condemning the men who use it, and the rush to frame unproven allegations as established fact. I explain why the presumption of innocence matters, why the AFL keeps bending the knee to ideological pressure, and why this controversy has become a vehicle for attacking men, masculinity and male sport. The hypocrisy is impossible to ignore, and Australians deserve to see exactly what is happening here. 📲 Follow for Updates: 📸 Instagram, TikTok & Facebook: @drjoannahowe 🐦 X/Twitter: @ProfJoannaHowe 🎙️ Podcast available on all platforms: https://thedrjoshow.transistor.fm/ 📩 Join my weekly e-newsletter: https://www.drjoannahowe.com.au/join 🙏 Help raise awareness of Australia’s extreme abortion laws by donating here: https://www.drjoannahowe.com.au/donate

Australia’s immigration system is completely out of control, and politicians are refusing to confront the biggest part of the problem: international students. In this episode, I explain why Australia’s temporary migration system has exploded, how universities have become dependent on billions in foreign student fees, and why tinkering around the edges will never fix it. I break down the real numbers, the impact on housing, wages and social cohesion, and why Australia should abolish the current international student program and rebuild it from scratch. Our migration system must serve Australians first — and right now, it simply does not anymore 📲 Follow for Updates: 📸 Instagram, TikTok & Facebook: @drjoannahowe 🐦 X/Twitter: @ProfJoannaHowe 🎙️ Podcast available on all platforms: https://thedrjoshow.transistor.fm/ 📩 Join my weekly e-newsletter: https://www.drjoannahowe.com.au/join 🙏 Help raise awareness of Australia’s extreme abortion laws by donating here: https://www.drjoannahowe.com.au/donate