Seven days into 2026 — and the illusion of “normal” is already gone.

In this episode of Honest and Open Conversations, I break down three stories that will define this year and explain why they matter to every Australian:

• The use of force by President Trump’s administration against Nicolás Maduro • The growing legitimacy collapse of the Iranian clerical regime • The Albanese government’s refusal — and political backflip — on a Royal Commission into the Bondi terrorist attack and rising antisemitism

These events are not isolated. They are connected by a single pattern: the failure of accountability and the rise of tribal totalitarian collectivism.

I explain why protests don’t bring down authoritarian regimes — legitimacy collapse does. Why “unity” is being weaponised to suppress scrutiny. Why international law without enforcement is theatre. And why strength, clarity, and consequences are what actually deter chaos.

Australians are not immune. Constitutions do not enforce themselves. And once silence becomes the price of unity, freedom becomes temporary.

This isn’t left vs right. It isn’t about personalities. It’s about reality — and whether Australians are prepared to defend accountability before it disappears.

Honest and Open Conversations Unfiltered. Unrestricted. Unapologetic.

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#1 Trump, Iran & Bondi: Why 2026 Is Becoming a Year of Accountability or Collapse

#2 Seven Days Into 2026 — Trump, Iran, Bondi and Australia’s Political Reckoning

#3 Australia’s Bondi Crisis, Iran’s Collapse and Trump’s Warning to the World

#4 From Venezuela to Bondi: How Weak Leadership Is Pushing Australia Toward Crisis

#5 Unity or Submission? Trump, Iran and the Battle for Accountability in 2026