Simeon Boikov, Bernie Finn & Dee McLachlan on The Dean Mackin Show - 18 December 2023

On today's show, Simeon will discuss with Dean the top stories of the day in Australia. Later, Bernie Finn discusses Uncovering the Truth: How Mick Gatto and the CFMEU Dictate Victoria's Construction Realm. "We can cause you grief": Gatto’s warning to Melbourne developer. Also, Dee McLachlan discusses her new book: "The Child Protection Racket" - Shining the light on the lucrative business of Child Protection.

GUEST 1 OVERVIEW: Australian-born Aussie Cossack rose to prominence during the NSW lockdowns as an outspoken media personality notorious for his hilarious interactions with the NSW police and numerous large-scale campaigns against corrupt politicians. Boikov left Australia at the age of 18 to study at the Moscow Sretensky Seminary. It was here that he had his first posting as a journalist. While in Russia, Boikov became heavily involved in the Russian Cossack movement. Upon returning to Australia, Boikov was elected the Ataman of the Australian Cossack chapter and founded a pro-Russian political newspaper called Russian Frontier. In May 2022, the Aussie Cossack was jailed for 10 months for breaching a suppression and non-publication order for content posted to his YouTube channel. After successfully winning an appeal against the severity of the sentence, Aussie Cossack left prison. In December 2022, the Aussie Cossack defected to the Russian Consulate in Sydney, where he was granted diplomatic asylum. From his studio within the Consulate building, he now broadcasts daily on TNT Radio.

GUEST 2 OVERVIEW: Bernie Finn was the most vocal conservative in the Victorian Parliament. A 23-year parliamentary veteran, Bernie was a beacon for traditional Liberal values - values not held by the party leadership. As a result of his strong stance on a number of issues, he was expelled from the parliamentary Liberal Party a little over 12 months ago. He subsequently joined the Democratic Labour Party and led it into the election last November. In an electorate of over half a million, he missed out by just 210 votes. He hasn't backed away from promoting his views and is followed daily by almost 41,000 on Facebook.

GUEST 3 OVERVIEW: Dee McLachlan, a filmmaker and author with a diverse background in South Africa, the UK, the USA, and Australia. She has made eight feature films, probably most known for her movie exposing sex trafficking called "The Jammed." Dee recently wrote "The Child Protection Racket," a book addressing systemic issues in child protection services and their impact on children. She founded Gumshoe News (dot com) in 2013.