We talk to our Australian correspondent Lyle Shelton from the Family First political party about some of the issues grabbing attention in Australia at the moment, including the exposure of born-alive abortions, new hate speech laws, the rise of One Nation in the political polls, and is the ban on social media for young people working?

[As part of McBlog this year, we're planning to have regular discussions with correspondents in the USA, Australia and UK / Europe, countering some of the narratives that NZers are receiving from left wing news media sources in those countries which are parroted by our NZ media. Think - CNN, BBC, New York Times, The Guardian & Washington Post.]