John Ruddick - Can Libertarians and National Conservatives Be Friends?

Interview with Hon John Ruddick MLC has been a Libertarian member of the New South Wales Legislative Council since 20 April 2023. He is the first member of that party to be elected to the NSW Parliament. Before entering parliament Ruddick was a long-standing member of the Liberal Party and prominent proponent of reform. He is the author of a 2018 book "Make the Liberal Party Great Again". In this episode we discuss:How The Libertarian Party plans to influence the Liberal Party of Australia in a similar way that the Greens influence the Labor PartyWhether open primaries for selection of leaders and representatives can work in AustraliaWhere the libertarians differ and agree with the Trump programme on trade, immigration and foreign policyWhether libertarianism is in conflict with the nation-state