Tobacco Wars, Nuclear Power & a Colonel's Warning on National Security

A retired Army Colonel and former federal MP says Australia's illegal tobacco trade is tangled up with the same transnational crime networks that help fund terror groups overseas. Mike Kelly joins Luke in the Man Cave for a hard-hitting hour: the tobacco wars burning through Melbourne and Sydney, the radicalisation gaps behind the Bondi terror attack, and why he says our gun laws still aren't keeping up.Also this episode: shadow energy minister Dan Tehan makes the case for nuclear power, Yarra Mayor Stephen Jolly gives a first-hand account of the tobacco-shop firebombings tearing through his own council, Sky News Washington bureau chief Jonathan Kearsley breaks down the Iran situation and the war in Ukraine, the Dry July Foundation's CEO on a decade of cancer-fundraising, and defensive driving expert Ian Luff makes the case for compulsory driver training.This episode discusses the Bondi terror attack, including a reflection on the death of a child. Listener discretion advised.Guests: Mike Kelly (retired Army Colonel, former federal MP for Eden-Monaro) · Dan Tehan (shadow minister for energy) · Stephen Jolly (Yarra City Council Mayor) · Jonathan Kearsley (Sky News Washington bureau chief) · Ian Luff (defensive driving expert) · the Dry July Foundation's CEOChapters:(00:00:00) Cold Open(00:00:39) Welcome to Episode 123(00:01:42) Coming Up This Episode(00:05:18) Headlines: Melbourne's Livability Ranking and the World's Fastest Spider(00:24:28) Dan Tehan on Should Australia Go Nuclear(00:53:35) Yarra Mayor Stephen Jolly on the Tobacco Wars(01:05:27) Dry July's CEO on a Decade of Cancer Fundraising(01:12:54) Jonathan Kearsley on Iran, Ukraine and the World Cup(01:48:08) Ian Luff on Defensive Driving(01:54:32) Mike Kelly Joins the Man Cave(02:08:48) Tobacco Wars, Terror Financing and the Bondi Attack(02:21:06) Man Cave Banter(02:25:51) Mike Kelly's Story: From Humble Beginnings to Colonel(02:37:37) Mike Kelly's Car Memorabilia Collection(02:37:56) Sign-Off and What's Coming Next🫶 Join The Bonafide FamilyGet Your Bonafide Merch here: https://bonafidepod.com/en-audFollow Me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LukeBonaThatRadioGuy/Catch Up On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lukey.bona/Support The Vice Captain this Dry July: https://www.dryjuly.com/teams/decepticonsCasino Truck Show: https://casinotruckshow.com.au/🎙️ Get InvolvedLeave us a digital voicemail here: https://www.speakpipe.com/BonafideCall the Bonafide Hotline to leave a voicemail: (02) 9128 9311Want to be a guest or suggest a topic? Reach out at: [email protected]