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Australia's Heartland

by The Institute of Public Affairs

Each week Tony Abbott and Daniel Wild discuss mainstream Australian values, the Australian way of life and Australian culture.

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Episodes

  1. Community and Democracy

    Australia's Heartland Episode 16: This week former prime minister and Distinguished Fellow at the Institute of Public Affairs Tony Abbott and IPA director of research Daniel Wild discuss what governments should and should not do in response to the new Covid-19 variant; why sports-stars making...

  2. Australia‘s Egalitarian Future

    Australia's Heartland Episode 15 This week former prime minister and Distinguished Fellow at the Institute of Public Affairs Tony Abbott and IPA director of research Daniel Wild discuss the recent One Nation Senate motion regarding vaccination passports, why the Covid-19 restrictions in relation…

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  3. People Power

    Australia's Heartland Episode 14. This week former prime minister and Distinguished Fellow of the IPA Tony Abbott and the IPA's director of research Daniel Wild discussed the new pandemic laws being debated in the Victorian upper house and why every Australian should be concerned about the impact...

  4. Education not Indoctrination

    Australia's Heartland with Tony Abbott, Episode 13 This week former prime minister and Distinguished Fellow of the Institute of Public Affairs Tony Abbott and IPA director of research Daniel Wild discuss what the results of the Virginia election mean for the future of Australia; the dangers of...

  5. Who Will Pay the Price (of Net Zero)

    Australia's Heartland with Tony Abbott Episode 12 This week former prime minister and distinguished fellow of the IPA Tony Abbott and director of research at the IPA Daniel Wild discuss the hypocrisy of the global elites descending on Glasgow in their private jets and massive motorcades; how a…

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  6. The New Old Normal

    Australia's Heartland with Tony Abbott: Episode 11 Former Prime Minister and IPA Distinguished Fellow Tony Abbott and IPA Director of Research Daniel Wild discussed what the Coalition's adoption of net zero says about politics in Australia; the authoritarian dystopia of Victoria's caste system of...

  7. A Life Worth Living

    Australia's Heartland with Tony Abbott Episode 10 Today former Prime Minister and distinguished fellow of the Institute of Public Affairs Tony Abbott and the IPA's director of research Daniel Wild discuss what is at stake in a potential future conflict between China and Taiwan, why the attempt to...

  8. A Special Episode about Australia‘s Future

    This week former Prime Minister and IPA distinguished fellow Tony Abbott and IPA director of research Daniel Wild had a special discussion about Australia's post-Covid future. The discussion is based on a significant recent essay published by Tony where Tony outlined his vision for the future of...

  9. Giving Workers a Voice

    Australia’s Heartland with Tony Abbott Episode 8 This week former Prime Minister and IPA distinguished fellow Tony Abbott and IPA director of research Daniel Wild discuss why the violent response of Victoria Police to protestors will go down as a dark day in Australia’s history; why working-class...

  10. How we will revive Australia

    Australia's Heartland with Tony Abbott episode 7 This week former Prime Minister and IPA Distinguished Fellow Tony Abbott and the IPA's Director of the Centre for the Australian Way of Life Daniel Wild discuss why Australians should be hopeful about the future; why national-self confidence is the...

  11. When is civil disobedience justified?

    Australia's Heartland with Tony Abbot ep. 6 This week former Prime Minister and IPA Distinguished Fellow Tony Abbott speaks out about getting dobbed on for not wearing a mask. Tony also says that there is absolutely no health justification for wearing a mask outdoors, and gives his opinion on if...

  12. Australia‘s Heartland with Tony Abbott: Australia‘s quest for meaning

    Tony Abbott opened up about his thoughts on the role of religion in public life, and what his three-years in training to be a priest taught him about life. Tony told me that there is a crisis of meaning in Australia today, particularly amongst the young, which is revealed through their belief in...

  13. Dobbing on your neighbour is not the Australian way

    Former Prime Minister and IPA Distinguished Fellow Tony Abbott and IPA director of research Daniel Wild discuss what it says about Australia when neighbours are dobbing and snitching on one another; why conservatives need to engage in the culture war; and how the Australian way of life is being...

  14. In government but out of power

    This week Tony Abbott provided an enthralling strategic overview of the challenges which conservatives and liberals face in exerting influence over the direction of Australia. Tony reflected on his time as a Minister for Employment Services, Minister for Health, and Prime Minister and observed…

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  15. The Australian Way is Democracy and Debate

    This week, IPA Distinguished Fellow Tony Abbott AC and IPA Director of Research Daniel Wild discussed what the fracturing on the political right means for the future of Australian democracy; the bipartisan support for lockdowns and when they might finally end; whether it was right to withdraw...

  16. The Future Of The Australian Way Of Life

    In this episode of Australia’s Heartland with Tony Abbott, Tony and I discuss the light at the end of the tunnel of the lockdowns and COVID restrictions; why the rise of experts and unelected bureaucrats is undemocratic; and Tony takes your questions about why so many Australians have appeared...

  17. Trailer - Australia's Heartland

    Welcome to Australia's Heartland with Tony Abbott and Daniel Wild. Each week Tony Abbott and Daniel Wild discuss mainstream Australian values, the Australian way of life and Australian culture. More importantly, we want to hear from you. Ask Tony your question about whatever topic you want on 03...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Each week Tony Abbott and Daniel Wild discuss mainstream Australian values, the Australian way of life and Australian culture.

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The Institute of Public Affairs

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