The National Conservatism Institute of Australia Podcast

Jordan Abou-zeid is a Research Assistant and Deputy Manager of the Generation Liberty Program at the Institute of Public Affairs.Today we discuss: - his report revealing extent of Australian government funding of the left's NGO industrial complex - Some of the challenges of rust belt Christianity - The pros and cons of accelerationism - What the recent debate between John Anderson and Nyadol Nyuon tells us about what it means to be Australian And much much more. https://ipa.org.au/author/jabouzeid https://jordanabouzeid.substack.com/

My guest today is Moira Deeming member of the Victorian Legislative Council, the upper house of the Parliament of Victoria.She attained national prominence because of her stance in favour of sex-based rights and also her successful defamation action against the Liberal Party which she until recently belonged.Today we discuss:Why she left the Liberal Party after 20 yearsWhat she thinks of One Nation popularity and why she did not joing themWhat results of the upcoming Victorian state elections will likely be and her chances of reelectionThe dramatic economic and demographic changes that have occurred in her part of AustraliaWhy conservative working class people in Australia and across the West need a new homeAnd much, much, morehttps://moiradeemingmp.com/https://www.familyfirstparty.org.au/vic_2026 https://www.familyfirstparty.org.au/moira_deeming

My guest today is David Maywald who is a former investment banker, an author, and who amongst other things serves as the Chair of the International Council for Men and Boys. Today we discuss: 1. What evidence there is for the “relentless war on masculinity” as he has calls it. 2. What the drivers of this conflict are? 3. Why the political class loves to target young men? 4. How new legislation targeting social media misdiagnoses the problem 5. What signs of hope there might be of a positive change in this area? And much more https://x.com/DavidMaywald https://www.amazon.com.au/stores/author/B0FY4J9VK3 https://www.menandboys.net/

We welcome back evolutionary psychologist, Dr Dani SulikowskiToday we discuss how her theory of "female manipulative reproductive suppression" applies to various social phenomenon: - the Lindsay Clancy case - the plight of young men - the promotion of divorce on TikTok - Late-term abortion And much more https://www.danisulikowski.com/

My guest today is Michael Easson AM who is a businessman, historian, and former trade union leader. Today we discuss: His new book on former controversial Australian Prime Minister, Gough Whitlam and whether a reappraisal is required Whether Whitlam was really as radical and left-wing as is often claimed Whether Whitlam represented a fundamental watershed from an older nationalist version of the labour party to a new more cosmopolitan economic and socially liberal one What lessons Whitlam can teach us today in the age of new populist parties And much, much morehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Eassonhttps://www.connorcourtpublishing.com.au/Whitlam-Right-and-Wrong-Personal-Reflections-edited-by-Michael-Easson-hardback-_p_694.html

My guest today is University of Queensland law professor Jim Allan.Today we discuss:- Whether recent proposals by Angus Taylor's Liberal Party and Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party to ban the burning of the Australian flag would be constitutional- Other matters before the Australian High Court such as the ban on the "White Australia Party" and Pauline Hanson bid to overturn hate speech laws- What his views are on "Common Good Constitutionalism" promoted by people like Harvard Professor Adrian Vermeule- And why he remains unconvinced about the value of bills of rightsAnd much more https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/1433https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Allan_(law_professor)

My guest today is Louise Clegg, a lawyer, a political commentator, and someone who has also been critic of the national conservative movement. Today we discuss: - The state of freedom of speech in Australia. - Her views on whether we should introduce a US-style 1st amendment here - Her views on the constitutional validity of burning the Australian flag, banning statements like “from the river to the sea”, restrictions on nationalist political parties - Whether Pauline Hanson will succeed in her High Court challenge against 18C And much much more https://www.spectator.com.au/author/louise-cleggexample-com/ https://www.ussc.edu.au/louise-clegg

My guest today is Dr Mathew A Frith who is a lecturer at the University of New England where he specialises in the history of economic thought.Today we discuss:His new book “America's Neglected Protectionist Tradition: The Economics That Forged a Nation” and how it builds on his award-winning PhD thesis that we discussed previouslyThe sophisticated and humane moral philosophy of the protectionistsWhy Abraham Lincoln called the work they were doing the “beautiful science”?We speculate how a debate between Milton Friedman and Alexander Hamilton would have gone and what common ground they might shareWhat the response has been from other economic historians in the fieldAnd much morehttps://www.une.edu.au/staff-profiles/business/mathew-frithhttps://www.amazon.com.au/dp/1839999268https://www.mathewfrith.com/book

My guest today is Frank Bongiorno, Professor of History and Vice-Chancellor's Centre of Public Ideas at the University of Canberra and one of Australia's most well-known historians. Today we discuss: - The recent articles in Australian Historical Studies Journal to which he contributed concerning the so-called "Crisis of The Australian Right" and what parallels exist in our history to what is occurring now - How he understands the terms "left" and "right", "liberal" and "conservative" and how various parties in the the past have used these terms - Whether any member of pre-Whitlam ALP would be welcome in Albanese's cabinet and if there is even any common link between the party of old and today - Whether politicians from the Federation age and before the age of open borders liberalism have something to teach us. And much morehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Bongiornohttps://www.linkedin.com/in/frank-bongiorno-b9122214/https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1031461X.2026.2694425

My guest today is Craig Tindale, an Australian private investor who spent nearly four decades working software development, business strategy, mining, and infrastructure and now runs a successful Substack which is read by senior officials in the White House and the Pentagon.Today we discuss:Today we how his thinking has changed over the years about matters such as economics, geopolitics and sovereignty.The need for re-industrialising Australia and how to compete with China’s refining capacityHow the Trump administration thinks about our mining sector and Australia more generally? What the next 10 years will look like in the West if we do not change course.And much much morehttps://ctindale.substack.com/https://x.com/ctindale?lang=en

My guest today is Peter Brimelow, long-time journalist and most recently editor of VDARE an immigration restrictionist website.Today we discuss:What he knows of Australia and the relationship between immigration policy in the United States and hereHow he would describe the ideology which has promoted ethnic diversity in Western nationsWhat the status is of VDARE and whether there is hope for its resurrectionWhat can be done to reforge a common people in Anglosphere countries and likely scenarios for the futureAnd much much morehttps://www.peterbrimelow.com/

My guest today is Hon Shane Jones MP, Deputy Leader of New Zealand First. He is also Minister for Oceans and Fisheries in the Christopher Luxon Government. Today we discuss: What New Zealand First is and what it shares in common with other national populist parties across the West. His explanation for why such parties are rising in the polls globally. His story and what motivated him to move from the NZ Labour Party to NZ First Whether NZ First has a realistic chance of one day displacing the National Party and becoming the dominant party on the right in New Zealand And much, much, more

My guest today is Paul Kelly, editor-at-large of The Australian newspaper and author of the recently published book: "The Twilight of Exceptionalism: The Liberal and Conservative Era 2013 - 2022".Today we discuss:Why, of the many books he has authored, he found this one the most difficult to writeWhy the traditional Australian centre-right is in crisis Whether we over-mythologize the Hawke-Keating-Howard-Costello era in Australia and what he makes of the critiques of people like Andrew Hastie and Matt Canavan His view on Elon Musk's takeover of Twitter / X in 2022 and what responsibility journalism has for he problems the west facesAnd how we can make Australia exceptional again?And much, much, morehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Kelly_(journalist)https://www.mup.com.au/books/the-twilight-of-exceptionalism/9780522882339

My guest today is Alan Gamlen who among other things a Professor in the School of Regulation and Global Governance at Australian National University and Founding Director of the ANU Migration Hub. Today we discuss: - How he became interested in the topic of immigration and why he thinks immigration has become such a hot button topic in recent times - How the universalist left and the free market right have similar views on immigration and the nation state - Why we need immigration at all and whether he thinks the UK deserves the criticism it has received - How he thinks this will all play out politically in the years ahead https://researchportalplus.anu.edu.au/en/persons/alan-gamlen/

My guest today is Chetna Mahadik, who is general manager of the Robert Menzies Institute and editor of the recent published book "Immigration and Multiculturalism: The Past, The Present, and The Future". Today we discuss: - Recent conference she organised in Melbourne and some of the key issues discussed such as the current rationale for immigration - Dual citizenship, whether it is really possible to love and have allegiance to two countries - What she understands by multiculturalism - And whether the citizenship process she went though is adequate And much much more https://www.linkedin.com/in/chetna-mahadik-0306902/ https://www.connorcourtpublishing.com.au/Immigration-Multiculturalism-The-Past-the-Present-and-the-Future-edited-by-Chetna-Mahadik_p_681.html

My guest today is Alexandre Lefebvre, professor of politics and philosophy at the University of Sydney. Alex is a staunch defender of liberalism but is also very familiar and engages with prominent thinkers in the national conservative, post-liberal, and "new right" movements globally. Today we discuss: - What makes him a liberal and what he has learnt from the critics of liberalism - Why he thinks the liberal consensus is coming under stress - Whether liberalism is inherently hostile to religion and the nation state - And where he sees the nationalist and post-liberal political movements going in the years ahead And much more https://www.alexlefebvre.com/

My guest today is Robert Forsyth, a fellow at the Centre for Independent Studies in Sydney and host of the podcast "Liberalism in Question". Rob also a former Anglican Bishop.Today we discuss:The new book from the CIS called "Resilient Liberalism: Classical Liberal Thought in Australia" and I ask why liberalism in his view is coming under criticism We have a spirited debate on trade policy and whether there is need for reassessmentWe also discuss the relationship between Christianity and liberalism, whether they are in conflict with each other, and the extent to which Christian values are liberal valuesWhether political conservatism is properly understood in Australia and the extent to which the Hawke-Keating-Howard era policy framework needs to changeAnd much much morehttps://www.connorcourtpublishing.com.au/Resilient-Liberalism-Classical-Liberal-Thought-in-Australia-edited-by-Robert-Forsyth_p_684.htmlhttps://www.cis.org.au/person/robert-forsyth/

My guest today is Robert Gregory, CEO and President of the Australian Jewish Association (AJA)Today we discuss:The AJA's recent submission to Australia's Royal Commission on AntiSemitism and Social Cohesion and why he has low expectations regarding its recommendationsWhat exactly explains the rise of antisemitism in Australia?Why is not in favour of hate speech lawsWhat he makes of the monocultural vs multiculturalism debate and how it applies to the jewish communityHow much Israeli government lobbying there actually is in Australia?And much morehttps://asc.royalcommission.gov.au/https://jewishassociation.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Submission-Australian-Jewish-Association-Royal-Commission.pdf

My guest today is Dr Bella D'Abrera a well-known Australian academic who was for many years Director of the Foundations of Western Civilisation Program at the Institute of Public Affairs. Amongst other things she is now on the Advisory Committee for the Australian National Archives and a regular contributor to The Spectator Australia, the Herald Sun, the Daily Telegraph and The Australian, and appears regularly on Sky News. Today we discuss: How she describes the ideology which is being taught to our children and whether it is correct to describe it as Marxist How exactly did this ideology come to seize the commanding heights of our education system How to push back against the argument that modern education is simply being kind and tolerant? What solutions are there for parents looking to protect their kids? And much much more.https://x.com/belladabrera?s=20https://www.amazon.com.au/Mindless-Education-Indoctrinating-Destroying-Civilisation/dp/1764484908?ref_=Oct_d_otopr_d_4897353051_0&pd_rd_w=uVpan&content-id=amzn1.sym.69547269-75b4-4a51-b300-2e4234beacb4&pf_rd_p=69547269-75b4-4a51-b300-2e4234beacb4&pf_rd_r=6DQ8Q5PY5GQJNTMFRVK0&pd_rd_wg=GxDpP&pd_rd_r=65983723-8174-41f3-856c-d54838afb71a&pd_rd_i=1764484908

My guest today is former deputy Prime Minister of Australia and now One Nation MP, Barnaby Joyce . Today we discuss: How he explains his new party's meteoric rise in the polls over the last 12 months Is One Nation just a protest party? If not, what is the governing philosophy of One Nation and how does it differ from The Liberal Party and The National Party Why the traditional centre-right parties adopting some of One Nation positions hasn’t improved their polls What positions he has rethought over the last 10 years and how things have changed since the Howard era Where he thinks it all ends And much much more https://barnabyjoyce.com.au/

Parnell is an insights and advocacy strategist and a senior fellow at the Centre for Independent Studies, an Australian classical market think tank. She also writes a weekly column for the Sun-Herald and the Sunday Age on politics, policy and culture.Today we discuss:Her well-known columnist father, his political transformation, and whether her views have changed over the yearsWhether there needs to be an update to the Howard era right thinking on trade and immigration How young people (25-34) in Australia are feeling about the economy based on her recent researchWhether AI is going to kill journalism and all white collar jobs within 18 months as the head of Microsoft AI recently claimedAnd much morehttps://www.cis.org.au/person/parnell-palme-mcguinness/

James L. Nuzzo, PhD, is an exercise scientist and men’s health researcher. Dr. Nuzzo has published over 80 research articles in peer-reviewed journals. He writes regularly about exercise, men’s health, and academia at The Nuzzo Letter, with additional writings appearing at Reality’s Last Stand and Australians for Science & Freedom. In 2025, Dr. Nuzzo documented his academic cancellation using a freedom of information request. Today we discuss:His termination from his position at an Australian university and how the end of “woke” and cancellation politics has been greatly exaggeratedHow he got involved in the gender politics and how his research reveals data that is often very different to what is presented in the mainstream pressThe radicalisation of young women in the West and what should be done about itWhat he understands by the term “feminism” and how gender issues should be discussedWhether there are any causes for optimismAnd much much more. James L. Nuzzo, PhD, CSCSThe Nuzzo Letter (Substack)ResearchGate Google ScholarTwitter (X) LinkedInjameslnuzzo.com Go Fund Me (Research Support)

My guest today is David Goodhart, a British journalist who is the author of several influential books including “The Road to Somewhere”, "Head, Hand, and Heart", and most recently “The Care Dilemma”.Today we discuss:1. Whether there has been any bridging of the divide between the “Somewheres” and the “Anywheres” since he wrote his book2. The extent to which his work has parallels with Disraeli’s criticisms of liberalism and the cosmopolitan class?3. Whether centre-right parties really understand “one nation” conservatism4. Whether AI has changed the respect power of the “Anywheres” and the cognitive class5. What the Care Dilemma is, how we need a better way of accounting for the true costs that have arisen due to female entry in to the workforce, and what we should do about this 6. His plans for the future including a potential play on the Bretton Woods conferenceAnd much much morehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Goodhart

My guest today is Peter Varghese AO who amongst other things served as the former head of Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and who currently serves as the Chancellor of the University of Queensland. Today we discuss: How to determine what is important and not in foreign affairsHow diplomats generally missed the rise of Donald Trump and failed to properly understand the pressures that propelled him to the PresidencyWhether our trade relationship with China needs to be readjustedWhy did Australia get involved in many of the foreign interventions over the last 30+ years and whether places like Afghanistan, Iraq, and elsewhere should be considered successes?Whether foreign student numbers are too high in AustraliaWhether he is optimistic for the future And much much morehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Varghese

My guest today is Drew Hutton, who was one of the founders of the Australian Greens political party.Today we discuss:The origins of the Green political party in Australia and how it has changed over the yearsHis current dispute with the Greens regarding gender ideology and what explains the differences between baby boomers and younger generations on this issueWhether there are potential commonalities between a particular type of traditional "crunchy con" conservatism and the anti-corporate leftWhere he sees the Greens going in the years ahead both in Australia and elsewhere in the WestAnd much morehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drew_Hutton

My guest today is Leah Blyth, federal Senator for South Australia and President of the Liberal Party of South Australia. Today we discuss:What explains the decline in the Liberal Party's fortunes in her state?Whether the voters blame the Liberal Party for the deindustrialisation and loss of the car industry? Her views on trade policy, Andrew Hastie's comments on "neoliberalism", and what a new policy framework for the centre-right might look likeThe resurgent defense industry in South AustraliaWhy current child care policy is not working and what to do about it?And much morehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leah_Blythhttps://www.aph.gov.au/Senators_and_Members/Parliamentarian?MPID=315170https://www.spectator.com.au/2025/10/protectionism-free-trade-and-small-government/

Philip Pilkington is a Senior Research Fellow at the Hungarian Institute of International Affairs (HIIA), where his focus is on macroeconomic and geo-economic issues, and he is also a visiting fellow at the Danube Institute in Hungary.Today we discuss:What Viktor Orban's defeat means for Hungary, The Danube Institute, and post-liberalism in that countryHis book "The Collapse of Global Liberalism"What is wrong with liberalism and what the best way of getting liberals to question their ideologyWhether liberalism is a Christian heresyAnd much morehttps://x.com/philippilk?lang=enhttps://danubeinstitute.hu/en/authors/pilkington-philip

My guest today is Scott Challen, who is a successful businessman and founder of the "Australia Marches" organization and "Australian Lobby Group". Today we discuss: The upcoming "Australia Marches" protests in Canberra and what they hope to achieveWhat sort of engagement he has had to date with political parties to dateHow the nationalist movement here is similar to and differs from those in the UK and USAA broader discussion about how we got here and why there is such disenchantment with the traditional mainstream parties And much more https://australiamarches.com/ https://auslobby.com.au/ https://x.com/shallowchal

My guest today is Alex McDermott who is a Melbourne-based historian, writer, and curator at the Robert Menzies Institute. He recently collaborated with Tony Abbott on his book "Australia: A History". Today we discuss:His recent article entitled "Forgetting Federation" about why the formal establishment of the Australian nation state is ignored Whether centre-right appear to have a negative view of federation and whether modern neo-liberalism might help explain thisMenzies' view of Federation and whether one can detect in his politics a one nation Disraelian conservatism as well as a Gladstonian classical liberalismThe parallels between the Federation era and our own.And much morehttps://quadrant.org.au/magazine/history/forgetting-federation/https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-mcdermott-000128309/https://www.theaustralian.com.au/author/alex-mcdermotthttps://substack.com/@alexmcdermott1?utm_source=top-search

My guest today is Drew Pavlou, a well-known Australian online influencer and activist. He is regularly retweeted by members of the Trump administration and recently attracted attention with his expose on the fraud and waste in the NDIS. Today we discuss: His political journey from the left to the new right and what explains the changeHis views on immigration and Angus Taylor's recent speech on the subjectHis views on foreign policy whether he considers himself a "neocon" and his views on the realistsWhether being an influencer is a long-term career and his plans for the futureAnd much more https://x.com/DrewPavlou

My guest today is Dr Simon Kennedy an Australian academic specialising in the history of legal, political and religious ideas.He was a Visiting Fellow at the Mathias Corvinus Collegium in Budapest in early 2023, and is a Non-Resident Fellow at the Danube Institute, also in Budapest. His first book was published with Edinburgh University Press in 2022, and is entitled Reforming the Law of Nature: The secularisation of political thought, 1532-1689. His second book is on education, entitled Against Worldview, and published with Lexham Press.Today we discuss:- His recent paper entitled "Young Men in Crisis: What Can Australia Do?"- The nature of this crisis, what its underlying causes are, and the extend to which the challenges facing young men are new and unprecedented- The related issue of the feminisation of our institutions including the churches and the impact this is having on our politics and society, and- What can be done about it.And much much more.https://www.ac.edu.au/faculty-and-staff/simon-kennedy/main/https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/24133https://www.page.org.au/2026/03/young-men-in-crisis/

My guest today is academic Salvatores Babones author of new book "Dharma Democracy: How India Built The Third World's First Democracy".Today we discuss:The extent to which Narendra Modi and the BJP should be part of the global "new" rightIs the BJP a nationalist party and how it differs from the traditionally dominant Indian National Congress How minorities such as Muslims, Christians, Sikhs and others are treated by the BJPHow western democracies should view modern India and the BJP and whether there are legitimate concerns regarding its power and influenceAnd much, much morehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvatore_Baboneshttps://profiles.sydney.edu.au/salvatore.baboneshttps://www.amazon.com.au/Dharma-Democracy-India-Built-Worlds/dp/1923224735

My guest today is William Clouston, leader of the Social Democratic Party in the UK. Today we discuss: - What the SDP believes, its history, and why it has not yet achieved the same prominence as parties like Reform UK and Restore Britain - Why the current liberal consensus is failing - Why it is unsustainable position to be a social conservative and an economic liberal - What changes the UK needs to see on housing, immigration, the nationalisation of utilities, trade, and a range of other policy measures - What the SDP realistically hopes to achieve in the years ahead And much much more https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_Democratic_Party_(UK)

My guest today is the Hon John Anderson AC, who is amongst other things the former deputy Prime Minister of Australia, successful podcast host, and one of the founders of The Alliance for Responsible Citizenship. Today we discuss:What explains the cratering of support for traditional centre-right parties across the western world?What he understands by the "new right" and what changes are need in policy and thinking from the Howard eraWhether a re-evangilization of society is enough to solve our current societal problemsWhether Donald Trump is a conservative and what lessons Australia can draw from the new ideological change in WashingtonAnd much much more. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Anderson_(Australian_politician)https://www.arc-conference.com/https://aspireconference.org.au/

My guest today is Misha Saul, who is a technology investor and co-founder of Dragonfly AI, an investment and advisory firm. Today we discuss:Misha's recent article in the Manhattan Institute's City Journal on "How AI Will Reshape Society"What is likely to mean in selected industries and how likely change is going to occurWhich demographics will be hit the hardest, what it means for our politics, and how it is likely to fundamentally change our understanding of what "work" is and our workdaysThe geopolitical implications and also what it means at a personal levelAnd much much more. https://www.linkedin.com/in/misha-saul-6bb5b569/https://www.kvetch.au/https://www.city-journal.org/article/artificial-intelligence-society-future

My guest today is David Furse-Roberts a well-known Australian academic who amongst his many books has written a biography on the great 19th Century British parliamentarian and social reformer, Lord Shaftesbury. Today we discuss: Who Lord Shaftesbury was, his background, and his political and religious conversionHis criticisms of laissez-faire capitalism, his alternative Tory paternalist approach, and what he would have made of today's global economyHow he might have viewed today's libertarian right, the radical left, and MAGA, and our politics more broadlyAnd much much morehttps://www.amazon.com.au/Making-Tory-Evangelical-David-Furse-Roberts/dp/1532654308

My guest today is Harrison Pitt, Senior Policy Fellow at Restore Britain.Today we discuss:What is Restore Britain? What does it hope to achieve? What’s wrong with Nigel Farage’s Reform UK? And whether the goal of Restore is to keep Reform honest or genuinely replace them?How he is approaching key new right issues like changes to trade and foreign policy which are not talked about as much as immigration in the UK?How practically and reasonably he thinks the demographic transformation of the UK can be reversedHow new right / national conservative movements can help each other in Australia and the UKAnd much much more. https://x.com/Harry_pitthttps://x.com/RestoreBritain_

My guest today is Brian Marlow a well-known policy advisor and campaign director in Australia who has worked with centre-right parties and organizations here for many years. Today we discuss: 1. An in depth assessment of the post-mortem review of the Liberal Party’s 2025 Federal election campaign 2. The change in policy and ideological thinking required in the Liberal Party and why there needs to be a better understanding of the new right and political conservatism more generally. 3. Our assessment how things will pan out over the next few years and why there the mainstream parties still have not provided an adequate diagnosis of the radicalism that has emerged let alone given any sense they understand the change required. 4. Discuss our own strategies going forward to help bring about change. And much much more I hope you enjoy our discussion. https://x.com/BrianTaxpayers https://www.reviveaus.com/

My guest today is Mary Winkels an independent regulatory and policy advisor and mother of 4. Today we discuss: Her recent opinion piece in The Australian Financial Review and what the new advocacy group "Childcare Choice" is hoping to achieveWhy childcare policy is likely to be a key issue at the next federal electionWhat explains the ideological divide on this issueWhy raising children is so difficult today and what really can be done about failing birth ratesAnd much much more I hope you enjoy our discussion.https://www.afr.com/by/mary-winkels-p538jjhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/mary-winkels-02893580/

My guest today is Tom Switzer who is a well-known Australian commentator and foreign policy expert. Tom has worked at a variety of publications and think tanks across the Anglosphere including the American Enterprise Institute, The UK Spectator, The Australian newspaper, amongst others. He currently hosts a foreign policy focused podcast called "Switzerland". Today we discuss: The US-Israeli military strikes on Iran, what this means for the region, and whether this represents a fundamental change in Trump's foreign policyWhat role Israel has played in this latest action and whether this was legitimateWhy a realist foreign policy perspective has had few champions in Canberra over the yearsHow Australian trade policy should be adjusted with China and othersHis thoughts on the 30th anniversary of the election of the Howard governmentAnd much much morehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Switzerhttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/switzerland-with-tom-switzer/id1867017379

My guest today is Keith Wolahan former MP for the Victorian Federal Seat of Menzies. Today we discuss: - His recent essay on the future of the centre-right in metropolitan Australia and how our situation, in his view, differs from that of the UK and USA - The challenge that immigration, housing and the changing nature of the workforce pose to the liberal party and how we need to move on from the Howard era - Some of his key data findings and in particular the Chinese vote - His plans for the future And much more https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Wolahan https://inflectionpoints.work/articles/liberal-foundations

My guest today is Charles Cornish-Dale aka "Raw Egg Nationalist" who has published a new book entitled "The Last Men - Liberalism and the Death of Masculinity".Today we discuss:Whether liberalism and masculinity are really in conflictWhy "new right" in the UK, Europe and Australia have not yet adopted US MAHA style policies and why they shouldThe link between endocrine disruptors and transgender issuesThe scale of harmful chemicals in the environment to what extent this is intentionalWhat can be done at both a personal and political level How many eggs he actually "slonks" per dayAnd much much morehttps://x.com/Babygravy9

My guest today is former Australian Prime Minister, Tony Abbott. Today we discuss:His new book "Australia: A History - How An Ancient Land Became A Great Democracy"What he means when he says "Australia has been fundamentally a 'liberal' project"Whether Australia would have been different if we had not adopted the restrictive rules on immigration and high tariffs policies at FederationWhether he agrees with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio about the foolishness of "free trade"How countries like Australia decide, given the mixed results of the last 30+ years, what conflicts they should get involved or continue with in futureWhether "liberal values" are sufficient to define or keep nations togetherWhat he thinks of myAnd much, much more.https://www.tonyabbott.au/

My guest today is Emma Dawson, Executive Director of the Australian Labor Party's think tank, the Chifley Research Centre. Today we discuss:What the increasingly inexact and unhelpful terms, "left" and "right", mean these days as well as what she understands by the term "populist"How the Australian Labor Party has moved on from the Hawke-Keating-Howard era and where it has notHer thoughts on "liberalism" and "free trade"Whether it is possible to have an adult conversation about immigration in AustraliaWhy young women are turning to the radical leftAnd much morehttps://www.chifley.org.au/https://x.com/ChifleyResearch

My guest today is George Owers, author of the widely acclaimed new history book “The Rage of Party” about Britain in the late 17th and early 18th Century.Today we discuss:How the first political parties – the Whigs and the Tories - developed during this periodWhy this period has been relatively ignored compared to other times such as the Tudor, Elizabethan and Victorian erasThe wild media environment and political characters during this time andWhat political conservatives can learn from studying this periodAnd much much more.I hope you enjoy our discussion.https://www.amazon.com.au/Rage-Party-George-Owers-ebook/dp/B0F98H6Q14https://x.com/CapelLofft?lang=en

My guest today is Dr John H Lott Jr who is a widely recognised as one of the leading academic voices in the gun control debate and is visiting Australia in the near future.Today we discuss:What the data shows about the effectiveness of Australia's gun lawsThe impact that restrictive gun laws have on crimeHow mass shootings are less likely where citizens are armedWhat he sees as the future of gun policy in the United States and AustraliaAnd much morewww.crimeresearch.orghttps://x.com/JohnRLottJr?lang=enhttps://www.amazon.com/stores/John-R.-Lott-Jr/author/B074V2X2MP?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_3&qid=1769739164&sr=1-3&shoppingPortalEnabled=true

My guest today is Cheng Lei, a well-known Chinese-Australian journalist who worked for many years in China as journalist for both Western and Chinese news networks. She was infamously imprisoned in Beijing for many years on allegations that her reporting "endangered China's national security" before eventually being released after pressure from the Australian government.Today we discuss:- Her career and professional background, how she originally got a job in the media and what the main differences are between Chinese and Western media organizations.- How her views on China have changed over the years and whether too much blame is given to Xi Jinping- How central should human rights concerns be in our relationship with China and what can be done to assist other imprisoned dissidents.- What her plans are for the future.And much much more.https://www.harpercollins.com.au/9781460766576/cheng-lei-the-extraordinary-memoir-of-surviving-chinas-secret-prisons-for-readers-of-kylie-moore-gilbert-peter-greste-and-sean-turnell/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheng_Lei_(journalist)

My guest today is Adam Creighton, a Senior Fellow and Chief Economist for Institute of Public Affairs and is also a columnist for The Australian newspaper. Today we discuss: The aftermath of the Covid hysteria, whether we will ever get a true reckoning, and what it has revealed about Australia's political and journalistic cultureHis views on trade policy in the US and whether there should also be changes in AustraliaWhy he changed his former advocacy for Big AustraliaWhether the centre-right in Australia also needs to undergo the intellectual change that has occurred in the United States over the last few years And much more https://x.com/Adam_Creighton https://ipa.org.au/author/adamcreighton

My guest today is Northern Territory Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price.Today we discuss:Her involvement with the Australian music industry, the influence of black American rap music in aboriginal Australia, and revelations that her husband has experienced cancelation because of their positions on political matters such as the Voice referendum.Why the LNP did so poorly at the last federal election and what can be done to replicate the success that people like Donald Trump and Nigel Farage are experiencing in other English-speaking countriesHer views on multiculturalism, whether many who talk about it really understand what different cultures are like, and how she combines some traditional folklore as part of her identityWhat other areas of policy outside of aboriginal affairs interest her. And much much morehttps://www.jacintaprice.com/

My guest today is academic and prolific author Michael Lind who has for many years been one of the most prominent advocates for change in American industrial and trade policy. Today we discuss: The evolution of his thinking over the years and why he early rejected the open-borders libertarian right.The current state of Trump's policies, whether they have been beneficial to working Americans, the threat that some of the tariffs will be overturned by the Supreme Court and what will and should come nextWhat he means by "populism" and how it should be understoodThe problems with Howard and Abbott era views on trade policy and how a nation like Australia should rethink its trade and industry policiesAnd much morehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Lind