The National Conservatism Institute of Australia Podcast

My guest today is John MacGowan who is a well-known and experienced Australian political consultant, online personality, and independent candidate in the recent Tasmanian state election.Today we discuss:Why we should care about Tasmania and what he learned during the campaign?What ideological and structural changes need to occur on the right in AustraliaWhether this is likely to be a credible Reform style conservative party in the UK? What he thinks of Advance Australia?How much of our politics is a reflection of the poor media in Australia?And much more. I hope you enjoy our discussion.https://x.com/john_macgowanhttps://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61577181820117#

Michael Shoebridge is a founder and Director of Strategic Analysis Australia and has held very senior roles in Australian intelligence and defence community – including among other things serving as deputy of the Australian Signals Directorate and the Defence Intelligence Organisation and holding senior roles in our embassies in Washington and London. He is still a frequent commentator in the media on geopolitics, national security, and related matters. Today we discuss: His views on the Australian Prime Minister’s recent 6-day official trip to ChinaWhether Australia’s current trading arrangements are fit for purposeElbridge Colby’s recent statements with respect to Taiwan and his view on scenarios for conflict over TaiwanThe problems with AUKUS and how we should restructure our defence, trade policy - Prof David Getz’s views on the possibility of civil war in the WestHis opinion of Tulsi Gabbard as the new director of national intelligence, and much much more. https://strategicanalysis.org/about-strategic-analysis-australia/ https://x.com/michaels_saa?lang=en

My guest today is Nick Cater who is a senior fellow at the Menzies Research Centre and regular columnist for The Australian newspaper. Today we discuss: What he is doing in Budapest and why The Danube Institute has grown to become an increasingly influential think tankWhether the answer for the centre right in Australia is a return to the policy framework under John Howard or whether a fundamental rethink is required on issues like trade?Whether Australia has understood the new right in the United States?What is likely to be the outcome for the teals over the next decade? And much much more. https://www.menziesrc.org/staff https://x.com/nickcater?lang=enhttps://www.theaustralian.com.au/author/nick-cater

My guest today is Alexander Voltz is a young award-winning composer who also serves as the founding musical editor of Quadrant Magazine. Today we discuss: How important are music and arts to the identity of a nation?Should we consider post modern and similar theories which seek to delegitimise great works of arts and those that created them as not simply a good faith form of literary criticism but more a fundamental and hostile attack on a nation?What should be the relationship between the arts and politics and whether it is possible for arts to be completely seperate from politics?How should government encourage the arts in Australia and how to avoid the trap of subsidising substandard works simply because they have a national element? And much much more. https://x.com/adkvoltz?lang=en https://alexandervoltz.com/

Katy Faust is a well-known American activist, author, and founder of Them Before Us, a non-profit organization advocating for children's rights, particularly emphasising the importance of children being raised by their biological mother and father. Today we discuss: - Why have social conservatives lost so many battles in recent times? - How has conservative politics changed in the United States in the last 10 years? - To what extent is economic decline and immigration responsible for social breakdown? - What have been the consequences and what will be the future for same-sex marriage? And much much more https://x.com/Advo_Katy https://thembeforeus.com/

Anna McGovern is head of operations and spokesperson for the UK Women's Safety Initiative whose mission is to expose the dangers of uncontrolled immigration, put women and children first, advocate for victims, and demand real solutions. Today we discuss: - Why an organization like the Women's Safety Initiative is required - How the situation in the UK compares to that in Australia - Why does the political left on many issues (mass immigration, grooming gangs scandal, safe spaces and definition of women, etc.) not want to recognise the harm such policies are causing women - How while there are some new tough reports and a change of rhetoric from leaders there is still huge challenges ahead And much much morehttps://x.com/AnnaMcGovernUK https://womensafety.uk/about/

Nathan Worcester is an award-winning journalist for The Epoch Times based in Washington, D.C. He frequently covers Capitol Hill, elections, and the ideas that shape our times. Today we discuss: The current mood in Washington at this time on the eve of possible military action against IranWhat % of Republican members of congress are genuinely on board with Trump's agenda on foreign policy, trade, immigration and other areasThe current inadequacies how the intelligence communicates with the press and what impact Tulsi Gabbard is havingWhat the Washington press corp will look like in 10 years timeAnd much much more.https://www.theepochtimes.com/author/nathan-worcesterhttps://x.com/nnworcester

My guest today is Dan Wild, Deputy Executive Director at the Institute of Public Affairs. Today we discuss: His thoughts on the last federal election campaignWhat he learnt running as a Liberal Party candidate in the seat of Spence, an outer suburban formerly industrial seat in AdelaideWhat he thinks of trade, foreign policy, and immigration and other traditional policies which are being reassessed on the right elsewhere in the worldHow he thinks it is possible to for the right to win over ethnic communities and the young And much more https://ipa.org.au/author/danielwild https://danielforspence.com.au/

My guest today is Morgan Cox, who became a household name prior to the Australian federal election campaign because of his heartfelt appearance on the ABC's flagship QandA program. In a short segment he explained the dire circumstances he was faced with as a renter and father of 3 trying to make ends meet.Today we discuss:1. The details of his current circumstance and family background and how the housing crisis is impacting on him2. What response he has received from the major parties and media since his appearance on the ABC3. Why he thinks immigration cuts are the only real answer4. Where he thinks things will end up in 10 year’s time and what Australia now means to him?And much morehttps://x.com/unleavenedcathttps://costoflivingcasualties.com.au/https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/current-affairs/father-at-risk-of-homelessness-asks-brutally-honest-question-on-abc-qa/news-story/99e073d40285e0365d00239d7e758d11

Interview with academic Dr Eric Louw whose family has lived in South Africa since 1600s and used to be an anti-apartheid with the ANC but is now critical of the current government. Today we discuss: - What he thought of the confrontation in the Oval Office between Donald Trump and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa - What the underlying causes are of the killing of white South Africans and whether it should be described as a genocide - Whether it is possible for South Africa to be turned around - What lessons South Africa provides for Australia and other Western nations And much more https://www.academicapress.com/node/646 https://www.amazon.com/Rise-Fall-Legacy-Apartheid-Eric/dp/B0086HUFUO

My guest today is Dr Judith Brett, Emeritus Professor of politics at La Trobe University. We discuss: What "liberalism" has actually meant in Australia - from Alfred Deakin to Robert Menzies to John HowardHow it differs from simply "classical liberalism" or Gladstonian liberalism from the late 19th CenturyWhere in her view the modern Australian Liberal Party has gone wrong and how it needs to better understand its history And much more https://scholars.latrobe.edu.au/jmbretthttps://www.amazon.com.au/Enigmatic-Mr-Deakin-Judith-Brett-ebook/dp/B072HZ22HB

My guest today is Catherine McBride, who is an economist who advises the UK government.Today we discuss:Whether her views on trade policy have changed over the last 10 yearsWhether the agreements the UK has signed since Brexit have been a successWhat the "EU Reset" just announced by Keir Starmer means and whether it has de facto killed BrexitWhether it is realistic to expect a high quality meaningful trade agreement between the EU and AustraliaWhat to expect in trade policy over the next 5 yearsAnd much morehttps://catherinemcbride.substack.com/https://www.linkedin.com/in/cate-mcbride/?originalSubdomain=ukhttps://x.com/ceemacbee?lang=en

My guest today is Dr Elizabeth Buchanan, a world-leading expert in the geopolitics of the polar regions. Today we discuss: - Why Trump wants Greenland - The Ambitions of China and Russia and other powers in the Arctic and how concerned we should be - Whether Australia is doing enough with regard to securing our position in Antarctica - How she expects things to play out at both poles over the next 10 years And much more https://www.aspi.org.au/bio/dr-elizabeth-buchanan/ https://x.com/buchananliz?lang=en https://www.hurstpublishers.com/book/so-you-want-to-own-greenland/ https://www.brookings.edu/books/red-arctic/

My guest today is Sall Grover an Australian businesswoman and one of the parties in litigation originally entitled "Tickle v Giggle" which turns on the question of what the legal definition of a women is under Australian law. After a brief detour in to Confucian philosophy, we discuss: The status of her litigation, and why the definition of women is so important?Whether she has received much support from women within the Australian political parties, women in the corporate world, or organizations set up to support womenWhat the best arguments are for persuading about the importance of this issueWhat the outcome of the litigation will mean and how she is doing emotionally. And much more. To donate to her litigation: https://gigglecrowdfund.com/ Sall Grover: https://x.com/salltweets

Catch up discussion with Gerard Holland, Executive Director of the Page Research Institute and Jordan Knight of Migration Watch Australia.We cover:Whether there are any positives to come out of the devastating loss on Saturday night for the centre-right in AustraliaThe prospects for a new party in Australia and why the dynamic may be different hereHow the elite and donor class of the centre-right are still largely stuck in a Thatcher / Howard revival normiecon mindset Why some of the right have their own post-materialist worldview and need to focus more on bread and butter issuesHow to make voting teal a low-status position And much morehttps://www.page.org.au/https://x.com/jhk_______https://x.com/gerardghollandhttps://x.com/migrationwaus

My guest today is Poppy Coburn who is a journalist with UK The Daily Telegraph and has written and worked for a variety of publications including The Critic, Unherd, and GBNews.She graduated from the University of Cambridge with a B.A. (Hons) in History and Politics, with a particular focus on the work of political philosopher Thomas Hobbes and was a Publius Fellow at the Claremont Institute last year.Today we discuss:How she describes her politics these days and how it differs from the bipartisan consensus in WestminsterWhether there has been any real change within the British Conservative Party since its defeat in 2024Why Brexit was misinterpreted and how the political class across the Anglo Commonwealth, unlike in America, has not yet done the necessary thinking required to implement proper nationalist policy agendaWhether she has much hope for the UK in the years aheadhttps://x.com/kafkaswifehttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/authors/p/pk-po/poppy-coburn/

My guest today is Joseph Pearce who is chatting to us on the eve of his first speaking tour of Australia sponsored by Hartford College in Sydney.Joseph Pearce is the internationally acclaimed author of many books, which include bestsellers such as The Quest for Shakespeare, Tolkien: Man and Myth, The Unmasking of Oscar Wilde, C. S. Lewis and The Catholic Church, Literary Converts, Wisdom and Innocence: A Life of G.K. Chesterton, Solzhenitsyn: A Soul in Exile and Old Thunder: A Life of Hilaire Belloc.Today we discuss: His journey from far right politics with the National Front in Britain in the 1970s and his conversion to CatholicismWhat he makes of the current nationalist parties that have emerged in Europe over the last few years and how they compare to those he was associated with in his early lifeHis thoughts on Nietzschean vitalism which has become popular among sections of the online rightWhether evangelisation alone is sufficient to repair the West https://jpearce.co/about/ https://www2.hartfordcollege.nsw.edu.au/joseph-pearce/

My guest today is "The Black Horse" the anonymous X handle for one most interesting and perceptive commentators on Canadian politics and culture to have emerged in recent years. In this episode we a do a deep dive on Canada and discuss: The underlying competition in that country between various power blocs The importance of trade and immigration policies on creating and maintaining Canadian nationhood and how this has been forgotten in recent years with detrimental consequencesMany of the parallels between the Canadian political situation and that of AustraliaWho is going to win the upcoming Canadian election and whyAnd much morehttps://x.com/TheBlackHorse65 https://theredensign.substack.com/

My guest today is Michael J Murphy who writes for the UK Daily Telegraph and Canada's National Post. In the last couple of years he has covered extensively the problems in Ireland in relation to mass immigration and the growing political backlash.In this episode we discuss:The scale of the problem in Ireland and some of its unique characteristicsWhy the progressive culture of the Irish political establishment has openly encouraged mass immigration and ignored the lessons from other European countriesWhether Conor McGregor or other nationalist figure or parties are likely to emerge to bring changeTowards the end we also discuss some of current issues in the UK including the recent refusal of the British Home Office to grant a visa to French intellectual Renaud CamusAnd much more@michaelmurph_yhttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/authors/m/mf-mj/michael-murphy/

Hans Mahncke is a lawyer and legal scholar who holds a Ph.D in law and has over 20 years of experience teaching at tertiary institutions across the globe. For almost the last 10 years Hans has also conducted independent journalism on the Russiagate hoax and related matters. He has broken numerous stories and has close to 180K followers on his X account. He is the author of "Swiftboating of America" which provides a comprehensive overview of Russiagate and other legal proceedings against President Trump. Hans is a friend who I have known since our time in Hong Kong together over 10 years ago. Today we discuss: - The long term impact of the Russiagate hoax on American democracy and the damage it has caused - An overview of concerns regarding the commercial dealing of Joe Biden and his family - What he sees are the prospect of reform of the "deep state" in the new Trump administration And much more He can be followed on X @hansmahncke.https://swiftboatingamerica.com/

My guest today is Lucinda Holdforth who is a former speechwriter to Australian Labour leader Kim Beazley, Qantas CEO Alan Joyce, among others as well as author of several books including most recently "21st Century Virtues, How They Are Failing Our Democracy" which we reviewed for The Australian: https://nationalconservatism.org.au/culture/550/ Today we discuss: - Whether there has been any change to modern corporate values which she was so critical of since the publication of her book - What is the cause of these the changes to our virtues and manners - social media, self-help gurus like Brene Brown, or something else - Her thoughts more generally about baby boomer liberalism and whether there was any great thought given to the social and economic structures which were so dramatically pulled down And much much more. https://www.lucindaholdforth.com/ https://x.com/LAHoldforth

My guest today is Phillip Blond author most famously of "Red Tory: How Left and Right Have Broken Britain and How We Can Fix It". Today we discuss: Why it has been so difficult to change the British Conservative Party since the release of his bookWhether elected representatives of the British Conservative Party really understands conservatismHis views on "Blue Labour", "National Conservatism", and whether Donald Trump is a "Red Tory". And much more https://x.com/phillip_blondhttps://www.respublica.org.uk/our-people/the-team/phillip-blond/https://www.amazon.com.au/Red-Tory-Right-Broken-Britain-ebook/dp/B003O2SCVK

My guest today is French political activist, Romain Bacri, who is involved in politics on the nationalist right in that country. We discuss: Why the old French political establishment has broken down and new parties that have emerged on the right and the left The latest on Marine Le Pen, Jordan Bardella, Eric Zemmour, Marion Maréchal, Emmanuel Macron and other identities of the French political sceneThe impact of Donald Trump on the French rightWhat the future holds for the next Presidential election and for France's future more generally And much more Some links to new nationalist politics discussed on the show: https://x.com/Romain_bkr Marine Le Pen : https://x.com/mlp_officiel?s=21 Jordan Bardella : https://x.com/j_bardella?s=21 Éric Ciotti : https://x.com/eciotti?s=21 Collectif Nemesis (feminist collective) : https://x.com/coll_nemesis?s=21 Frontières (right-wing media) : https://x.com/frontieresmedia?s=21 FDeSouche (press review media): https://x.com/f_desouche?s=21 La Cocarde Étudiante (right wing student union) : https://x.com/cocardeetud?s=21

My guest today is Matt Cranston - Economics Correspondent for The Australian newspaper and for the last 4 years was the Washington DC-based correspondent with the Australian Financial Review. Today we discuss: - His impressions gained from living in Washington DC during one of the most momentous times in history - Whether Australians really get the MAGA movement and who might be looking out for us in the Trump administration - Tariffs and today's market meltdown And much more https://x.com/mcranston1 https://www.theaustralian.com.au/author/matthew-cranston https://www.afr.com/by/matthew-cranston-j7gax

My guest today is an Australia social media influencer who posts under the name "AusPill". Today we discuss:How he became interested in immigration and how the new edgy style of discussing this issue on social media works better than more traditional means The restrictions on freedom of speech in Australia and elsewhere and how the concern over "Adolescence" and red pilled young men is misguidedWhy it is so hard for Australian politicians to discuss "mass immigration" forthrightlyWhere youth politics is heading in Australia and elsewhere in the westAnd much morehttps://x.com/aus_pillhttps://www.tiktok.com/@auspill

My guest today is Dieuwe De Boer who is a media commentator and one of the more thoughtful voices involved in the new right in New Zealand today. Today we discuss:The current political landscape in New Zealand and its unusual voting systemWhat has changed and what hasn't since Jacinta Ardern has left and a new centre-right government has taken power The role of the New Zealand First party and its leader Winston Peters who has been one of the few genuinely nationalist politicians who has held senior cabinet positions in an Anglo Commonwealth country and his friendship with Donald TrumpThe divide between boomer and zoomer conservatism in New ZealandAnd much morehttps://x.com/RCR_NZhttps://www.rightminds.nz/https://x.com/rightmindsnz

My guest today is Pete North better known by the successful X handle "Northern Variant" who is involved in policy development for the newly establish UK Homeland Party. We discuss:What the UK Homeland Party is and why it is neededHow it differs from Nigel Farage's Reform Party and the UK Conservative PartyWhy in his view it not possible to change the existing UK political parties in a way that takes immigration and national identity seriouslyThe practical problems with "remigration" and "deportations" and how they might be achievedHis recommendations for Australia And much more https://x.com/FUDdailyhttps://www.northernvariant.co.uk/https://homelandparty.org/https://x.com/Homeland_Party

Rebecca Weisser is an experienced journalist, the editor of Quadrant and former opinion page editor of The Australian. Today we discuss:The 5 year anniversary of the Covid lockdowns and what she learnt from her experience of that timeHer thoughts on the media today and whether she was surprised the Chairman of the ABC had no idea about Joe RoganWhether there are any ideological elements of the Howard/Bush era that were in retrospect wrong and inappropriate for todayWhere she differs from the Trump agenda And much more. www.quadrant.org.aux.com/rebeccaweisser

Jason Richwine is a resident scholar at the Center for Immigration Studies, a Washington, DC-based research institute that examines the impact of immigration on the United States. He earned his PhD in Public Policy from Harvard University in 2009 and his work has been appeared in major publications such as the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post and National Review among others. Today we discuss - The current status of the deportations of illegal immigrants and the scale of the problem- What the obstacles are to enacting legislation to back up Trump’s executive orders- Who is driving immigration policy in the White House and Congress- What the long terms consequences are for mass immigration in the West and impact on IQ and whether true assimilation is actually possibleAnd much more.https://cis.org/Richwine

Stephen McInerney is Dean of Studies and Director of the Centre for the Study of the Western Tradition at Campion College, a leading liberal arts institution in Sydney. He has a doctorate from the University of Sydney, a first-class honours degree in Arts from the Australian National University where he was awarded the university medal in English. He served for many years as a member of the executive of the Ramsay Foundation. Stephen is also a published poet.Today we discuss:1. What he sees as the major threats to Western Civilization and Australian identity today2. How his views politically have changed over time and how he grew to better understand the views of his grandfather3. Whether classical education and “telling a better story” like the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship famously suggests is a sufficient response to the challenges we face4. How academics should engage with the popular culture and how to get people interested in poetry in the age of TikTok.And much more.https://www.campion.edu.au/about/our-staff/dr-stephen-mcinerney/https://x.com/dr_mcinerney

My guest today is Fleur Meston, young British conservative activist who works in Westminster on a variety of campaigns and is co-host of the podcast, Bombshells. Today we discuss: - The fight within the Reform Party and where it is likely to end up? - The state of the British Conservative Party and whether they truly understand the national conservative movement? - Her campaign against the assisted dying legislation currently before the British Parliament and the likely outcome of that - Whether she sees much hope for the UK? And much more. I hope you enjoy our discussion. https://x.com/fleurmeston https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1EV-mVxCadeCrwCoYJKpjA

My guest today is Mark Leach who is the co-founder of "Never Again Is Now" an organization seeking to combat the increase in antisemitism in Australia. Mark has an interesting history: he grew up in Southern Africa, trained as a medical doctor, before becoming an Anglican Pastor and moving to Australia. He is a very well read and thoughtful guy who has had direct experience dealing with a wide range of ethnic and religious differences over the years. Today we discuss: 1. What he think is causing the increase in antisemitism in Australia? 2. Whether hate speech laws are a good idea? 3. Whether antisemitism is different to other types of ethnic hatred? 4. Whether there is a way to differentiate between the struggles for national self-determination of different ethnic groups? 5. What the impact of mass immigration has been in fostering ethnic conflict in Australia? And much more. https://www.neveragainisnow.com.au/ https://www.markleach.com.au

Dr. Frank Salter is a well-known Australian academic and political scientist known for his work in biosocial science, particularly the integration of biology with social and political studies.Frank has authored several notable books and numerous articles which examine topics such as organisational power, ethnic kinship, and the evolutionary basis of social cohesion.Today we discuss: - What he means by terms such as “multiculturalism”, “civic nationalism”, and “ethno-nationalism”.- Whether a nation can be bound together simply by “values”- Whether there are any ways to effectively manage multi-ethnic societies- Why Western nations in modern times adopted different policies compared to many other traditional nation states- What should be done in future to avoid Australia and other Western nations experiencing the same fate as South Africa.And much more. I hope you enjoy our discussion.https://www.amazon.com/Books-Frank-Salter/s?rh=n%3A283155%2Cp_27%3AFrank%2BSalterhttps://britishaustraliancommunity.com.au/

My guest today is Dr Jamie Q Roberts who is the author of soon to be published book called “The Intellectual Dark Web (A History and Possible Future)” Jamie Roberts is a Lecturer in the Department of Government and International Relations at the University of Sydney. https://www.sydney.edu.au/arts/about/our-people/academic-staff/jamie-roberts.htmlToday we discuss:- What he means by the Intellectual Dark Web, whether that term is still useful, and what should and should not be included in that definition- What unites and what differences there are on the online right- Whether there is any hope that the new media and online right and will reinvigorate our universities and traditional media- What the future might hold for IDW types and intellectual life in the West more broadlyAnd much more. https://www.amazon.com/Intellectual-Dark-Web-History-Possible/dp/1634312708https://x.com/jamieqroberts

My guest today is Dr Bob Birrell who is a well-known demographer and critic of mass immigration.Bob was formerly a professor at Monash University and has acted as an advisor to successive Australian governments on immigration policy.He is currently a president of the Australian Population Research Institute think tank which has just released a survey on the attitudes of Australian to immigration. www.tapri.org.auAmong other things we discuss:- His recent report on Australians attitudes to immigration- The impact of mass immigration on Australia in terms of productivity, social cohesion, housing, and fertility rates.- Why Treasury has got the forecasts on immigration numbers so wrong- What Australia will look like if we continue with our current policies- Whether there is anything realistically that can be done And much more.Recent poll and research report conducted by APRI mentioned in the episode:https://tapri.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Elites-vs-the-electorate-report1-2025-finalV2.pdf

Dr Tanveer Ahmed is a Sydney-based psychiatrist, author, and newspaper columnist. His books include The Exotic Rissole, Fragile Nation and In Defence of Shame. He has written regularly for the Australian Financial Review, The Australian and for the Sydney Morning Herald amongst other publications. He has served on local government and on multiple Boards and advisory committees. Today we discuss: - The recent controversy regarding the Bankstown Hospital nurses and antisemitism more generally in Australia - How seriously we should take those remarks and how they are similar and different to other forms of sectarianism that have existed in Australia - Whether identity politics is really a bad thing and why individuals need identity - To what extent the problem is ideology rather than simply long-standing intractable ethnic conflict - Other questions regarding national identity, Islam, liberalism and the west And much more. https://www.amazon.com.au/s?i=books-single-index&rh=p_27%3ATanveer%2BAhmed&s=relevancerank&text=Tanveer+Ahmed&ref=dp_byline_sr_book_1

My guest today is Bob Carr - the longest serving premier of NSW who also served as Australian Foreign Minister in the Gillard Government. Bob is a former journalist who has published several books touching on literature, Australian history, and his time in politics. We had covered a variety of subjects in our chat - some of those like immigration and foreign policy - where I thought there is a surprising overlap with those who have a national conservative perspective. On others, like trade policy, as you will see, he was less interested in discussing. We also covered China, JD Vance’s recent speech, his views on Make America Healthy Again, who he thinks are the best writers and most well-read politicians in Australia today, and much more. https://www.amazon.com.au/s?i=books-single-index&rh=p_27%3ABob%2BCarr x.com/bobjcarr

My guest to today is Dr Philippa Martyr who is an academic at the university of Western Australia, an author, a regular columnist of the Catholic Weekly, and one of the more knowledgeable people about the state of the Catholic Church in Australia today.She has just released a new book “Witness: The Future Catholic Church in Australia” which contains probably the most comprehensive and UpToDate data about the true state of the Church and Catholic-branded organizations in Australia. It does not paint a pretty picture. However, she is a friend of the Church and the book also contains some thoughtful analysis about what should its future should look like.In our chat we discuss1. Why non-Catholics should care about the state of the Catholic Church in Australia today2. How dire things really are3. What the cause of this situation?4. Whether we need a Catholic DOGE to get Catholic organizations focused on their true mission.And much more.https://www.connorcourtpublishing.com.au/Witness-The-future-Catholic-Church-in-Australia-by-Philippa-Martyr_p_636.htmlhttps://research-repository.uwa.edu.au/en/persons/philippa-martyrhttps://catholicweekly.com.au/author/dr-philippa-martyr/

My guest today is Australia-Canadian academic and writer Dr James Allan. Jim currently is the Garrick Professor of Law at the University of Queensland and has taught at universities across the English-speaking world. He writes a regular column for the Spectator Australia and has been prominent in many public debates in Australia such as the recent Voice referendum, free speech restrictions, the government heavy handed response to Covid, and the debate about a bill of rights.In this episode we discuss:Whether Canada Should Remain An Independent Country or Be Part of the USA like Trump seems to be suggestingHow Canadian elections differ from other English-speaking western democraciesWhether there is any real difference between the Canadian Conservative Party and the Australia Liberal Party and whether any are really conservativeWhat should be done if anything about the Australia SenateHow matters like immigration, trade, free speech are playing out across the Anglosphere today And much more.https://law.uq.edu.au/profile/1302/james-allanhttps://www.spectator.com.au/author/james-allan/

George Christensen is a former Member of Parliament and journalist, who currently serves as the Campaign Director for CitizenGO Australia https://nationfirst.com.au/ We discuss among other things:What the new hate speech laws mean for Australian and why people are concernedWhat is likely to happen regarding the enforcement of these lawsWhether Elon Musk and Donald Trump would be persecuted under Australia's current speech regimeWhether there is anything special about Nazi symbols and whether they should be bannedWhat is means for religious libertyWhat concerned citizens should doAnd much more. Details of the new Australian hate speech laws are found here: https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r7240

My guest today is Moira Deeming a well-known Australian politician who has been member of the Victorian Legislative Council, the upper house of the Parliament of Victoria, for the Western Metropolitan Region since 2022. Moira has risen to national prominence in Australia and internationally as a result of her battle resisting various aspects of gender ideology. She was also involved for most of last year in high profile defamation trial against then Victorian Liberal leader who falsely accused her of being an associate of neo-Nazi sympathisers and extremists. Moira has an interesting and unconventional background for a Liberal Party representative and has long standing traditional ties to the Labor Party. The district she represents an area which has long been seen as being "dead red" i.e. an area where the centre-right has no chance of success. Today we discuss: How she is holding up after her long trial What she thinks is ultimately driving proponents of the gender ideology Why it is that even politicians that agree with her do not have the courage to speak up Why there is an intergenerational divide among women on gender ideology What impact Trump's recent executive orders might have in Australia What she thinks of the realignment in politics in the UK and US and what is means for Australia Why Victoria is no longer the "jewel in the crown" of the Liberal Party and what can be done about that. And much much more.

Dan Ryan, Executive Director of NatCon Australia and Jordan Knight, Founder of Migration Watch get together on the day of Donald Trump formally takes office.We discuss among other things:The aesthetic of the new right and how Trump's use of YMCA as his campaign theme song fits in to it - or does it?How serious is Trump about annexing Canada and whether there is some deeper logic behind it as a way of getting other Anglophone countries to man up The reaction from the mainstream left and right in Australia to the Trump victory and whether there is any evidence they understand the national conservative agenda Marco Rubio confirmation hearing speech to be new US Secretary of State, how he is political astute, and talks in a way no Australian politician yet does on trade, immigration and foreign policyThe in-fights on the new right - HIB visas, Vivek Ramaswamy and how the tech bros misunderstood the immigration debate, Elon's involvement in the UK grooming gangs debateWhether the black-pills have it right or whether young men and and should pick themselves off the ground YMCA styleAnd much much more

My guest today is Ian Fletcher who is one of the leading academic critics of free trade in the United States today. Ian is on the advisory board of the Coalition for a Prosperous America and is the author or co-author of many books including Free Trade Doesn’t Work, The Conservative Case against Free Trade, and most recently Industrial Policy for the United States. https://prosperousamerica.org/advisory-board/ian-fletcher/ https://www.amazon.com.au/stores/author/B003BDMOEI We discuss among other things: - Who is going to be in charge of trade and industrial policy in Trump 2.0 - What the impact of Trump trade policy on Australia is likely to be - What trade and industrial policy means for the USD and for currencies - How industrial policy can be done poorly and how to avoid some of the downsides - What Australia's trade policy should be like going forward - How to determine what goods you need to produce locally and which (if any) you can be comfortable importing And much more

My guest today is Aimee Terese a well-known online political and social commentator x.com/aimeeterese .Aimee is Australian although she is not particularly well known in her homeland. However, she does have a prolific following on X and is influential in online right circles in the United States and elsewhere.Today we discuss:How she sees herself and how her political views evolvedIf X didn't exist what she would doThe interaction between the online right and the mainstream media and the general publicSex differences and how they play out in politicsCensorship, cancellation and the free pressWhether many humans actually want truth Her views on religionAnd much more.

Today I speak with Avik Roy who is a US conservative commentator, activist and founder of the foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity https://freopp.org/team/the-freopp-founders-avik-roy/ He has particular expertise in health care reform and has advised Mitt Romney and other Republican Presidential candidates in this area. He has also been a prominent critic of the national conservative movement in the United States and was instrumental in pulling together something call "The Freedom Conservative Statement of Principles" found here: https://www.freedomconservatism.org/p/freedom-conservatism-a-statement We talk briefly about health care in the United States, how concerns about Obamacare did not feature as much in the most recent Presidential election as they have in the past, and his view about what the appointments of RFK Jr and Jay Battachaya mean. We then get in to national conservative v freedom conservative debate. His views on JD Vance, Trump and some of the key areas such as trade, foreign policy and immigration, where NatCons and his freedom cons have different approaches, and whether this is all just a rehash of what Disraeli and Gladstone were debating in the 19th Century. Hope you enjoy.

Andrew is a Senior Policy Analyst in Trade Policy at the Heritage Foundation in Washington DC. Used to work for the British and American governments dealing with foreign policy and trade issues for many years.We discuss:Who is actually going to be in charge of trade policy under Trump 2.0?What trade policies are likely to be actually implemented?What will be the likely trading relationship between China and the US in future?Will Australia receive or need an exemption from any new trade policies?What should Australia's trade policy be going forward? Should we implement tariffs on China?And much more.

Interview with Simon Hankinson - Senior Research Fellow in the Border Security and Immigration Center at The Heritage Foundation How much of a focus immigration now is among think tanks in the US Capital and how much this has changed since the pre-Trump era What Trump's policy is likely to be with respect to legal immigration Why Tucker Carlson seems to like The Heritage Foundation rather than other DC think tanksHow diversity, equity and inclusion programmes undermine US foreign policy And much more

Jordan and Dan catch up Among other things we discuss:- Reactions to immigration restriction speech by tech entrepreneur Matt Barrie- Why the major parties in Australia aren't doing anything about mass immigration even though Kier Starmer and Justin Trudeau are making statements, at least in theory, saying numbers must be cut dramatically- Why ABC Chairman Kim Williams and the mainstream media in Australia remain clueless about the new media environment- Why are single women not voting for Trump unlike other demographic groups and what to do about it- Why the reaction to the synagogue attack in Melbourne largely avoids the real issue of immigrationAnd much more

Gregory R. Copley is a strategic analyst who for over half century worked at the highest levels with various governments around the world.He currently serves as President of the Washington-based International Strategic Studies Association and is editor-in-chief of the online journal Defence & Foreign Affairs Strategic Policy. Born in Western Australia, he Member of the Order of Australia and is the author or co-author of over 35 books. Further information found here: https://www.strategicstudies.org/issa/GRCbio.htmWe discuss:How he ended up in Washington DCWhy has detailed in-country knowledge been degraded and what it meansHow does one strike the balance between covert operations that a state needs to conduct to secure its interests and what its nations citizens should be entitled to knowWhat should Australia's trade policy be with the United States and China going forwardWhat lessons the Normans can teach us todayWhat should Australia aspire to be as a nation in 50 yearsAnd much more

My guest today is Dr Gordon Menzies. Gordon is an Associate Professor in Economics at the UTS Business School in Sydney.He has had an illustrious academic career. Amongst other things he received his PhD from Oxford University and is a former economist at the Reserve Bank of Australia.In 2021 he published a book “Western Fundamentalism – Democracy, Sex and the Liberation of Man”. We discuss:Whether “liberalism” should be compared to a fundamentalist ideologyHow he now feels about the economic liberalisation of the 1980s in Australia in which he was deeply involved at a policy making levelHow economic liberal thinking has influenced modern relationship and has changed their natureWhat is wrong with the view that ever-increasing social, economic and sexual freedom will lead to greater happinessThe problem of viewing traditional social institutions and customary restraints as simply individual choice within an overall liberal frameworkWhether there is cure for liberal fundamentalismAnd much more.