Episode 104
Tony Abbott - Former Prime Minister of Australia
The National Conservatism Institute of Australia Podcast · Dan Ryan
February 20, 202645m 12s
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Show Notes
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 Federation
- Whether 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 future
- Whether "liberal values" are sufficient to define or keep nations together
- What he thinks of my
And much, much more.