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Interviews and discussion from a national conservatism perspective with guests from Australia and internationally https://nationalconservatism.org.au/
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My guest today is Kenneth Crowther, the founding principal of St John Henry Newman College, an independent Catholic classical school in Brisbane. He recently completed his PhD in early modern cultural history and Shakespeare. He writes and speaks often about classical education in the liberal arts, and cohosts a podcast all about it, called Educating Humans.1. The Chinese appreciate and teach their children Classical Chinese. Indians recognize the importance of Sanskrit. Do Europeans need to have a familiarity with Latin and Greek to understand their own civilization?2. What is his explanation for why classical education has been phased out from mainstream education in the West?3. Does learning the classics make someone more religious or at the very least a better citizen?4. Is he optimistic for a rebirth of classical education in Australia and the West more generally?https://educatinghumans.buzzsprout.com/https://newmancollege.qld.edu.au/
My guest today is Bridget McKenzie who is a Federal National Party Senator representing the state of Victoria.Today we discuss:1. Her recent interesting CPAC speech and how it broke in some ways with the Howard era orthodoxy2. Whether he need better metrics to assess how we are doing as a nation3. How John McEwen and the National Party are often misunderstood and whether it can or should move beyond being simply a defender of rural / regional interests4. How we can make it more attractive proposition for families to work and live in rural and regional communities5. Other ways the centre-right in Australia needs to changeAnd much morehttps://www.bridgetmckenzie.com.au/ https://x.com/senbmckenzie?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
My guest today is Danny Kruger MPToday we discuss: 1. What is his explanation for why the British Conservative Party failed so miserably that he felt compelled to leave and join Reform UK? 2. Is Reform UK a conservative party? If not, what would he say is its governing philosophy? 3. Whether there is still a market for David Cameron style progressive liberalism in Westminster? 4. What is the importance and also the limits of attempting to re-evangelize society through politics? 5. What are likely to be the top 3 issues at the next British election and how could it all go wrong for Reform?https://x.com/danny__kruger?lang=enhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Kruger
My guest today is Angus Taylor who is currently Australia's Shadow Minister for Defence and who previously held senior ministerial roles during the last centre-right government. Today we discuss: What he thinks about the Australian Government's just announced emission reduction targets and "net zero" generally?Whether LNP representatives should attend the "March of Australia" rallies and what he thinks of the debate about mass immigration more generally?What should be done to address the widening divide between those who own assets (who tend to be older Australians) and those who do not (who tend to be younger)?How do we make it a more attractive proposition for families to work in rural communities or to take up farming life?What are the top 3 policy issues that will define the next federal election?And much more.https://x.com/angustaylormp?lang=enhttps://www.angustaylor.com.au/
My guest today is Garth Hamilton, an outspoken Federal MP for the seat of Groom (centred around Toowoomba in Queensland). Today we discuss: - What he is doing in New York City and what he hope to achieve there - The divides in the centre-right in Australia on immigration, net zero, and other matters - What lessons we can learn in other countries about the future for the Liberal Party - The lessons his recently departed father taught him And much more https://garthhamilton.com.au/
My guest today is Queensland Senator Pauline Hanson. Today we discuss: The Furore regarding Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price and whether she should apologize for her suggestion that the Labor Party misusing immigration program for electoral advantageWhy we have not seen the same type of political change on the right compared to the UK, USA, and parts of EuropeWhat originally caused her to become involved in politics and looking back on 1996 election and the issues that dominated and what is similar and different to todayWhy One Nation has not yet had the same success as other nationalist political parties in other parts of the world and her plans for the futureAnd much more https://www.onenation.org.au/
My guest today is psychiatrist, Dr Andrew Amos who has been an outspoken critic of gender ideology in psychiatry as well as other aspects of the way medicine is practiced in Australia today. Today we discuss: 1. What is the governing political philosophy is which governs his profession and how and why this politicization occurred 2. What we have lost in abandoning the more paternalistic approach that used to characterise the doctor patient relationship in favour of one which is more liberal and defers too much to the subjective wishes of the individual 3. The threat that over-diagnosis of "mental health" issues poses a risk to demographic self-government and whether therapy is being overused 4. Whether we have lost something in discarding older traditional mechanisms that people used to deal with mental suffering and pain And much much morehttps://mhpn.org.au/panel-member/dr-andrew-amos/https://x.com/auspsychreview
My guest today is Dr Dani Sulikowski, one of the most interesting and controversial academics in Australia today. Today we discuss: - What is female "manipulative reproductive suppression"? Why it is a key driver in civilizational collapse and how it explains a variety of modern social phenomenon from "body positivity", other women encouraging others to cut their hair short, to weigh loss advice. - How she reconciles her theory with the fact that wealthy women are often having less children than they did in the past - How her theory is different or related to other anti-natalist ideologies such as Thomas Malthus and Paul Ehrlich - Whether the pill and the sexual revolution are seperate drivers or form part of her theory And much much more https://x.com/drdanis?lang=en https://www.danisulikowski.com/
My guest today is the Hon Andrew Hastie MP, federal member for Canning and Shadow Minister for Home Affairs. Andrew is a former SAS solider and an extremely articulate and thoughtful politician on the Australian centre-right. He has long be considered to be a contender for the leadership the Liberal Party of Australia and as a potential future Prime Minister. Today we discuss: Whether there has been an overemphasis on foreign conflicts compared to the risk of domestic turmoil at homeWhy mainstream political parties in Australia and across the West have failed to address mass immigration concernsHow his foreign policy views have developed since he first enlisted to join the Australian Defence Forces after September 11Why there has not yet been a fundamental reassessment of trade policy in Australia like in the United States?What explains the increasing radicalisation of the youth in western democracies?Why Australia could once lay claim to being arguably the most successful nation in the world and what has caused that to be undoneWhat roles he would suggest to young people who might be interested in a rewarding career in the Australian military in future. And much much more https://www.andrewhastie.com.au/
My guest today is Queensland Senator Susan McDonald. Today we discuss: The serious crisis in Australia's mining processing and smelting industry with potentially 70,000 jobs at riskWhether the key plants, and manufacturing more generally in Australia, can survive so long as we continue with "net zero" and other related carbon dioxide emission commitmentsWhether we also need a reassessment of trade policy with China and others in order to reboot manufacturingHer views on the potential for expansion of gas, critical minerals, and "green steel".What Australian centre-right should learn from the new American administration And much more https://susanmcdonald.com.au/
Catch up with Katherine Deves who amongst other things is a former Liberal Party candidate for the Australian Federal seat of Warringah, media commentator, and a lawyer in the high-profile Tickle v Giggle litigation. Today we discuss: How last week's hearing in the Federal Court went in Tickle v Giggle and where to from hereWhat is driving the "teal" phenomenon in inner city seats in Australia and the psychology behind why it appeals to professional womenThe potential weaknesses of the teal movement and ways they could potentially be dislodgedThe issues for the future of the right in Australia, what changes are and are not required and Katherine's plans for the future.And much more https://x.com/deves_katherine
My guest today is Professor James Laurenceson is an economist and director of the Australia-China Relations Institute at the University of Technology Sydney. Today we discuss: Whether the 10 year old China Australia Free Trade Agreement has been a successThe crisis in Australian manufacturing sector and to what extent China is to blame Why Australia has not yet undertaken the same type of reconsideration on trade policy as we have seen in the United StatesWhether there has ever been a case of a nation being so split between its most important trading partner (China) and its security guarantor (the USA) and whether this is sustainable And much much more.https://profiles.uts.edu.au/James.Laurenceson
My guest today is Damian Coory host and producer of the independent Australian centre-right weekly video news podcast "The Other Side", and also an experience journalist and public relations expert who has worked at highest levels in the corporate world in the Asia-Pacific region for over 40 years. Today we discuss: What the media landscape looks like for political commentary and serious cultural discussion in Australia todayThe problem of the Australia's dominant taxpayer-funded broadcaster, the ABC, and what should be done about itWhy, despite having arguably the most successful media proprietor in the world, domestic mainstream opinion columnists and media personalities do not have the same type of global influence as their counterparts in the UK and USWhat the media landscape will look like in 10 years and whether that will benefit the centre-right in Australia like it appears to have done elsewhereAnd much much more https://www.othersidetv.com.au/ https://x.com/OtherSideAus
My guest today is Caroline Di Russo, President of the Western Australian Division of the Liberal Party of Australia, commentator and host of "The Royal Report" for Sky News Australia. Today we discuss: - What running a political party actually involves and the challenges in setting up a new one in Australia - The problems with the centre-right in Australia - women voters, inner city voters, and other challenges - and what can be done about them - The influence of iron ore magnates in Australia whether our trade policy needs adjusting - Whether we are in late stage Republican Rome And much much more https://x.com/carodirusso?lang=en https://www.waliberal.org.au/ https://www.skynews.com.au/stream/opinion-programs/royal-report
My guest today is Laoise de Brún who is an Irish barrister and prominent campaigner against gender ideology and other issues which impact on women’s rights in that country.Today we discuss:1. The current state of play in Ireland and whether there has been as successful push back against gender ideology as we have seen in the UK2. How gender ideology and mass immigration are related and what is driving these agendas.3. Why Ireland has not yet seen the emergence of a electorally credible populist nationalist party as have occurred in other European nations4. Her recent article in Compact Magazine entitled “Intersectionality Cuts Both Ways” and what she was trying to say in that piece. And much much more.https://www.laoisedebrun.com/https://x.com/laoisedebrun https://x.com/thecountessie https://www.compactmag.com/contributor/laoise/
My guest today is Dr Greg Melleuish who is a well-known Australian academic who teaches amongst other things on the history of liberalism in that country. Today we discuss: - To what extent Disraelian political conservatism existed Down Under - Whether the Australian Liberal Party was actually founded on "classical liberalism" - What he thinks of "Red Tories" like Phillip Blond and "post-liberal" thinkers like Patrick Deneen, Adrian Vermeule and Yoram Hazony And much much more https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregory_Melleuish
My guest today is Dr Mathew Frith, an Australian academic who has written an excellent Phd thesis on "The Economic Philosophy and Theory of the 19th Century American Protectionists". Today we discuss:How he became interested in this subject matter and why people need to know more about themHow the American protectionists were similar but also distinctive from European mercantilist thinkersWho assisted Alexander Hamilton with his famous Report on Manufactures and what his intellectual influences wereWhy the American Protectionists have been neglected in academiaWhy the American Protectionists were different to later Progressives and other left-wing supporters of big governmentAnd much morehttps://www.mathewfrith.com/https://www.une.edu.au/staff-profiles/business/mathew-frith
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
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