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Published by Dan Ryan
Interviews and discussion from a national conservatism perspective with guests from Australia and internationally https://nationalconservatism.org.au/
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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 years What she thinks of One Nation popularity and why she did not joing them What results of the upcoming Victorian state elections will likely be and her chances of reelection The dramatic economic and demographic changes that have occurred in her part of Australia Why conservative working class people in Australia and across the West need a new home And much, much, more https://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 Sulikowski Today 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 more https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Easson https://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 rights And much more https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/1433 https://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 previously The sophisticated and humane moral philosophy of the protectionists Why 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 share What the response has been from other economic historians in the field And much more https://www.une.edu.au/staff-profiles/business/mathew-frith https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/1839999268 https://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 more https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Bongiorno https://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 capacity How 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 more https://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 here How he would describe the ideology which has promoted ethnic diversity in Western nations What the status is of VDARE and whether there is hope for its resurrection What can be done to reforge a common people in Anglosphere countries and likely scenarios for the future And much much more https://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 write Why 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 faces And how we can make Australia exceptional again? And much, much, more https://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 reassessment We 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 values Whether political conservatism is properly understood in Australia and the extent to which the Hawke-Keating-Howard era policy framework needs to change And much much more https://www.connorcourtpublishing.com.au/Resilient-Liberalism-Classical-Liberal-Thought-in-Australia-edited-by-Robert-Forsyth_p_684.html https://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 recommendations What exactly explains the rise of antisemitism in Australia? Why is not in favour of hate speech laws What he makes of the monocultural vs multiculturalism debate and how it applies to the jewish community How much Israeli government lobbying there actually is in Australia? And much more https://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=20 https://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/
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