Former Premier of Queensland Campbell Newman joined us to explain why he is running for the Liberal Democrats in the federal election.

In particular, I wanted Campbell to explain the seeming contradiction between the freedom values of the Liberal Democratic Party and his time as Premier introducing fierce anti-bikie laws that drew the ire of civil liberty groups.

Campbell explained his motivations, regrets and hopes for the future of Australian politics.

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CAMPBELL NEWMAN

https://www.ldp.org.au/freedom

https://www.campbellnewman.com.au

LibDems candidates Damian Coory and Topher Field join us to dissect what Australian electorates are thinking. Matt challenged both of them on their integrity and consistency, and why they are so confident of an increased result for minor parties.

We talked about preferences, parachuting candidates into seats, previous and future results for minor parties, the myth of the Greens being an environmental party, the ‘Teal’ climate obsessed candidates worrying the Liberals, the hypocrisy of Campbell Newman, changing your mind in politics, pork barrelling, and how to discern a good politician.

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DAMIAN COORY

https://www.ldp.org.au/bio_damian_coory

TOPHER FIELD

https://www.topherfield.net

Anthony Cursio is the LibDems candidate for the electorate of Fraser in Melbourne's west. Growing up through domestic violence and poverty Anthony eventually climbed the corporate ladder in banking and sees first hand what 'options' like access to capital can do for the poor in society.

He maintained his connection to the western suburbs of Melbourne where he lives, and is running against 'parachute' candidates for the opportunity to represent the voices of the western suburbs.

In this conversation we covered liberty, changing dynamics in the working class, personal responsibility and hate speech, what racism looks like, and the tragedy of bureaucracy literally killing Australian citizens as health systems collapse.

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ANTHONY CURSIO

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https://www.facebook.com/AnthonyCursioLibDems

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The ‘Freedom’ party in Sydney’s richest electorate? LDP candidate Daniel Lewkovitz is responsible for the cheekiest corflutes in the country and has the woke councils of Eastern Sydney in his sights.

We discussed the popularity of Malcolm Turnbull and the obsession with climate change in the richest area of Australia.

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DANIEL LEWKOVITZ

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Behzad Nikzad is a data scientist with a keen interest in mathematics and data modeling. He lives in Quebec, Canada and has experienced the same historic lockdowns as in Melbourne Australia, but under the Trudeau government. He has noticed the models relied upon for lockdowns becoming ever more ridiculous and unjustifiable and sees a sad demise of the scientific method as a technocratic priesthood emerges.

He has written a book on this phenomenon where large swathes of the population are dazzled and/or suppressed by a ruling elite who claim insurmountable knowledge for the layperson. Just like priests before the printing press being the only ones allowed and capable of reading and interpreting holy texts.

In this conversation he walked me through a retrospective data analysis where I was forced to guess which cities and countries had the strongest restrictions based on their results. We also uncovered absolute irrationality on display by SAGE.

We ran out of time to discuss the parallels to his family's experience under the Taliban in Afghanistan, so Behzad provided this written account:

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My mom was a teacher in Afghanistan. When the Taliban took over our city in 1995 (the first time) they closed schools for all girls. She could no longer work. She was no longer allowed out of the house without a chaperon. Every woman was required to cover their face.

The Taliban justified this by saying that, through mandates such as face coverings, they would build a better society. Anyone who questioned their logic was told that they were being immoral. My mom experienced the citizen-policing that happened then with people telling each other to cover up their faces. If she felt hot under the face covering and pulled it up for a minute, someone would show up to warn her that it was important for her to wear her face covering.

My mom had to relive that trauma as she became policed by her peers for not wearing her face mask. She told me that she once decided to go a very short distance in an indoor space without a mask and that someone yelled at her for it. She said the experience felt eerily similar to her experiences in Afghanistan during the (first) Taliban era.

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Heston Russell is a retired Commando from the Australian Defence Force active in mental health and veteran charities. After many political parties approached Heston to run on their brand, he decided to form the Australian Values Party and build a long term cultural change to the way Australia understands political leadership.

As a leadership expert, author, speaker and practitioner in the ADF, Heston believes Australians politicians are not displaying the qualities of leadership but it doesn’t have to be this way.

In this discussion we covered the political landscape of the Australian federal election, but also dived into what really makes a leader, and why we should demand such leaders in politics and in society more broadly.

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HESTON RUSSELL

https://australianvalues.org.au

https://www.facebook.com/australianvalues.org.au

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https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4znwzF3vLO0atWEQznsmAw

Why is Pauline Hanson’s One Nation Party spending resources in Victoria? It seems odd given that the party base is in Queensland, and conservative leaning.

Pauline gave us an exclusive interview when she visited Shepparton in Victoria to discuss the ‘why’ behind her move into Victoria.

I thought I'd try and fire her up - but she was already fired up.

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We are excited (and stressed) to announce that we will be providing LIVE election coverage on Sat 21 May 2022 from 6pm to midnight, from our new studios with a live panel.

We will also be crossing all over the country to bring you the results and best commentary of how your voice is heard this election.

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Lisa Stark is a corporate executive in marketing and long time supporter of the Liberal Party. Feeling abandoned by the party, Lisa is running in the wealthy electorate and lifestyle Mecca of Melbourne: Goldstein.

Currently held by Liberal MP Tim Wilson and threatened by climate change focused candidate Zoe Daniel, you’d be forgiven for thinking that this electorate will be won on climate change policy but Lisa Stark believes that there is a strong voter base in Goldstein that are so affected in their businesses and personal lives that climate change debates will not cut it this cycle.

Lisa is a candidate for Pauline Hanson’s One Nation Party and feels that it best represents the interests of those pragmatic, middle Australians. In this discussion I tried to feel out the mood of this glitzy electorate and probe what type of party One Nation is today.

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LISA STARK

https://www.onenation.org.au/goldstein

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https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisaastark

The state of Victoria, Australia is about to lose 500-2,500 teachers today (28th April 2022) because of a legal mandate to receive a vaccine booster. It's beyond urgent that we have robust and honest discussions about the medical and legal validity of mandates and build political pressure on governments to follow the science.

Dr Gilbert Berdine is an associate professor at Texas Tech University with degrees in chemistry and life sciences from M.I.T. and medicine from Harvard University.

Dr Berdine is a lecturer and attending physician, having treated many patients with Covid-19, as well as a published academic in peer-reviewed journals.

One of the earliest voices to predict the failure of lockdowns, Dr Berdine turns his attention to Australia in this interview to discuss the illusion of lockdown success, the ethics of vaccine mandates, and whether the claim 'safe and effective' is valid.

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DR GILBERT BERDINE

https://www.depts.ttu.edu/freemarketinstitute/people/berdine.php

https://quadrant.org.au/opinion/public-health/2021/08/why-lockdowns-are-doomed-to-fail