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 China
• Whether Australia’s current trading arrangements are fit for purpose
• Elbridge Colby’s recent statements with respect to Taiwan and his view on scenarios for conflict over Taiwan
• The 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 West
• His 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 tank
• Whether 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=en

https://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 more

https://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 Iran
• What % of Republican members of congress are genuinely on board with Trump's agenda on foreign policy, trade, immigration and other areas
• The current inadequacies how the intelligence communicates with the press and what impact Tulsi Gabbard is having
• What the Washington press corp will look like in 10 years time

And much much more.

https://www.theepochtimes.com/author/nathan-worcester

https://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 campaign
• What he learnt running as a Liberal Party candidate in the seat of Spence, an outer suburban formerly industrial seat in Adelaide
• What he thinks of trade, foreign policy, and immigration and other traditional policies which are being reassessed on the right elsewhere in the world
• How 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 him

2. What response he has received from the major parties and media since his appearance on the ABC

3. Why he thinks immigration cuts are the only real answer

4. Where he thinks things will end up in 10 year’s time and what Australia now means to him?

And much more

https://x.com/unleavenedcat

https://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 Howard
• How it differs from simply "classical liberalism" or Gladstonian liberalism from the late 19th Century
• Where 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/jmbrett

https://www.amazon.com.au/Enigmatic-Mr-Deakin-Judith-Brett-ebook/dp/B072HZ22HB