The National Conservatism Institute of Australia Podcast

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 today
• The problem of the Australia's dominant taxpayer-funded broadcaster, the ABC, and what should be done about it
• Why, 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 US
• What 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 elsewhere

And 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 UK

2. 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 nations

4. 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 them
• How the American protectionists were similar but also distinctive from European mercantilist thinkers
• Who assisted Alexander Hamilton with his famous Report on Manufactures and what his intellectual influences were
• Why the American Protectionists have been neglected in academia
• Why the American Protectionists were different to later Progressives and other left-wing supporters of big government

And much more

https://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 Australia
• Whether 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_macgowan

https://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 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/