Weatherboard and Iron is your insight into politics, the bush, and the future of regional Australia.

This week, Weatherboard and Iron discuss the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.  Barnaby Joyce and Matt Canavan chat about the future spread of the disease, potential lock-downs to regions, and  the banks and payday lenders and the economic response

Weatherboard and Iron is your insight into politics, the bush, and the future of regional Australia. In this episode Matt Canavan and Assistant Minister for Finance, Charities and Electoral Matters, Senator Zed Seselja, discuss the history and future of Canberra, its growth and the upcoming ACT elections later this year.

Weatherboard and Iron is your insight into politics, the bush, and the future of regional Australia. In this episode:

- Matt Canavan and Senator James Paterson discuss the background of classical liberalism and how it has framed our modern institutions

- James Paterson explains the threats to freedom that are present in our society

Weatherboard and Iron is your insight into politics, the bush, and the future of regional Australia.  

This week, Weatherboard and Iron hits the road to sit down with marine physicist Peter Ridd to discuss the Great Barrier Reef and the issue of Queensland Labor's new Reef Regulations, ahead of public Senate Inquiry hearings next week.

Weatherboard and Iron is your insight into politics, the bush, and the future of regional Australia.  In this episode Matt Canavan and Barnaby Joyce discuss the week that was in Parliament, including Senate estimates and the revelations from the CSIRO and Department of Environment.

Weatherboard and Iron is your insight into politics, the bush, and the future of regional Australia. In this episode:

- Matt Canavan and Barnaby Joyce discuss the ongoing coronavirus outbreak and its impacts on regional communities that lack the infrastructure of major capitals

- Barnaby and Matt go in depth on incentivising Australians to live in regional Australia, including ways to improve the tax system to support people living in rural and remote areas

Weatherboard and Iron is your insight into politics, the bush, and the future of regional Australia. In this episode:

- Barnaby Joyce sits down with Independent MP Andrew Wilkie, who has just returned from London after meeting with Julian Assange

- Barnaby and Andrew discuss the legal issues facing Julian Assange, as he fights an extradition request from the United States

- Barnaby explains why the legal fraternity should rally behind Julian Assange as a matter of principle

Weatherboard and Iron is your insight into politics, the bush, and the future of regional Australia. In this episode:

- Barnaby Joyce explains his proposal to reform the Senate to better represent regional Australia

- Matt Canavan and Barnaby Joyce discuss Labor's policy for a net-zero emissions target and the impact it would have on regional communities

- Barnaby raises the issue of Julian Assange, as he fights an extradition request from the United States

Weatherboard and Iron is your insight into politics, the bush, and the future of regional Australia. In this episode:

- George Christensen explains how the issue of coal transformed the political landscape of Central and North Queensland

- Matt and George detail why the proposed Collinsville Power Station is so important to keep Australian manufacturing jobs here

- Matt Canavan explains why the proposed new coal-fired power station in North Queensland is supported by indigenous traditional owners, and how coal can help Close The Gap

Weatherboard and Iron is your insight into politics, the bush, and the future of regional Australia. In this episode:

- Barnaby Joyce reveals what went through his mind when he challenged for the leadership of The National Party

- Barnaby and Matt discuss Llew O'Brien's decision to leave The National Party - and the broader ramifications for the Liberal National Party

- You'll get an insight as to why The National Party is fighting for a coal-fired power station at Collinsville in North Queensland