Andrew Hastie MP - Australia's Shadow Minister for Home Affairs

The National Conservatism Institute of Australia Podcast by Dan Ryan

Episode notes

My guest today is the Hon Andrew Hastie MP, federal member for Canning and Shadow Minister for Home Affairs.

Andrew is a former SAS solider and an extremely articulate and thoughtful politician on the Australian centre-right. He has long be considered to be a contender for the leadership the Liberal Party of Australia and as a potential future Prime Minister.

Today we discuss:

  • Whether there has been an overemphasis on foreign conflicts compared to the risk of domestic turmoil at home
  • Why mainstream political parties in Australia and across the West have failed to address mass immigration concerns
  • How his foreign policy views have developed since he first enlisted to join the Australian Defence Forces after September 11
  • Why there has not yet been a fundamental reassessment of trade policy in Austra ... 
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