The National Conservatism Institute of Australia Podcast

The National Conservatism Institute of Australia Podcast

by Dan Ryan

Brian Marlow - The Australian Liberal Party's Flawed "Review of the 2025 Federal Election"

My guest today is Brian Marlow a well-known policy advisor and campaign director in Australia who has worked with centre-right parties and organizations here for many years. Today we discuss: 1. An in depth assessment of the post-mortem review of the Liberal Party’s 2025 Federal election campaign 2. The change in policy and ideological thinking required in the Liberal Party and why there needs to be a better understanding of the new right and political conservatism more generally. 3. Our assessment how things will pan out over the next few years and why there the mainstream parties still have not provided an adequate diagnosis of the radicalism that has emerged let alone given any sense they understand the change required. 4. Discuss our own strategies going forward to help bring about change. And much much more I hope you enjoy our discussion. https://x.com/BrianTaxpayers https://www.reviveaus.com/

Mary Winkels - The Increasingly Heated Debate About Childcare Policy in Australia

My guest today is Mary Winkels an independent regulatory and policy advisor and mother of 4. Today we discuss: Her recent opinion piece in The Australian Financial Review and what the new advocacy group "Childcare Choice" is hoping to achieve Why childcare policy is likely to be a key issue at the next federal election What explains the ideological divide on this issue Why raising children is so difficult today and what really can be done about failing birth rates And much much more I hope you enjoy our discussion. https://www.afr.com/by/mary-winkels-p538jj https://www.linkedin.com/in/mary-winkels-02893580/

Tom Switzer - War With Iran, What It Means For Australia and the World

My guest today is Tom Switzer who is a well-known Australian commentator and foreign policy expert. Tom has worked at a variety of publications and think tanks across the Anglosphere including the American Enterprise Institute, The UK Spectator, The Australian newspaper, amongst others. He currently hosts a foreign policy focused podcast called "Switzerland". Today we discuss: The US-Israeli military strikes on Iran, what this means for the region, and whether this represents a fundamental change in Trump's foreign policy What role Israel has played in this latest action and whether this was legitimate Why a realist foreign policy perspective has had few champions in Canberra over the years How Australian trade policy should be adjusted with China and others His thoughts on the 30th anniversary of the election of the Howard government And much much more https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Switzer https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/switzerland-with-tom-switzer/id1867017379

Keith Wolahan - The Challenges for the Centre-right in Metropolitan Australia

My guest today is Keith Wolahan former MP for the Victorian Federal Seat of Menzies. Today we discuss: - His recent essay on the future of the centre-right in metropolitan Australia and how our situation, in his view, differs from that of the UK and USA - The challenge that immigration, housing and the changing nature of the workforce pose to the liberal party and how we need to move on from the Howard era - Some of his key data findings and in particular the Chinese vote - His plans for the future And much more https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Wolahan https://inflectionpoints.work/articles/liberal-foundations

Raw Egg Nationalist - "The Last Men - Liberalism and the Death of Masculinity"

My guest today is Charles Cornish-Dale aka "Raw Egg Nationalist" who has published a new book entitled "The Last Men - Liberalism and the Death of Masculinity". Today we discuss: Whether liberalism and masculinity are really in conflict Why "new right" in the UK, Europe and Australia have not yet adopted US MAHA style policies and why they should The link between endocrine disruptors and transgender issues The scale of harmful chemicals in the environment to what extent this is intentional What can be done at both a personal and political level How many eggs he actually "slonks" per day And much much more https://x.com/Babygravy9

Tony Abbott - Former Prime Minister of Australia

My guest today is former Australian Prime Minister, Tony Abbott. Today we discuss: His new book "Australia: A History - How An Ancient Land Became A Great Democracy" What he means when he says "Australia has been fundamentally a 'liberal' project" Whether Australia would have been different if we had not adopted the restrictive rules on immigration and high tariffs policies at Federation Whether he agrees with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio about the foolishness of "free trade" How countries like Australia decide, given the mixed results of the last 30+ years, what conflicts they should get involved or continue with in future Whether "liberal values" are sufficient to define or keep nations together What he thinks of my And much, much more. https://www.tonyabbott.au/

Emma Dawson - Executive Director of The Chifley Research Centre

My guest today is Emma Dawson, Executive Director of the Australian Labor Party's think tank, the Chifley Research Centre. Today we discuss: What the increasingly inexact and unhelpful terms, "left" and "right", mean these days as well as what she understands by the term "populist" How the Australian Labor Party has moved on from the Hawke-Keating-Howard era and where it has not Her thoughts on "liberalism" and "free trade" Whether it is possible to have an adult conversation about immigration in Australia Why young women are turning to the radical left And much more https://www.chifley.org.au/ https://x.com/ChifleyResearch

George Owers - Author of "The Rage of Party"

My guest today is George Owers, author of the widely acclaimed new history book “The Rage of Party” about Britain in the late 17th and early 18th Century. Today we discuss: How the first political parties – the Whigs and the Tories - developed during this period Why this period has been relatively ignored compared to other times such as the Tudor, Elizabethan and Victorian eras The wild media environment and political characters during this time and What political conservatives can learn from studying this period And much much more. I hope you enjoy our discussion. https://www.amazon.com.au/Rage-Party-George-Owers-ebook/dp/B0F98H6Q14 https://x.com/CapelLofft?lang=en

Dr John H Lott Jr - What the Data Shows About The Effectiveness of Gun Laws in Australia

My guest today is Dr John H Lott Jr who is a widely recognised as one of the leading academic voices in the gun control debate and is visiting Australia in the near future. Today we discuss: What the data shows about the effectiveness of Australia's gun laws The impact that restrictive gun laws have on crime How mass shootings are less likely where citizens are armed What he sees as the future of gun policy in the United States and Australia And much more www.crimeresearch.org https://x.com/JohnRLottJr?lang=en https://www.amazon.com/stores/John-R.-Lott-Jr/author/B074V2X2MP?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_3&qid=1769739164&sr=1-3&shoppingPortalEnabled=true

Cheng Lei - What A Former China-Based Journalist Learnt From Being Imprisoned in Beijing

My guest today is Cheng Lei, a well-known Chinese-Australian journalist who worked for many years in China as journalist for both Western and Chinese news networks. She was infamously imprisoned in Beijing for many years on allegations that her reporting "endangered China's national security" before eventually being released after pressure from the Australian government. Today we discuss: - Her career and professional background, how she originally got a job in the media and what the main differences are between Chinese and Western media organizations. - How her views on China have changed over the years and whether too much blame is given to Xi Jinping - How central should human rights concerns be in our relationship with China and what can be done to assist other imprisoned dissidents. - What her plans are for the future. And much much more. https://www.harpercollins.com.au/9781460766576/cheng-lei-the-extraordinary-memoir-of-surviving-chinas-secret-prisons-for-readers-of-kylie-moore-gilbert-peter-greste-and-sean-turnell/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheng_Lei_(journalist)

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