Commanding the Narrative

ALBO WINS! AFTERMATH OF ELECTION 2025 – HOW DID AUSTRALIA VOTE? COMMANDING THE NARRATIVE EPISODE 77 Steven Tripp, Adam Zahra and Sam Buono are back in the Fishbowl to breakdown the results of the 2025 Australian Federal election. The three give an in-depth analysis of the House of Representatives and Senate results and discuss the swings, the top performers and why the Coalition campaign crashed a...

NORTH SHORE COMMUNITY CANDIDATE FORUM FULL COVERAGE COMMANDING THE NARRATIVE EPISODE 76 Join us for the North Shore Community Candidate Forum, which was held at the Warrawee Club on Sunday, April 27, 2025. With the Federal less than a week away, Commanding the Narrative is proud to bring the full footage of this important Federal election event. Participating candidates: • Gisele Kapterian – Liber...

FEDERAL ELECTION SHOWDOWN WITH ROBERT NALBANDIAN & VANESSA HADCHITI COMMANDING THE NARRATIVE EPISODE 75 Steven Tripp is joined by Robert Nalbandian, the Trumpet of Patriot’s candidate for Bennelong and Vanessa Hadchiti, the Libertarian candidate for Watson. Both Robert and Vanessa are former candidates of the United Australia Party, but both have taken different paths in recent times. Robert h...

ONE NATION’S PRODIGAL SON RETURNS CAN STUART BONDS WIN HUNTER? COMMANDING THE NARRATIVE EPISODE 74 Steven Tripp is joined by One Nation’s candidate for Hunter, Stuart Bonds. Stuart is a coal miner, who shocked everyone in 2019 when he achieved 21.6% of the primary vote in the Hunter by-election. A champion for the coal industry, Stuart is a leading challenger in the upcoming Federal election and i...

WARRINGAH’S REAL INDEPENDENT WITH DAVID SPRATT COMMANDING THE NARRATIVE EPISODE 73 Steven Tripp is joined by David Spratt, who is a ‘real’ Independent Candidate for Warringah at the upcoming 2025 Federal election. David is a professional engineer and business owner, who has lived in Warringah for the past 35 years. He advocates for personal freedoms, home ownership aspiration, reward for effort, s...

2025 WHITLAM COMMUNITY CANDIDATE FORUM FULL COVERAGE FROM ALBION PARK COMMANDING THE NARRATIVE EPISODE 72 Join us for the 2025 Whitlam Community Candidate Forum, which was held at the Albion Park Bowling Club on April 14. With the Federal election looming ever closer, Commanding the Narrative is proud to bring the full footage of this important Federal election event. Participating candidates: • B...

SOLUTIONS FOR AUSTRALIA WITH ONE NATION NSW SENATE CANDIDATE WARWICK STACEY COMMANDING THE NARRATIVE EPISODE 71 Steven Tripp is joined by One Nation’s New South Wales Senate Candidate, Warwick Stacey. Join us for an engaging live discussion with Warwick, as he shares his vision for addressing Australia’s most pressing challenges. With a focus on practical solutions, Warwick brings his extensive re...

SECURING OUR ENERGY FUTURE SYMPOSIUM WITH MATT CANAVAN, GERARD HOLLAND, ZOE HILTON & PAUL VALLEJO COMMANDING THE NARRATIVE EPISODE 70 This episode includes footage from the ‘Securing Our Energy Future’ Symposium at the Balgowlah Bowling Club, hosted by Steven Tripp. Speakers include: • Gerard Holland – CEO Page Research Centre - https://www.page.org.au • Paul Vallejo – Former NASA Aerospace En...

CAN AUSTRALIA DEFEND ITSELF? WITH LIEUTENANT COLONELS ALISTAIR POPE & KEVIN LOUGHREY COMMANDING THE NARRATIVE EPISODE 69 Steven Tripp is joined by retired Lieutenant Colonels Alistair Pope and Kevin Loughrey to discuss Australia’s miliary capabilities. Leading with the recent circumnavigation of Australia by Chinese warships, including a live fire exercise off the coast of Sydney, Steven asks...

PUT THE GREENS LAST! LIVE COVERAGE FROM THE GOODBYE GREENS RALLY COMMANDING THE NARRATIVE EPISODE 68 Steven Tripp shares footage from the ‘Put the Greens Last’ rally in Brisbane on Saturday, March 22, 2025. Speakers include: • Steven Tripp – President Let’s Rethink Renewables - https://x.com/RealStevenTripp • Jim Willmott – Lead Libertarian Queensland Senate candidate - https://libertariansqld.org...

QUEENSLAND’S LIBERTARIAN WITH LEAD SENATE CANDIDATE JIM WILLMOTT COMMANDING THE NARRATIVE EPISODE 67 Steven Tripp is joined by the political animals Richard Storch and Sam Buono, alongside lead Queensland Senate candidate for the Libertarian Party, Jim Willmott. This is Jim’s third appearance on Commanding the Narrative, but his first in person. The panel discussed pressing current affairs, leadin...

SECURING OUR ENERGY FUTURE WITH ZOE HILTON OF THE CENTRE FOR INDEPENDENT STUDIES COMMANDING THE NARRATIVE EPISODE 66 Steven Tripp is joined by Zoe Hilton, who is the Senior Policy Analyst at the Centre for Independent Studies (CIS). Zoe co-authored the CIS Energy Team’s flagship paper ‘The six fundamental flaws underpinning the energy transition’ and has written for The Australian, The Australian...

PEOPLE FIRST CANDIDATES IN BRISBANE WITH NICOLE DE LAPP & KATHRYN CHADWICK COMMANDING THE NARRATIVE EPISODE 65 Steven Tripp is joined by two People First candidates campaigning in the upcoming Australian Federal election, Nicole De Lapp and Kathryn Chadwick. Nicole De Lapp is standing in the electorate of Ryan, which is currently held by the Greens. Nicole is studying a Bachelor of Law at the...

TRUMP vs. ZELENSKYY – WHY THE WORLD PARADIGM IS SHIFTING WITH DR. CHRISTOPHER REYNOLDS COMMANDING THE NARRATIVE EPISODE 64 Steven Tripp is joined by author and political philosopher, Dr. Christopher Reynolds. In the wake of the showdown with US President Donald Trump and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Dr. Reynolds breaks down the true nature of the situation, drawing on his previous experi...

SENATOR MALCOLM ROBERTS, SIR JOHN REDWOOD & ROB BATES MASS IMMIGRATION AND HOW TO DEAL WITH IT GLOBAL DISCUSSION FORUM EPISODE 07 This Global Discussion Forum (GDF) takes on the difficult subject of mass immigration. Speakers: Senator Malcolm Roberts, from Queensland, Australia: Prominent conservative politician advocating migration control, limited government, individual freedom, traditional...

ALBANESE & DUTTON SQUARE OFF PRELIMINARY ELECTION SHOWDOWN ANALYSIS COMMANDING THE NARRATIVE EPISODE 63 Steven Tripp is joined by the political animals, Richard Storch and Sam Buono as they analyse the current polling in the lead up to the 2025 Australian Federal election. A recent Resolve Strategic poll had Anthony Albanese’s Labor primary vote at 25%, with a 55%-45% two-Party-preferred lead...

ABG President Steven Tripp is joined by Lieutenant Colonel Kevin Loughrey to discuss why Australians for Better Government supports Senator Ralph Babet's proposal to enshrine free speech in the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution. Read the ABG Press Release here: https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=122112560732712357&set=a.122108984198712357 Become a Member of Australians for Better Gov...

‘I WANT AUSTRALIA BACK’ WHY MATTHEW CAMENZULI IS TAKING ON CHRIS BOWEN IN MCMAHON COMMANDING THE NARRATIVE EPISODE 62 Steven Tripp is joined by Independent candidate for McMahon, Matthew Camenzuli. Matt returns to Commanding the Narrative to discuss his candidacy for the Western Sydney electorate of McMahon, which is currently held by Climate Change and Energy Minister, Chris ‘Blackout’ Bowen. Mat...

FUTURE OF THE FREEDOM MOVEMENT WITH MICHAEL GRAY GRIFFITH OF CAFÉ LOCKED OUT COMMANDING THE NARRATIVE EPISODE 61 Steven Tripp is joined by Michael Gray Griffith of Café Locked Out. Michael joins the podcast to discuss the status of the Freedom Movement in Australia and the challenges faced by those advocating for free speech and personal liberties. Michael shares his experiences traveling across A...

GAZA: TRUMP’S GREATEST REAL ESTATE DEAL OR COMPLETE MADNESS? COMMANDING THE NARRATIVE EPISODE 60 Steven Tripp is joined by Richard Storch, Dave Right Now and NSW Libertarian Party Policy Director, Rob Cribb. To kick things off, Richard corrects the statement he made on episode 55, where he claimed the Libertarian Party supported abortion on demand, up until birth. That is not correct and Rob Cribb...

FALL OF SAIGON: THE LAST FLIGHT OUT – A STORY OF COURAGE AND SURVIVAL WITH MIKI NGUYEN COMMANDING THE NARRATIVE EPISODE 59 Steven Tripp is joined Miki Nguyen, who survived the overthrow of Saigon by the North Vietnamese military in April 1975. In a desperate attempt to save his family, Nguyen Van Ba, Miki’s father, commandeered a military chinook and flew it out of Saigon and to a nearby American...

AUSTRALIA’S TRUE HISTORY SINCE BRITISH SETTLEMENT WITH DR. CHRISTOPHER REYNOLDS COMMANDING THE NARRATIVE EPISODE 58 Steven Tripp is joined by international speaker and political philosopher, Dr. Christopher Reynolds. Dr. Reynolds has previously held positions with the US Congress and US Senate, working in the senior position of Senior Professional Stall for the Senate Committee on the Judiciary. D...

DOES NUCLEAR WIN THE ENERGY WARS? WITH GERARD HOLLAND OF PAGE RESEARCH CENTRE COMMANDING THE NARRATIVE EPISODE 57 Steven Tripp is joined by Gerard Holland, the CEO of the Page Research Centre. Page Research Centre seeks to inform and influence policy that delivers positive outcomes for rural and regional Australia. As the CEO of Page, Gerard outlines his views on how rural communities are underrep...

HOW THE TEMPERATURE RECORDS ARE FALSIFIED WITH CLIMATE WHISTLEBLOWER TONY HELLER COMMANDING THE NARRATIVE EPISODE 56 Steven Tripp and Kevin Loughrey are joined by Geologist, Environmentalist and Climate Whistleblower, Tony Heller. Tony Heller is considered as a heretic by the orthodoxy on both sides of the climate debate. He has worked on climate and weather models for the United States Government...

TRUMP RIDES AGAIN HOW DOES THE WORLD CHANGE UNDER TRUMP? COMMANDING THE NARRATIVE EPISODE 55 Steven Tripp is joined by Campbelltown City Councillor Adam Zahra and the political animals, Sam Buono and Richard Storch, to discuss the major news of the past week. It is hard to ignore the inauguration of US President Donald Trump, which is undoubtedly a moment in history. The panel discuss the major mo...