Backbench Drivers

This week John Lawson was joined by former QLD One Nation president Jim Savage, who told the story of Pauline Hanson’s departure from the party to start a new minor party, and her return to One Nation at Jim’s behest only to himself be forced from the party by Hanson shortly after! LINKS 📲 Follow John Lawson on X 📷 Follow John Lawson on Instagram 🤳 Follow John Lawson on Telegram The National Ob...

This week John was joined by the founder of One Nation, David Oldfield, to discuss the One Nation story beginning with Pauline Hanson’s 1996 Maiden Speech all the way through to the enormous surge the party is experiencing in the polls today. Oldfield covers the controversies in his prominent role in the party during the early days, how he engineered the unprecedented 1998 QLD State election succe...

This week I was joined by TikTok content creator sensation Sir Doug to discuss his speech at the hugely successful March For Australia Day as well as our predictions on the rise of One Nation & self-defence bodyslamming troublemakers on livestream! Grab your copy today! 📲 Follow Sir Doug on X 📷 Follow Doug on Instagram 🎵 Follow Doug on TikTok 📲 Follow John Lawson on X 📷 Follow John Lawson on...

Breaking down the Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism bills with former Professor of Law, Drew Fraser. We take a look at the possible legal challenges for this anti-speech bill, the problems it presents for nationalists and dissidents, as well as many other topics! Links 📚 Read all Professor Drew Fraser’s work 📲 Follow John on X 📷 Follow John on Instagram 🤳 Follow John on Telegram The...

This week John Ruddick hopped on the podcast to discuss the various anti-freedom laws being bought in in the aftermath of the Bondi Massacre: anti-protest laws, the X ban, among many others. We also chatted on Trump’s recent incursion into Venezuela and the pending takeover of Greenland! 🎧 Check out John Ruddick’s history podcast! 📲 Follow John Ruddick’s X! 📲 Follow John Lawson on X 📷 Follow J...

Hugo Lennon aka Auspill, Dr Frank Salter of the British Australian Community, Elias Priestly of the Australian Natives Association and John Lawson, editor of The National Observer! We discussed ways for Australian patriots to get involved in the nationalist movement, the future of March For Australia, the horrific Bondi Massacre and much more! Pick up your copy of Australia Forever today , either...

This week John Lawson was joined by the Australian Natives Association’s own Elias Priestly and the founder of Return To The Land, Eric Orwall, to discuss intentional communities, the plague of nationalist laziness, the foundations of Western philosophy and much more! COMING VERY SOON: LINKS 📲 Follow Aarvoll on X 🌲 Learn more about Return to the Land 📲 Follow Elias Priestly on X 🇦🇺 Learn more a...

Drew Pavlou joined us this week to discuss his ideological progression from avowed left-wing socialist to classical liberal and now a National Conservative with Lee Kuan Yew characteristics. LINKS Find more of Drew’s content on:📹 Youtube 📲 X 📷 Instagram 🤳 Follow Matthew on Telegram 📲 Follow John Lawson on X 📷 Follow John Lawson on Instagram 🤳 Follow John Lawson on Telegram The National Obse...

Hugo Lennon, aka Auspill , joined us this week on the pod to recap the successes of the first March for Australia , plans for future marches , the Auspill story , labubus and much much more! LINKS 💊 Find all of Auspill’s social media links at Auspill.com 📲 Follow John Lawson on X 📷 Follow John Lawson on Instagram 🤳 Follow John Lawson on Telegram The National Observer needs your support. Subscr...

This week Matthew and John were joined by former Senator and People First Party founder Gerard Rennick to discuss the 2025 election, immigration, multiculturalism, the intelligence agencies and false flags! LINKS 📲 Follow Gerard Rennick on X 📷 Follow Gerard Rennick on Instagram 🔵 Follow Gerard Rennick on Facebook 👤 Check out the People First Party 📲 Follow John Lawson on X 📷 Follow John Laws...

Matthew and John gave their scorching hot takes on the brand new Stan documentary covering the life and controversies of Premier Joh Bjelke Peterson, last king of Queensland. We also examined the myriad political lessons to be gleaned from his life, where Joh was right and where Joh went wrong. LINKS 📲 Follow John Lawson on X 📷 Follow John Lawson on Instagram 🤳 Follow John Lawson on Telegram 🤳...

Malachi Brogden Hearne joined John to discuss the Liberal-National split and remarriage, the collapse of the centre-right at the 2025 election and the complete reputational destruction of One Nation and Family First! LINKS ✍🏻 Follow Malachi Brogden Hearne on Substack: 🍿 Follow Malachi on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MalachiAUS📲 Follow Malachi on X: https://x.com/MalachiAUS 📲 Follow John o...

This week the Trumpet of Patriot’s nationalist candidate from Queensland joined Matthew to give the case for voting ToP and an analysis of the impending federal election! LINKS 📲 Follow Rob on X 🦢 Check out Rob's work at The Natural Law Institute ✍🏻 Follow Natural Law Institute on Substack 🤳 Follow Matthew on Telegram The National Observer is a reader-supported publication. To receive new post...

This week John and Matthew were joined by Liberal Party exile and conservative operator Barclay McGain to discuss Dutton’s electoral prospects and missed opportunities as well as the Trump tariff debacle! LINKS 🔵 Follow Barclay on Facebook 📲 Follow John Macgowan on X 📲 Follow John Lawson on X 📷 Follow John Lawson on Instagram 🤳 Follow John Lawson on Telegram The National Observer needs your s...

This week we were joined by Professor Eric Louw to hear his first-hand account of South Africa’s decline, the ideological movements at the root of it, the Afrikaners trying to rebuild civilisation and whether we should replicate this in Australia! LINKS 📚 Purchase Professor Louw’s books on Amazon 🍿 Watch Professor Louw’s interviews with the British Australian Community 📲 Follow John Lawson on X...

Former Liberal Party operator John MacGowan weighs in on the upcoming Federal Election, will Albo get a second term? Will Dutton scrape in by the skin of his teeth? Should we even care? All this and more answered on our latest episode! LINKS 📲 Follow John Macgowan on X 📲 Follow John Lawson on X 📷 Follow John Lawson on Instagram 🤳 Follow John Lawson on Telegram The National Observer needs your...

This week Matthew and John were back from a short hiatus and were joined by Prof. Stephen McInerney to discuss Australia’s changing demographics and the topic of the ethnogenesis of Australians, has it occurred? Or are Australians simply British? All this and more in the latest episode! LINKS 📲 Follow Prof. McInerney on X 📲 Follow John on X 📷 Follow John on Instagram 🤳 Follow John on Telegram...

This week John was joined by UBERSOY to discuss right-wing progressivism, its foundations and real-world application, with a focus on the Australian context. We also touched on the Russia/Ukraine conflict and PM Albanese’s assertion of independence. LINKS 📲 Follow UBERSOY on X: 🍿 Follow UBERSOY on YouTube: ✍🏻 Follow UBERSOY on Substack 📲 Follow John on X 📷 Follow John on Instagram 🤳 Follow J...

This week Matthew was joined by UKMallard writer Ilija Dokmanovic who is currently residing in the land of the free to discuss the bombastic first few weeks of the Trump presidency and its implications for Australia! LINKS 📲 Follow Ilija on X: https://x.com/PunishedGum🌐 Check out Ilija’s website ‘ Identity Rebuilt ’📚 Read Ilija’s contributions to the Mallard 🤳 Follow Matthew on Telegram: t.me/...

This week I was joined by former Liberal Party operative John MacGowan to cover the rise and precipitous fall of the NSW Liberal Party’s Right Faction as well as the main players: David Clarke, John Howard, Tony Abbott and Alex Hawke among many many others. This episode is part 2 of a series with John MacGowan that begun with a telling of Lyenko Urbanchich’s fascinating story. You can watch or lis...

This week John was joined by esteemed independent journalist Michael West to reveal the number one foreign power influencing the Australian government and why it is so hard to break free from! LINKS 🌐 Read Michael West Media 🍿 Watch Michael West's videos 📲 Follow Michael West on X 📷 Follow Michael West on Insta 📲 Follow John on X 📷 Follow John on Instagram 🤳 Follow John on Telegram The Nati...

I was joined by co-founder of the notorious Australians Against Further Immigration & Australia First Party, Denis McCormack to discuss a fascinating slice of Australia's patriotic history. LINKS Read more of Denis' work: 🌏 Reduce Immigration Wordpress 🇦🇺 The National Observer 📲 Follow John on X 📷 Follow John on Instagram 🤳 Follow John on Telegram The National Observer needs your support. Subs...

This week for the Backbench Drivers one year anniversary Matthew Fischer was joined by QLD MP and champion of Katter's Australian Party, Robbie Katter, to discuss the recent QLD election, the potential for a North Queensland state and how Robbie wants to roll back the barbaric practices surrounding abortion! LINKS 🇦🇺 Check out the Katter's Australian Party website 🤳 Follow Matthew on Telegram The...

This week Matthew and I were joined by former MP, founder of the Australia First Party, author and father of modern Australian nationalism, Graeme Campbell. We discussed the three most critical topics confronting Australian Nationalists: immigration, foreign policy and nationalist political strategy. Special thanks to Ainsley Campbell for his contribution to setting up the episode! 🎧 Listen to ou...

Natural law expert and member of Australia's Libertarian Party, Rob McMullen, breaks down libertarian ideology point by point and conclusively DEBUNKS it! Libertarianism may never recover! 📲 Follow Rob on X 🦢 Check out Rob's work at The Natural Law Institute ✍🏻 Follow Natural Law Institute on Substack 🤳 Follow Matthew on Telegram The National Observer needs your support. Subscribing helps us k...