Commanding the Narrative

On this episode: A heavy hitter of the climate debate joins us on the show – Professor Ian Plimer. Prof. Plimer is one of Australia’s most renowned and respected geologists and the author of 12 books, including his most recent, ‘Green Murder’. He has worked in a variety of roles for multiple mineral exploration and mining companies here in Australia and around the world. Prof. Plimer is certainly...

On this episode: We go to the literal coal-face of the climate change and renewables debate with coal mine worker and One Nation candidate for Cessnock, Quintin King. Quintin is fired up on this episode and shows no hesitation in defending the coal industry and the livelihoods of his fellow coal miners, along with the industries that coal mining supports. Armed with facts and figures that we rarel...

Join us on the 6th episode of the Next Candidate podcast as we embark on the journey of discovering classical education. In the first of three parts, I was privileged to interview Sarah Flynn-O’Dea and Kon Bouzikos, two incredibly talented Australian school teachers who fiercely advocate for classical education in Australia. Follow Kon Bouzikos at: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/konbouzikos...

On this episode: Adam takes the helm and is joined by two young ladies, Tallesha and Oraile to talk about what it is like to be a young conservative in today’s education system. Offering their unique perspectives, Tallesha gives us insight of her entry into the university system, while Oraile has been home skilled and has been raised away from the education system. Again, the ExCandidates go strai...

On this episode: This is Part 2 of our interview with Alistair Pope. Alistair is an ex-Lieutenant Colonel, who served in Vietnam, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. He has since published over 300 articles in a variety of publications including Quadrant Strategy & Tactics, World at War, Camaraderie and military history magazines in the United States. He is also an accomplished Chess player, with...

On this episode: We are joined by ex-Lieutenant Colonel Alistair Pope, who served in Vietnam, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. He has since published over 300 articles in a variety of publications including Quadrant Strategy & Tactics, World at War, Camaraderie and military history magazines in the United States. He is also an accomplished Chess player, with his own published books on the game....

On this episode: We are joined by two REAL Independent candidates that stood in the recent Victorian election – Sarah O’Donnell of Mordialloc and Caroline White of Clarinda. Sarah and Caroline attracted our attention after making multiple posts of our Facebook page after our interview with Joel Jammal of Turning Point Australia. Never to be afraid to give someone a platform, we invited Sarah and C...

On this episode: We speak to John Ruddick, the lead Upper House candidate for the Liberal Democrats at the upcoming NSW State election. Despite now running for the Lib Dems, John has plenty of political experience after previously spending 30 years with the Liberal Party. John was an early critic of the Pandemic response and is also critical of big spending Liberal Governments of recent times. We...

On this episode: We are joined by Aboriginal Elder, Kerry White from the Narungga People in South Australia. We are bypassing the mainstream ‘narrative’ and speaking straight with an Elder, who is on the ground, with her people. This is a fascinating interview, in which Kerry educates us on the differences between Aborigines and Indigenous, the definition of a mob and what a ‘tick-a-boxer’ refers...

On this episode: We are joined by Joel Jammal, who is a journalist and conservative commentator. Joel is also head of Turning Point Australia. Joel and Turning Point Australia declared ‘war’ on the Dan Andrews Government in the lead up to the Victorian State election, and with the result all but now known, we discuss the outcome and the aftermath. Joel details the role that Turning Point Australia...

On this episode: We are thrilled to have Prof. James Allan – Garrick Professor of Law at Queensland University. Professor Allan has published widely in the areas of legal philosophy and constitutional law and also writes weekly for publications such as The Australian, The Spectator and Quadrant. He also spoke at the Friedman Conference and CPAC, where we first saw him speak live. Prof. Allan has b...

On this episode: We are joined by Rebecca Lloyd from Fair Business Australia. Rebecca focuses on the Director ID that has been mandated by the Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC). Directors are required to comply by November 30, 2022 or face at least a $13,200 fine. Rebecca has been a loud voice against the Director ID and is standing up for Directors who feel uncomfortable w...

On this episode: We are joined by Peter Richardson – One Nation’s Upper House candidate for North-Eastern Metropolitan at the upcoming Victorian election. Peter is a husband, father, grandfather and former policeman, who now runs his own small business. Despite running for the Upper House, Peter does not describe himself as a politician, instead he argues that Parliament needs more real people, su...

On this episode: We are joined by Amanda Evezard – One Nation’s candidate for Macedon at the upcoming Victorian election. Amanda is originally from South Africa and has lived in Australia since 1999, working in financial services, hospitality, real estate and small business. Growing up in Apartheid South Africa, Amanda is now very concerned with what she is witnessing in Australia – especially in...

On this episode: We are joined by Terri Pryse-Smith – One Nation’s Upper House candidate for Western Victoria at the upcoming Victorian election. Terri has spent years watching the illogical, irrational and just plain crazy decisions of elected Governments, but the last two years have taken it to a new level. Just like many others, Terri suffered through the pandemic restrictions at both a busines...

On this episode: We are joined by Ben Mihail – One Nation’s candidate for East Bendigo at the upcoming Victorian election. Ben was also a candidate for the Federal election in the seat of Bendigo. He joins Warren Pickering and Rikkie-Lee Tyrrell as another solid and impressive One Nation Victoria candidate that we have interviewed on the ExCandidates. Ben gives us his first-hand experiences and pe...

In episode 5 of The Next Candidate, I had the honour of interviewing an absolutely incredible woman, who I personally have much admiration for, Gaye Cameron. Gaye was the One Nation candidate for the division of Cook for the past federal election, running against sitting member and former prime minister Scott Morrison. She stood on a platform of reliable and efficient energy, NDIS reforms, mental...

On this week’s show: We are joined by the Hon. Mark Latham MLC, leader of NSW One Nation. With the NSW State election coming up in March 2023, we discuss a broad range of issues such as holding the NSW Government to account over their handling of the pandemic, addressing the decline in education standards, combating Matt Kean’s crazy energy policies and exposing how the Government has broken its o...

BONUS EPISODE Many thanks to the Hon. Mark Latham MLC and the Hon. Rod Roberts for allowing us to air this footage. The Keep Them Honest fundraiser was held on October 15, 2022 at the Ingleburn RSL. Order of speeches: Rebecca Thompson – 0:42 The Hon. Rod Roberts MLC – 5:58 The Hon. Mark Latham MLC – 17:24 Adam Zahra – 32:00 Follow the Hon. Mark Latham MLC at: https://www.facebook.com/MarkLathamsOu...

Hope House is a non-for-profit charity located in Prestons, Sydney. As a pro-life organisation, Hope House, along with their incredible volunteers, practise what they preach by providing fiscal, emotional and practical support to mothers with crisis or unplanned pregnancies. The organisation also provides post-abortion counselling for parents struggling with their decision to terminate a pregnancy...

On this week’s show: We speak to highly accomplished Lawyer and Criminologist Tony Nikolic, General Manager of AFL Solicitors. During the dark days of the pandemic lockdowns, Tony was on the frontlines as he stepped up to represent people who had lost their jobs due to mandates. This work saw Tony face NSW Health Minister, Brad Hazzard in the Supreme Court, which was watched live by tens of thousa...

On this week’s show: The Victorian State Election is fast approaching and One Nation will be represented for the first time in Victoria at a State level. We speak to Rikkie-Lee Tyrrell, who will be the One Nation Upper House candidate for the Northern Region. Rikkie-Lee has also run in two previous Federal campaigns as a lower house candidate. Rikkie-Lee is passionate about Victoria, in particular...

Lyle Shelton has fought at the forefronts of culture wars in Australia for over 20 years in his role(s) as; a local government councillor, managing director of the Australian Christian Lobby and current national director of the Family First Party. Lyle has spent his career promoting the rights and protections of women and children, the freedom of speech, thought, expression, association and religi...

On this week’s show: A State Election will be soon upon the people of Victoria – and it seems that people from not just Australia, but the World, will be watching. We speak to Warren Pickering, who will be leading the charge for One Nation in Victoria, in their attempt to secure the balance of power to help hold Victoria back from the social and economic cliff. Warren is a former combat engineer w...

On this week’s show: On the heels of a great CPAC weekend in Sydney, Jeff Grimshaw joins us for his second appearance on the ExCandidates. We judge the good, the bad and the ugly from CPAC based on performances from Nigel Farage, Alan Jones, the Hon. Mark Latham, Senator Malcolm Roberts, Ian Plimer, Michael Shellenberger, Senator Jacinta Price, Topher Field and many more. Jeff also gives the histo...