The National Conservatism Institute of Australia Podcast

My guest today is Dr Mathew Frith, an Australian academic who has written an excellent Phd thesis on "The Economic Philosophy and Theory of the 19th Century American Protectionists". Today we discuss: How he became interested in this subject matter and why people need to know more about them How the American protectionists were similar but also distinctive from European mercantilist thinkers Who a...

My guest today is John MacGowan who is a well-known and experienced Australian political consultant, online personality, and independent candidate in the recent Tasmanian state election. Today we discuss: Why we should care about Tasmania and what he learned during the campaign? What ideological and structural changes need to occur on the right in Australia Whether this is likely to be a credible...

Michael Shoebridge is a founder and Director of Strategic Analysis Australia and has held very senior roles in Australian intelligence and defence community – including among other things serving as deputy of the Australian Signals Directorate and the Defence Intelligence Organisation and holding senior roles in our embassies in Washington and London. He is still a frequent commentator in the medi...

My guest today is Nick Cater who is a senior fellow at the Menzies Research Centre and regular columnist for The Australian newspaper. Today we discuss: What he is doing in Budapest and why The Danube Institute has grown to become an increasingly influential think tank Whether the answer for the centre right in Australia is a return to the policy framework under John Howard or whether a fundamenta...

My guest today is Alexander Voltz is a young award-winning composer who also serves as the founding musical editor of Quadrant Magazine. Today we discuss: How important are music and arts to the identity of a nation? Should we consider post modern and similar theories which seek to delegitimise great works of arts and those that created them as not simply a good faith form of literary criticism bu...

Katy Faust is a well-known American activist, author, and founder of Them Before Us, a non-profit organization advocating for children's rights, particularly emphasising the importance of children being raised by their biological mother and father. Today we discuss: - Why have social conservatives lost so many battles in recent times? - How has conservative politics changed in the United States in...

Anna McGovern is head of operations and spokesperson for the UK Women's Safety Initiative whose mission is to expose the dangers of uncontrolled immigration, put women and children first, advocate for victims, and demand real solutions. Today we discuss: - Why an organization like the Women's Safety Initiative is required - How the situation in the UK compares to that in Australia - Why does the p...

Nathan Worcester is an award-winning journalist for The Epoch Times based in Washington, D.C. He frequently covers Capitol Hill, elections, and the ideas that shape our times. Today we discuss: The current mood in Washington at this time on the eve of possible military action against Iran What % of Republican members of congress are genuinely on board with Trump's agenda on foreign policy, trade,...

My guest today is Dan Wild, Deputy Executive Director at the Institute of Public Affairs. Today we discuss: His thoughts on the last federal election campaign What he learnt running as a Liberal Party candidate in the seat of Spence, an outer suburban formerly industrial seat in Adelaide What he thinks of trade, foreign policy, and immigration and other traditional policies which are being reasses...

My guest today is Morgan Cox, who became a household name prior to the Australian federal election campaign because of his heartfelt appearance on the ABC's flagship QandA program. In a short segment he explained the dire circumstances he was faced with as a renter and father of 3 trying to make ends meet. Today we discuss: 1. The details of his current circumstance and family background and how t...

Interview with academic Dr Eric Louw whose family has lived in South Africa since 1600s and used to be an anti-apartheid with the ANC but is now critical of the current government. Today we discuss: - What he thought of the confrontation in the Oval Office between Donald Trump and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa - What the underlying causes are of the killing of white South Africans and wh...

My guest today is Dr Judith Brett, Emeritus Professor of politics at La Trobe University. We discuss: What "liberalism" has actually meant in Australia - from Alfred Deakin to Robert Menzies to John Howard How it differs from simply "classical liberalism" or Gladstonian liberalism from the late 19th Century Where in her view the modern Australian Liberal Party has gone wrong and how it needs to be...

My guest today is Catherine McBride, who is an economist who advises the UK government. Today we discuss: Whether her views on trade policy have changed over the last 10 years Whether the agreements the UK has signed since Brexit have been a success What the "EU Reset" just announced by Keir Starmer means and whether it has de facto killed Brexit Whether it is realistic to expect a high quality me...

My guest today is Dr Elizabeth Buchanan, a world-leading expert in the geopolitics of the polar regions. Today we discuss: - Why Trump wants Greenland - The Ambitions of China and Russia and other powers in the Arctic and how concerned we should be - Whether Australia is doing enough with regard to securing our position in Antarctica - How she expects things to play out at both poles over the next...

My guest today is Sall Grover an Australian businesswoman and one of the parties in litigation originally entitled "Tickle v Giggle" which turns on the question of what the legal definition of a women is under Australian law. After a brief detour in to Confucian philosophy, we discuss: The status of her litigation, and why the definition of women is so important? Whether she has received much supp...

Catch up discussion with Gerard Holland, Executive Director of the Page Research Institute and Jordan Knight of Migration Watch Australia. We cover: Whether there are any positives to come out of the devastating loss on Saturday night for the centre-right in Australia The prospects for a new party in Australia and why the dynamic may be different here How the elite and donor class of the centre-ri...

My guest today is Poppy Coburn who is a journalist with UK The Daily Telegraph and has written and worked for a variety of publications including The Critic, Unherd, and GBNews. She graduated from the University of Cambridge with a B.A. (Hons) in History and Politics, with a particular focus on the work of political philosopher Thomas Hobbes and was a Publius Fellow at the Claremont Institute last...

My guest today is Joseph Pearce who is chatting to us on the eve of his first speaking tour of Australia sponsored by Hartford College in Sydney. Joseph Pearce is the internationally acclaimed author of many books, which include bestsellers such as The Quest for Shakespeare, Tolkien: Man and Myth, The Unmasking of Oscar Wilde, C. S. Lewis and The Catholic Church, Literary Converts, Wisdom and Inno...

My guest today is "The Black Horse" the anonymous X handle for one most interesting and perceptive commentators on Canadian politics and culture to have emerged in recent years. In this episode we a do a deep dive on Canada and discuss: The underlying competition in that country between various power blocs The importance of trade and immigration policies on creating and maintaining Canadian nation...

My guest today is Michael J Murphy who writes for the UK Daily Telegraph and Canada's National Post. In the last couple of years he has covered extensively the problems in Ireland in relation to mass immigration and the growing political backlash. In this episode we discuss: The scale of the problem in Ireland and some of its unique characteristics Why the progressive culture of the Irish politica...

Hans Mahncke is a lawyer and legal scholar who holds a Ph. D in law and has over 20 years of experience teaching at tertiary institutions across the globe. For almost the last 10 years Hans has also conducted independent journalism on the Russiagate hoax and related matters. He has broken numerous stories and has close to 180K followers on his X account. He is the author of "Swiftboating of Americ...

My guest today is Lucinda Holdforth who is a former speechwriter to Australian Labour leader Kim Beazley, Qantas CEO Alan Joyce, among others as well as author of several books including most recently "21st Century Virtues, How They Are Failing Our Democracy" which we reviewed for The Australian: https://nationalconservatism.org.au/culture/550/ Today we discuss: - Whether there has been any change...

My guest today is Phillip Blond author most famously of "Red Tory: How Left and Right Have Broken Britain and How We Can Fix It". Today we discuss: Why it has been so difficult to change the British Conservative Party since the release of his book Whether elected representatives of the British Conservative Party really understands conservatism His views on "Blue Labour", "National Conservatism", a...

My guest today is French political activist, Romain Bacri, who is involved in politics on the nationalist right in that country. We discuss: Why the old French political establishment has broken down and new parties that have emerged on the right and the left The latest on Marine Le Pen, Jordan Bardella, Eric Zemmour, Marion Maréchal, Emmanuel Macron and other identities of the French political sc...

My guest today is Matt Cranston - Economics Correspondent for The Australian newspaper and for the last 4 years was the Washington DC-based correspondent with the Australian Financial Review. Today we discuss: - His impressions gained from living in Washington DC during one of the most momentous times in history - Whether Australians really get the MAGA movement and who might be looking out for us...