The National Conservatism Institute of Australia Podcast

My guest today is an Australia social media influencer who posts under the name "AusPill". Today we discuss: How he became interested in immigration and how the new edgy style of discussing this issue on social media works better than more traditional means The restrictions on freedom of speech in Australia and elsewhere and how the concern over "Adolescence" and red pilled young men is misguided...

My guest today is Dieuwe De Boer who is a media commentator and one of the more thoughtful voices involved in the new right in New Zealand today. Today we discuss: The current political landscape in New Zealand and its unusual voting system What has changed and what hasn't since Jacinta Ardern has left and a new centre-right government has taken power The role of the New Zealand First party and it...

My guest today is Pete North better known by the successful X handle "Northern Variant" who is involved in policy development for the newly establish UK Homeland Party. We discuss: What the UK Homeland Party is and why it is needed How it differs from Nigel Farage's Reform Party and the UK Conservative Party Why in his view it not possible to change the existing UK political parties in a way that...

Rebecca Weisser is an experienced journalist, the editor of Quadrant and former opinion page editor of The Australian. Today we discuss: The 5 year anniversary of the Covid lockdowns and what she learnt from her experience of that time Her thoughts on the media today and whether she was surprised the Chairman of the ABC had no idea about Joe Rogan Whether there are any ideological elements of the...

Jason Richwine is a resident scholar at the Center for Immigration Studies, a Washington, DC-based research institute that examines the impact of immigration on the United States. He earned his PhD in Public Policy from Harvard University in 2009 and his work has been appeared in major publications such as the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post and National Review among others. Today we disc...

Stephen McInerney is Dean of Studies and Director of the Centre for the Study of the Western Tradition at Campion College, a leading liberal arts institution in Sydney. He has a doctorate from the University of Sydney, a first-class honours degree in Arts from the Australian National University where he was awarded the university medal in English. He served for many years as a member of the execut...

My guest today is Fleur Meston, young British conservative activist who works in Westminster on a variety of campaigns and is co-host of the podcast, Bombshells. Today we discuss: - The fight within the Reform Party and where it is likely to end up? - The state of the British Conservative Party and whether they truly understand the national conservative movement? - Her campaign against the assiste...

My guest today is Mark Leach who is the co-founder of "Never Again Is Now" an organization seeking to combat the increase in antisemitism in Australia. Mark has an interesting history: he grew up in Southern Africa, trained as a medical doctor, before becoming an Anglican Pastor and moving to Australia. He is a very well read and thoughtful guy who has had direct experience dealing with a wide ran...

Dr. Frank Salter is a well-known Australian academic and political scientist known for his work in biosocial science, particularly the integration of biology with social and political studies. Frank has authored several notable books and numerous articles which examine topics such as organisational power, ethnic kinship, and the evolutionary basis of social cohesion. Today we discuss: - What he me...

My guest today is Dr Jamie Q Roberts who is the author of soon to be published book called “The Intellectual Dark Web (A History and Possible Future)” Jamie Roberts is a Lecturer in the Department of Government and International Relations at the University of Sydney. https://www.sydney.edu.au/arts/about/our-people/academic-staff/jamie-roberts.html Today we discuss: - What he means by the Intellect...

My guest today is Dr Bob Birrell who is a well-known demographer and critic of mass immigration. Bob was formerly a professor at Monash University and has acted as an advisor to successive Australian governments on immigration policy. He is currently a president of the Australian Population Research Institute think tank which has just released a survey on the attitudes of Australian to immigration...

Dr Tanveer Ahmed is a Sydney-based psychiatrist, author, and newspaper columnist. His books include The Exotic Rissole, Fragile Nation and In Defence of Shame. He has written regularly for the Australian Financial Review, The Australian and for the Sydney Morning Herald amongst other publications. He has served on local government and on multiple Boards and advisory committees. Today we discuss: -...

My guest today is Bob Carr - the longest serving premier of NSW who also served as Australian Foreign Minister in the Gillard Government. Bob is a former journalist who has published several books touching on literature, Australian history, and his time in politics. We had covered a variety of subjects in our chat - some of those like immigration and foreign policy - where I thought there is a sur...

My guest to today is Dr Philippa Martyr who is an academic at the university of Western Australia, an author, a regular columnist of the Catholic Weekly, and one of the more knowledgeable people about the state of the Catholic Church in Australia today. She has just released a new book “Witness: The Future Catholic Church in Australia” which contains probably the most comprehensive and UpToDate da...

My guest today is Australia-Canadian academic and writer Dr James Allan. Jim currently is the Garrick Professor of Law at the University of Queensland and has taught at universities across the English-speaking world. He writes a regular column for the Spectator Australia and has been prominent in many public debates in Australia such as the recent Voice referendum, free speech restrictions, the go...

George Christensen is a former Member of Parliament and journalist, who currently serves as the Campaign Director for CitizenGO Australia https://nationfirst.com.au/ We discuss among other things: What the new hate speech laws mean for Australian and why people are concerned What is likely to happen regarding the enforcement of these laws Whether Elon Musk and Donald Trump would be persecuted unde...

My guest today is Moira Deeming a well-known Australian politician who has been member of the Victorian Legislative Council, the upper house of the Parliament of Victoria, for the Western Metropolitan Region since 2022. Moira has risen to national prominence in Australia and internationally as a result of her battle resisting various aspects of gender ideology. She was also involved for most of la...

Dan Ryan, Executive Director of NatCon Australia and Jordan Knight, Founder of Migration Watch get together on the day of Donald Trump formally takes office. We discuss among other things: The aesthetic of the new right and how Trump's use of YMCA as his campaign theme song fits in to it - or does it? How serious is Trump about annexing Canada and whether there is some deeper logic behind it as a...

My guest today is Ian Fletcher who is one of the leading academic critics of free trade in the United States today. Ian is on the advisory board of the Coalition for a Prosperous America and is the author or co-author of many books including Free Trade Doesn’t Work, The Conservative Case against Free Trade, and most recently Industrial Policy for the United States. https://prosperousamerica.org/ad...

My guest today is Aimee Terese a well-known online political and social commentator x.com/aimeeterese . Aimee is Australian although she is not particularly well known in her homeland. However, she does have a prolific following on X and is influential in online right circles in the United States and elsewhere. Today we discuss: How she sees herself and how her political views evolved If X didn't...

Today I speak with Avik Roy who is a US conservative commentator, activist and founder of the foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity https://freopp.org/team/the-freopp-founders-avik-roy/ He has particular expertise in health care reform and has advised Mitt Romney and other Republican Presidential candidates in this area. He has also been a prominent critic of the national conservative movem...

Andrew is a Senior Policy Analyst in Trade Policy at the Heritage Foundation in Washington DC. Used to work for the British and American governments dealing with foreign policy and trade issues for many years. We discuss: Who is actually going to be in charge of trade policy under Trump 2.0? What trade policies are likely to be actually implemented? What will be the likely trading relationship bet...

Interview with Simon Hankinson - Senior Research Fellow in the Border Security and Immigration Center at The Heritage Foundation How much of a focus immigration now is among think tanks in the US Capital and how much this has changed since the pre-Trump era What Trump's policy is likely to be with respect to legal immigration Why Tucker Carlson seems to like The Heritage Foundation rather than oth...

Jordan and Dan catch up Among other things we discuss: - Reactions to immigration restriction speech by tech entrepreneur Matt Barrie - Why the major parties in Australia aren't doing anything about mass immigration even though Kier Starmer and Justin Trudeau are making statements, at least in theory, saying numbers must be cut dramatically - Why ABC Chairman Kim Williams and the mainstream media...

Gregory R. Copley is a strategic analyst who for over half century worked at the highest levels with various governments around the world. He currently serves as President of the Washington-based International Strategic Studies Association and is editor-in-chief of the online journal Defence & Foreign Affairs Strategic Policy. Born in Western Australia, he Member of the Order of Australia and...