Australia’s Heartland

Community and Democracy

December 1, 2021|

See below for show notes: This week former prime minister and Distinguished Fellow at the Institute of Public Affairs Tony Abbott and IPA director of research Daniel Wild discuss what governments should and should not do in response to the new Covid-19 variant; why sports-stars making political pronouncements [...]

Australia’s Egalitarian Future

November 25, 2021|

See below for show notes: This week former prime minister and Distinguished Fellow at the Institute of Public Affairs Tony Abbott and IPA director of research Daniel Wild discuss the recent One Nation Senate motion regarding vaccination passports, why the Covid-19 restrictions in relation to vaccine rules and [...]

People Power

November 17, 2021|

See below for show notes: This week former prime minister and Distinguished Fellow of the IPA Tony Abbott and the IPA's director of research Daniel Wild discussed the new pandemic laws being debated in the Victorian upper house and why every Australian should be concerned about the impact [...]

Education Not Indoctrination

November 11, 2021|

See below for show notes: This week former prime minister and Distinguished Fellow of the Institute of Public Affairs Tony Abbott and IPA director of research Daniel Wild discuss what the results of the Virginia election mean for the future of Australia; the dangers of teaching critical race [...]

Who Will Pay the Price (of Net Zero)

November 3, 2021|

See below for show notes: This week former prime minister and distinguished fellow of the IPA Tony Abbott and director of research at the IPA Daniel Wild discuss the hypocrisy of the global elites descending on Glasgow in their private jets and massive motorcades; how a net zero [...]

The New Old Normal

October 27, 2021|

See below for show notes: Former Prime Minister and IPA Distinguished Fellow Tony Abbott and IPA Director of Research Daniel Wild discussed what the Coalition's adoption of net zero says about politics in Australia; the authoritarian dystopia of Victoria's caste system of the 'untouchable unvaccinated'; and Tony shares [...]

A Life Worth Living

October 12, 2021|

See below for show notes: Today former Prime Minister and distinguished fellow of the Institute of Public Affairs Tony Abbott and the IPA's director of research Daniel Wild discuss what is at stake in a potential future conflict between China and Taiwan, why the attempt to integrate into [...]

A Special Episode about Australia’s Future

October 5, 2021|

See below for show notes: This week former Prime Minister and IPA distinguished fellow Tony Abbott and IPA director of research Daniel Wild had a special discussion about Australia's post-Covid future. The discussion is based on a significant recent essay published by Tony where Tony outlined his vision [...]

Giving Workers a Voice

September 29, 2021|

See below for show notes: This week former Prime Minister and IPA distinguished fellow Tony Abbott and IPA director of research Daniel Wild discuss why the violent response of Victoria Police to protestors will go down as a dark day in Australia’s history; why working-class Australians too often [...]