Let me start by saying a big thank you to all of you who listened to, shared, and engaged with the Australia’s Heartland with Tony Abbott podcast series. And I’d like to welcome those of you who have recently subscribed to receive updates from me about The Centre for [...]

It’s been an enlightening three months of discussions with former prime minister and Distinguished Fellow of the IPA, Tony Abbott. This week’s episode of Australia’s Heartland with Tony Abbott is the final episode of the podcast’s first season. And it is a reminder of why Australia is so lucky [...]

I want to start this week’s note with a big thank you. Your support of The Australian Way newsletter and Australia’s Heartland with Tony Abbott has allowed the Institute of Public Affairs to reach out to more Australians than ever before and spark a genuine debate on what makes [...]

What does the Glasgow climate conference mean for the future of the West? This is focus of The Australian Way newsletter this fortnight. Former prime minister and Distinguished Fellow of the Institute of Public Affairs Tony Abbott provided much needed perspective and guidance on the issue in this week’s [...]

Democracy is based on debate and everyone in Australia having their say. Yet on the issue of whether Australia should adopt a target of net zero emissions by 2050, it appears that everyone other than mainstream Australians get to have their say. Boris Johnson, Joe Biden, the big banks, [...]

This week’s episode of Australia’s Heartland with Tony Abbott was a special discussion between Tony and myself about the big issues facing the future of Australia. Our discussion was based on a very significant piece which Tony wrote for The Australian last week about his vision for Australia’s future [...]

Thank you to all of you who joined us for a special edition of IPA Encounters last night for a fascinating discussion between former Prime Minster and IPA Distinguished Fellow Tony Abbott and IPA Executive Director John Roskam. Many of the themes that John and Tony talked about – [...]

Over 12,000 Australians have now listened to Australia’s Heartland with Tony Abbott. And it continues to grow with each episode. The popularity of the podcast is because Tony is striking a chord with mainstream Australians. This weeks episode was my favourite so far, and the highlight was the discussion [...]

Dobbing on your neighbour is not the Australian way. Yet governments have divided the community by turning many Australians into informants and snitches. And far too many Australians have been willing and, in some cases, eager to cooperate. In our latest episode of Australia’s Heartland with Tony Abbott, former [...]