Podcast appearances and mentions of Eric Abetz

This week on Bludging on the Blindside, Roy and HG dive into the plans for the new stadium at Macquarie Point, placing a wager on Forest Jim to help pay off your mortgage, and clarifying that Touch Football in NOT Rugby League, Eric Abetz Tasmania's strongman, Kagiso Rabada's unexpected kitchen cameo, and some serious industrial baiting.

Public consultation is now open on draft legislation to progress the $945 million Macquarie Point stadium development. Tune in as Kaz and Tubes speak with Minister for Business, Industry, and Resources, Eric Abetz, about the legislation, the increase in expected costs, and how Tasmanians can have their say.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Expect intelligent conversations on the big issues as Professor David Flint urges Australians to take back their country. 1.54 Learning from Catherine 4.21 Justice for Donald Trump? 5.47 Tasmania's next four years -Eric Abetz 25.04 Antisemitism now officially tolerated? Dr David Adler 34.18 Still a Federal Commonwealth – Xavier Boffa  Watch ‘Save the Nation with Professor David Flint' live and on demand at ADH TV, Thursdays 9PM AEDT. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Eric Abetz LNP Candidate & Jack Sonneman Aus Federation for the FamilyHelp Vision to keep 'Connecting Faith to Life': https://vision.org.au/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Expect intelligent conversations on the big issues as Professor David Flint urges Australians to take back their country.  Watch ‘Save the Nation with Professor David Flint' live and on demand at ADH TV, Thursdays 9PM AEDT. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Expect intelligent conversations on the big issues as Professor David Flint urges Australians to take back their country.  Watch ‘Save the Nation' live and on demand at ADH TV, Tuesdays & Thursdays 9pm AEDT. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An unexpected twist in state politics has taken centre stage, overshadowing even the most groundbreaking developments. Join Brad and Becher as they delve into this intriguing narrative with The Mercury's Chief Political Editor, David Killick. Together, they unravel the mystery behind a lost prosthetic leg that captured the headlines. In addition, our hosts explore the upcoming clash of political heavyweights, with former senator Eric Abetz and current Senator Jonno Duniam gearing up for a potential rematch. Brad also delivers a breaking news update on a potential dark horse contender entering the race, adding an element of surprise to the political landscape. Dive into an insightful analysis of the stadium and its newly appointed board and other captivating stories. The FontCast is the only place to get clear, honest, informed and most importantly, fearless news and analysis about Tasmanian politics.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Alexandra Marshall Live features exclusive international guests, bringing world affairs to your home. Watch ‘Alexandra Marshall Live' live and on demand at ADH TV, Monday's 8pm AEST. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

GUEST 1 OVERVIEW: Eric Abetz (born 25 January 1958) is an Australian former politician who was a Senator for Tasmania from 1994 to 2022, representing the Liberal Party. He was the Minister for Employment and the Leader of the Government in the Senate in the Abbott government from 2013 to 2015. He previously also served as Special Minister of State in the Howard government from 2001 to 2006 and as Minister for Fisheries, Forestry and Conservation from 2006 to 2007. GUEST 2 OVERVIEW: Steve Milloy is a recognised leader in the fight against junk science with more than 20 years of experience, and is credited with popularising the term “junk science". He is the founder and publisher of JunkScience.com, and an environmental and public health consultant. Mr Milloy is a biostatistician and securities lawyer who has also been a registered securities principal, investment fund manager, non-profit executive, coal company executive, and a print/web columnist on science and business issues. Mr Milloy served on the EPA transition team for the Trump administration.

An episode of bombshells, breaking news, and Brad's analysis. Political Editor from The Mercury, David Killick, joins Brad and Becher to break down the year ahead for Tasmanian politics. With just over two years to go until the next state election, there is plenty to talk about from Tasmania's sharpest political minds. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

News Weakly – 17 Jun, 2022Top Stories of the Week!Eric Abetz loses senate seat, Australia gains sense of hope!Also, putting the um in minimum wage!And, photo-ops in Ukraine!All that and nothing else, on News Weakly! Get bonus content on Patreon Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Eric Abetz, Liberal Senator for Tasmania

We're looking to talk to the Major Parties about the Christian vote ahead of the Federal Election. Help Vision to keep 'Connecting Faith to Life': https://vision.org.au/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When it comes to this election, we're asking you to consider people over parties. But who are those people in your electorate with Christian values?Martyn recently interviewed Eric Abetz, who has been a Senator for the Liberal Party in Tasmania since 1994, and asked him the tough questions that matter most to voters with Christian values.Only interested in certain questions? Skip forward to the following times...0:01 - Introduction and Eric's background2:39 - Eric's Christian family upbringing and a life of service above self.6:58 - Are there inconsistencies between being a Christian and a member of the Liberal Party?9:30 - Has the Liberal Party strayed from its original values?13:38 - Controlling freedom of speech18:40 - Religious Discrimination Bill and Christian schools23:45 - Vaccine mandates and authoritarian Covid leadership39:47 - Preservation of traditional family values46:00 - Saving women's sport from transgender athletes49:32 - Voting for pro-life policies52:17 - Internationalism vs. national sovereignty in domestic law-making57:20 - Individual vs. woke institutional values1:03:18 - Wrap upSupport the show (https://www.acl.org.au/donate)

In Episode 15 of world-famous (or maybe world-infamous) podcast "Let's Save The Governor-General", three of the strangest humans to get together on a regular basis (Clancy and two crazy ex-right wingers) discuss the following: - Tasmania gets an influx of politicians, Eric Abetz is put in an unwinnable position. - Phoebe is a driving gal. - ANZAC Day: some of the history and its place in Australian society. - The cult of military service and the difficulties facing returned servicepeople. - Ben Roberts-Smith and the Brereton Report in to Australian; The lionisation of military heroes. AND PLENTY MORE ———————————— Find us on Twitter at: https://www.twitter.com/letssavethegg Listen to us on Anchor.FM - https://anchor.fm/letssavethegg/ ———————————— Music by Ukulelvis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtPm4hb04r0 ————————————

Eric Abetz, Liberal Senator for Tasmania

It's Asexual Awareness Day! It just seems like yesterday we were celebrating some other day about what people do with their genitals. Today we explore this and other issues that could get me banned from YouTube (a good reason not to be on YouTube). THere are also some politicians with their noses in the trough - we give them a whack - and a giant bucket gets dumped on the PM. Oh, this is going to be a long election campaign.

Defence of the nation is the prime task of any government. A country that can't defend itself, forfeits the right to call itself a sovereign state. READ and LISTEN here: https://goodsauce.news/the-importance-of-defence-spending/

Political editor Katharine Murphy and Senator Jacqui Lambie discuss the political outlook of Tasmanians in the lead-up to the election, how the local Labor members are not doing enough to make Labor visible throughout the state and why she believes her candidate can take Eric Abetz's senate seat

Eric Abetz, Liberal Senator for Tasmania

Paul is joined by Andrew Bolt, Eric Abetz, Pauline Hanson, Raff Ciccone and Graham Richardson to pay tribute to Kimberley Kitching. Plus, Albo's speech to Lowy spells big trouble for Australia. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Eric Abetz, Liberal Senator for Tasmania

Eric Abetz, Liberal Senator for Tasmania

Eric Abetz, Liberal Senator for Tasmania

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Eric Abetz, Liberal Senator for Tasmania

Tasmanian Senator Eric Abetz says no government officials should attend the Winter Olympics in Beijing next year, but says athletes should be free to make their own decision. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Eric Abetz joined Mark Powell on the Profiles in Christian Living podcast, discussing the current bill on Religious Freedom as well as the increasingly vexed issue of Mandatory Vaccination. Be sure to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts, and check out our previous episodes!

Eric Abetz, Liberal Senator for Tasmania

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Eric Abetz, Liberal Senator for Tasmania

 Eric Abetz, Liberal Senator for Tasmania

The law. It is an ass, according to an old saying, usually employed to give expression to our frustrations when we don't or can't understand its ways. READ & SHARE here: https://GoodSauce.news/deplatform-the-bully-not-the-page-owner/

Eric Abetz, Liberal Senator for Tasmania

Brian spoke with Lisa Martin,Stacey Daley from Helloworld, Senator Eric Abetz and Alderman Marti Zucco. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Eric Abetz, Liberal Senator for Tasmania

Eric Abetz, Liberal Senator for Tasmania

Eric Abetz, Liberal Senator for Tasmania

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Eric Abetz, Liberal Senator for Tasmania

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We're talking to Liberal Senator Eric Abetz about the rising issue of Vaccination Passports, and Religious Discrimination legislation promised by the Federal Government. Help Vision to keep 'Connecting Faith to Life': https://vision.org.au/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Eric Abetz, Liberal Senator for Tasmania

Eric Abetz, Liberal Senator for Tasmania

Eric Abetz, Liberal Senator for Tasmania

Senator Eric Abetz joined Brian Carlton today to discuss his grilling of the Therapeutic Goods Administration during an estimates hearing into vape by prescription. Where can you Vape under the new rules? Spoony has compared it to holding "an AA meeting in a bottle shop".      See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tasmanian Liberal Senator Eric Abetz has his started a petition calling on the federal government to boycott the Games set to be held in Beijing. The petition highlights what it calls the Chinese Communist Dictatorship's "litany of human rights abuses".

Eric Abetz, Liberal Senator for Tasmania

Tasmanian Senator Eric Abetz talks to Brian Carlton about losing the top spot on Senate ticket and reacts to "smear campaign." See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Liberal party has claimed victory in the 2021 Tasmanian election. Premier Peter Gutwein is hoping to secure an outright majority win in parliament. Luke Grant spoke to Liberal Senator for Tasmania, Eric Abetz about the vote. He's given Luke a full wrap of the result, and explained what it means for the Tasmanian Premier and the Liberal party. Click play below to listen to the interview. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cory Bernardi discusses the $90 million dollar fund for Aboriginal employment. Plus, Hunter Biden's real story exposed in a new book by Miranda Devine, and Eric Abetz calls for a boycott of the Winter Olympics. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tasmanian Liberal senator Eric Abetz has been accused of “slut-shaming” former Coalition staffer Brittany Higgins, New South Wales authorities shifting their focus towards the clean-up effort after those devastating floods, Virgin Australia scrapping free food from economy bookings, NRL will introduce a second team from Brisbane to the competition in 2023, Bondi Rescue lifeguards and George Segal. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Australia's political leaders are expressing their condolences to the family of a man who has died in floodwaters in Sydney's north-west outspoken liberal senator Eric Abetz  accused of  "slut shamed"  And Coronavirus restrictions in New South Wales will lift next week. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Australia's political leaders are expressing their condolences to the family of a man who has died in floodwaters in Sydney's north-west outspoken liberal senator Eric Abetz  accused of  "slut shamed"  And Coronavirus restrictions in New South Wales will lift next week. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Australia's political leaders are expressing their condolences to the family of a man who has died in floodwaters in Sydney's north-west outspoken liberal senator Eric Abetz accused of "slut shamed" And Coronavirus restrictions in New South Wales will lift next week.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mike O'loughlin speaks with Eric Abetz, Liberal Senator for Tasmania.

What a year! At the end of 2020 we can't even gather people in a pub to talk about how terrible it was. Well we can. But we shouldn't. So we didn't. We did this instead.In this ridiculously long episode of The 9pm Edict, I chat separately and remotely with four very special guests to consider what happened in 2020 and what it might mean for 2021. 1. Award-winning satirist Mark Humphries (@markhumphries) of 7.30 fame etc, inaugural champion of Mastermind Australia, former co-presenter of Pointless Australia, and much more.2. Health and science reporter Tegan Taylor (@teegstar), co-presenter of ABC Radio's excellent Coronacast.3. Journalist Osman Faruqi (@oz_f), editor of the 7am podcast, among other things.4. Yun Jiang (@yun_aus), editor of The China Story blog at ANU and a director of China Policy Centre. Also one of the people that Senator Eric Abetz kicked off at.We talk about so, so many things, including journalism, quokkas and quolls, the Melbourne lockdown, savoury biscuits, COVID-19 (obviously), China, Scott Morrison, birds, the politics of policing, the economy, Donald Trump (also obviously), and much much more.And it's all punctuated by my own musings on the magnificent and most memorable year that was 2020.Full podcast details and credits at:https://the9pmedict.com/edict/00127/Support this podcast at:https://the9pmedict.com/tip/https://skank.com.au/subscribe/

Aaron Stevens speaks with Eric Abetz, Liberal Senator for Tasmania.

Aaron Stevens speaks with Eric Abetz, Federal Liberal Senator.

This week’s episode begins with a focus on recent events in Australia’s defence policy space, which both Allan and Darren see as trending towards the formation of a balancing coalition in the region. Australia will join the US, Japan and India in next month’s Malabar exercises, which was announced while Defence Minister Linda Reynolds was in Tokyo to meet with her counterpart. Meanwhile, Australia will no longer send a naval ship to the Middle East – signalling the conclusion of a decades-long focus on that region. The conversation then turns to a controversial hearing in the Senate, during which Senator Eric Abetz asked three witnesses, all Australians of Chinese heritage, to denounce the Chinese Communist Party unconditionally. Both Allan and Darren explain why they were deeply troubled by this line of questioning, and Darren describes his recent co-authored piece that argues Abetz’s actions actually harmed Australia’s national security. The episode also raises interesting and thorny questions regarding whether and how every Australian should intervene in public debates. Finally, given that Ministerial visits, like those to Japan recently made by the Foreign and Defence Ministers, currently come at the cost of 14-days quarantine upon returning home, what does this say about the future of diplomacy? We thank AIIA intern Mitchell McIntosh for his help with research and audio editing and Rory Stenning for composing our theme music. Relevant Links Senator Linda Reynolds and Senator Marise Payne, “Australia to participate in Exercise Malabar 2020”, Media Release: 19 October 2020: https://www.minister.defence.gov.au/minister/lreynolds/media-releases/australia-participate-exercise-malabar-2020 “2020 Japan-Australia Defense Ministers Kishi/Reynolds Joint Statement on Advancing Defence Cooperation”, 19 October 2020: https://www.minister.defence.gov.au/minister/lreynolds/statements/2020-japan-australia-defense-ministers-kishireynolds-joint-statement Senator Linda Reynolds, “Changes to the ADF's naval presence in the Middle East”, Media Release, 23 October 2020: https://www.minister.defence.gov.au/minister/lreynolds/media-releases/changes-adfs-naval-presence-middle-east Stephen Dziedzic and Andrew Greene, “Australia no longer sending Navy to the Middle East, shifts focus to Asia-Pacific, China”, ABC News, 23 October 2020: https://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-23/australia-will-stop-sending-navy-to-middle-east-to-shift-focus/12808118 Osmond Chiu, “I was born in Australia. Why do I need to renounce the Chinese Communist Party?”, Sydney Morning Herald, 14 October 2020: https://www.smh.com.au/national/i-was-born-in-australia-why-do-i-need-to-renounce-the-chinese-communist-party-20201014-p5655j.html Yun Jiang, “Senator Abetz’s loyalty test”, Inside Story, 20 October 2020: https://insidestory.org.au/senator-abetzs-loyalty-test/ Natasha Kassam and Darren Lim, “Loyalty tests make Australia weaker, not stronger” Lowy Interpreter, 21 October 2020: https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/loyalty-tests-make-australia-weaker-not-stronger Australian Institute of International Affairs, “The World in 2021: Allan Gyngell and Dennis Richardson in Conversation”, 22 October 2020: https://www.internationalaffairs.org.au/australian-outlook/?filter[]=video (forthcoming) Graeme Dobell, “What’s worth 14 days’ quarantine for Australia’s foreign minister?” The Strategist, Australian Strategic Policy Institute, 19 October 2020: https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/whats-worth-14-days-quarantine-for-australias-foreign-minister/ Australian Institute of International Affairs, contact details: https://www.internationalaffairs.org.au/contact-us/ Anne Applebaum, Twilight of Democracy: The Failure of Politics and the Parting of Friends (Goodreads page): https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55772332-twilight-of-democracy Francis Fukuyama, “Liberalism and its discontents: The challenges from the left and the right”, American Purpose, 5 October 2020: https://www.americanpurpose.com/articles/liberalism-and-its-discontent/ David Brooks, “America is having a moral convulsion”, The Atlantic, 5 October 2020: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/10/collapsing-levels-trust-are-devastating-america/616581/

Aaron Stevens speaks with Eric Abetz, Liberal Senator for Tasmania.

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Aaron Stevens speaks with Senator Eric Abetz.

Aaron Stevens speaks with Eric Abetz, Liberal Senator for Tasmania.

Panelists include Senator Eric Abetz, Evelyn Rae & Bernard Gaynor as well as host, Dave Pellowe. • LGBTIQAX+ lawfare & cancel culture – will facts ever matter more than feelings again? • China vs America & Australia – is the West walking to the need for a new cold war? WATCH at https://goodsauce.news/pellowe-talk-live-episode-18/ • Pellowe Talk Live is livestreamed to Facebook & YouTube where viewers can join the conversation with realtime comments and questions as the panel discusses the important issues. • Tuesdays: 8pm NSW, 6pm WA, 10pm NZ.

Aaron Stevens speaks with Eric Abetz, Liberal Senator for Tasmania.

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Aaron Stevens speaks with Eric Abetz, Liberal Senator for Tasmania.

Aaron Stevens speaks with Eric Abetz, Liberal Senator for Tasmania.

Aaron Stevens speaks with Eric Abetz, Liberal Senator for Tasmania.

Aaron Stevens speaks with Eric Abetz, Liberal Senator for Tasmania.

There's plenty of talk on radio, but with 20twenty you'll find Life, Culture & Current events from a Biblical perspective. Interviews, stories and insight you definately won't hear in the mainstream media. This feed contains selected content from 20twenty, heard every weekday morning. See www.vision.org.au for more details Help Vision to keep 'Connecting Faith to Life': https://vision.org.au/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There's plenty of talk on radio, but with 20twenty you'll find Life, Culture & Current events from a Biblical perspective. Interviews, stories and insight you definately won't hear in the mainstream media. This feed contains selected content from 20twenty, heard every weekday morning. See www.vision.org.au for more details Help Vision to keep 'Connecting Faith to Life': https://vision.org.au/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Listen to the full show featuring Jack Houghton, Hedley Thomas, Eric Abetz and Bettina Arndt See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Liberal Tasmanian Senator on gender quotas and the Defence Force's gender neutral push See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Liberal Senator chats to Miranda Devine about the human rights commission and Tony Abbott's Paris reversal See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week in the round up of the news, we are reminded of Kevin's love of everything fashion and royalty! And just for a little change we talk about banks and tax. We only breifly mention Peter Dutton, but please be aware, an Eric Abetz impersonation does appear at one point.Moving on to transport, John McPhearson joins us in the studio and we dissect the Victorian State Budget - investigating it with a fine-tooth comb, searching for transport funding and analysing the opportunities, possibilities and alternatives that might help us all get around in a city of nearly 5 million. 

Christian commentary on the issues and the personalities in the important election tomorrow in Tasmania. Help Vision to keep 'Connecting Faith to Life': https://vision.org.au/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We've survived the first year of the Trump presidency, and isn't it wonderful! But America isn't looking so good in the eyes of the rest of the world. And here in Australia, Senator Eric Abetz is swimming upstream to spawn.In this episode there's talk of Donald Trump, dumplings, stupid people, landlords, disinformation, and the blockchain. Amongst many other things. And Nicholas Fryer takes a look through The Arch Window.Full episode credits at:https://stilgherrian.com/edict/00072/

Acting, equal marriage, Eric Abetz, Star wars and thespian Stew.

In a broad summary of the recent mainstream news, Kevin and Meg discuss the recent nobel preace prize win by an australian anti-nuclear group, and Eric Abetz's views on 350.org. Things then turn uncharacterisically frviolous as they discuss the TV show The Block (a show neither has ever watched), and Kevin shares present suggestions for the holiday season and where to find the best affordable fashions in Melbourne. Guests Howard Marosi and Shane McGrath join later for a lively and vivacious discussion of public housing.

There's plenty of talk on radio, but with 20twenty you'll find Life, Culture & Current events from a Biblical perspective. Interviews, stories and insight you definately won't hear in the mainstream media. This feed contains selected content from 20twenty, heard every weekday morning. See www.vision.org.au for more details Help Vision to keep 'Connecting Faith to Life': https://vision.org.au/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Alice and Mark replace the flag above Parliament House with a circus big top, because that’s the only way to portray how cooked this week was. Pauline Hanson in a burqa. The deputy prime minister Barnaby Joyce is/was a Kiwi. The deputy Nationals leader Fiona Nash is a Scot. Oh, and Eric Abetz told us same-sex marriage could lead to people marrying the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Go home #auspol, you’re drunk.

In this episode: All eyes are on Trump's response to the recent chemical weapons attacks in Syria. Is there more to this than what the media and Trump Administration are telling us? We look deeper into the Trump/Russia connection before heading back to Australia where Olly gives an update on the latest news. We also chat about Eric Abetz accidentally advocating for bisexuals, terror threats, Department of Finance videos, universal basic income, S-Town, membranes, emails and petty political insults. And of course, we rant!

There's plenty of talk on radio, but with 20twenty you'll find Life, Culture & Current events from a Biblical perspective. Interviews, stories and insight you definately won't hear in the mainstream media. This feed contains selected content from 20twenty, heard every weekday morning. See www.vision.org.au for more details Help Vision to keep 'Connecting Faith to Life': https://vision.org.au/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On Saturday night both Peter and Jenny Stokes were honoured at a dinner in Melbourne ahead of their retirement. One of the keynote speakers was Senator Eric Abetz. Weand'll hear his speech about Christian values in Australia and his honouring of Peter and Jenny Stokes. Help Vision to keep 'Connecting Faith to Life': https://vision.org.au/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the first sitting of the new parliament, conservatives within the government have muscled a proposed amendment to the Racial Discrimination Act onto the agenda. Senator Eric Abetz, a strong advocate for change, tells Michelle Grattan that he doubts it will be dealt with this year. “It will be introduced and then I think it would make sense for it to go through the normal processes. It may well go to a Senate committee, things of that nature. So how it transpires - no timetable has been set but we did want to put it up there on the agenda so it could be dealt with in due course,” he says. “We would hope that in the period of a three-year parliament, we can chew gum and walk at the same time and that there will be time set aside for what is a very minimalist amendment to the Racial Discrimination Act to remove the words offend and insult.” Abetz, a former leader of the government in the upper house and a minister in the Abbott government, remains resentful of being banished by Turnbull to the backbench and still harbours frontbench ambitions. “Chances are there's still some ministerial capacity left within myself. Senator David Bushby, who's the chief government whip in the Senate - clearly ministerial capacity as well. So I think it's a disappointment that the prime minister did not see fit to appoint somebody from Tasmania for the frontbench when, if I might say, there is ministerial talent available from Tasmania.” “I would like to be able to serve on the frontbench again but as I've said many a time - I got into politics to serve, not to ‘succeed', in inverted commas. But of course if you can be on the frontbench you can make a good and positive contribution.”

This week on Fourth Estate, the panel discuss ten years since talkback radio inflamed the Cronulla riots, the US media's trampling through the San Bernardino shooter's apartment and Eric Abetz's attack on the ABC. With Nick Moir (SMH), Yassir Morsi (Guardian Australia) and Melanie Withnall (2SER). Hosted by Jack Fisher. Fourth Estate is produced by 2SER 107.3 radio in Sydney and is broadcast across the Community Radio Network in Australia.

This week we look at Reclaim the night and the significance it holds for women of colour, understand the Mexican holiday Day of the Dead and try to unpack Eric Abetz and his racial slur. We end with our featured discussion on food hierarchy. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Jazz reflects on the bizarre and mandatory inclusion of traditional values in non-religious wedding ceremonies, recounts a gig performing for atheists, and looks at the satire-breaking behaviour of Eric Abetz.

Weand're back with Bill Muehlenberg from Culture Watch discussing this weekand's comments by Senator Eric Abetz about the bias in the mainstream media against conservative Christians. Help Vision to keep 'Connecting Faith to Life': https://vision.org.au/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Weand're back with Bill Muehlenberg from Culture Watch discussing this weekand's comments by Senator Eric Abetz about the bias in the mainstream media against conservative Christians. Help Vision to keep 'Connecting Faith to Life': https://vision.org.au/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Thomas is back in the studio, so The Hook is well and truly off this week! On episode the twenty-eighth of The Weekly Hour: - Prisoners in Melbourne riot when the Nanny State takes their smokes away, - Lindsey looks into the shocking misuse of taxpayer funds – on flags, which the government has spent $500,000 dollars on in the last six months, - Barnaby Joyce Barnaby-voices his outrage at the government's green (not green) light to go ahead with the construction of a new coal mine, - Eric Abetz thoroughly misreads the public on the gay marriage issue, - Brill Shampell faces a royal commission, - Jamara Porkwell catches Bronwyn Bishop in the active misuse of taxpayer dollars, while Luke passes the “sniff test” in Canberra, - and we have a good website now. Check it out: TheWeeklyHour.org

Vegan lawyer Shatha Hamade is a former prosecutor for the RSPCA and is now the Head of Investigations for Animals Australia. She's passionate about advocating for animal rights and challenging social conditioning when it comes to the way we treat our fellow earthlings. In this chat (recorded in the AA offices, where DOGS JUST RUN AROUND FREELY IT IS SO COOL) we discuss her "wake-up" moment, the kind of godawful abuses she's witnessed, the law's approach to animals accoridng to their "use", inherited thinking, the links between animal cruelty and a myriad of other social problems, the live export and live baiting investigations and the non-humans right movement.  A warning: animal cruelty is described in explicit detail here, some listeners may find it disturbing.  The Wanda Sykes Gala at Just For Laughs 2015 Taxis & Rainbows & Hatred at London's Soho Theatre in September My opinion piece: Eric Abetz is confused about marriage equality Article: Pets at work policies proving beneficial for both humans and dogs @AnimalAus The RSPCA Eating Animals by Jonathan Safran Foer   Article: How Lyn White rewrote the rules on animal welfare The "zombie steak" The Yulin dog-eating festival The Conquest: A Cane Toad Documentary Video: Restore your faith in humanity - humans saving animals TED Talk: Chimps have feelings and thoughts. They should also have rights by Steven Wise The Non-Human Rights Project Cause of the Week: Animals Australia (animalsaustralia.org)  

There's plenty of talk on radio, but with 20twenty you'll find Life, Culture & Current events from a Biblical perspective. Interviews, stories and insight you definately won't hear in the mainstream media. This feed contains selected content from 20twenty, heard every weekday morning. See www.vision.org.au for more details Help Vision to keep 'Connecting Faith to Life': https://vision.org.au/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Weand're opening the talk-back lines for you to speak directly to Senator Eric Abetz. He is the Leader of the Government in the Senate, Minister for Employment, and Minister Assisting the PM for the Public Service. Phone to question the Minister on 1800 316 316. Help Vision to keep 'Connecting Faith to Life': https://vision.org.au/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.