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SECURING OUR ENERGY FUTUREWITH ZOE HILTON OF THE CENTRE FOR INDEPENDENT STUDIESCOMMANDING THE NARRATIVE EPISODE 66Steven Tripp is joined by Zoe Hilton, who is the Senior Policy Analyst at the Centre for Independent Studies (CIS).Zoe co-authored the CIS Energy Team's flagship paper ‘The six fundamental flaws underpinning the energy transition' and has written for The Australian, The Australian Financial Review and The Spectator Australia on the costs of renewables and nuclear energy. Zoe also contributes to the energy debate through YouTube videos exploring energy policy and modelling. Zoe previously worked in the NSW Government as a Senior Policy Advisor to the Minister for Enterprise, Investment & Trade and Science, Innovation & Technology. This included overseeing government strategy and grant program design and launch for research, commercialisation and investment attraction.Zoe has also previously conducted research and wrote policy proposals to government on energy, climate, and the environment. To contact or follow Zoe Hilton, visit:https://www.cis.org.au/person/zoe-hiltonhttps://www.youtube.com/user/CISAusTO GET YOUR TICKETS TO THE ‘SECURING OUR ENERGY FUTURE SYMPOSIUM', visit:https://nswliberal.org.au/250402b01 TO GET YOUR TICKETS TO THE ‘ABG GALA FUNDRAISER', visit:https://abgfundraiser.eventbrite.com KEEP UP TO DATE WITH ALL OUR PODCASTS AND ARTICLES, visit:https://www.commandingthenarrative.com To become a Member of Australians for Better Government, visit: https://www.australiansforbetter.com/joinSHOW YOUR SUPPORT for Commanding the Narrative by donating – your support is much appreciated! https://www.commandingthenarrative.com/donate https://www.buymeacoffee.com/commandingthenarrativeCONTACT US BY EMAIL:commandingthenarrative@outlook.com steven.tripp@australiansforbetter.com Hosted by:• Steven Tripp - Internationally published political commentatorhttps://x.com/RealStevenTripphttps://www.facebook.com/theRealStevenTripphttps://spectator.com.au/author/steven-tripp Follow Commanding the Narrative on: Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/CommandingTheNarrativeSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4GIXhHBogM1McL5EPGP3DTFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/CommandingTheNarrative Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/commandingthenarrative X: https://x.com/commandthenarraYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@commandingthenarrative Gettr: https://gettr.com/user/commandingthenarrative Truth Social: https://truthsocial.com/@ExCandidates Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/commanding-the-narrative/id1631685864 Please share and spread the word!#AusPol #nswpol #interview #podcast #politics #commentary #narrative #minorparties #libertarian #onenation #uap #liberal #nationals #labor #greens #steventripp #australia #teals #senate #commanding #narrative #CtN #cis #energy #electricity #gencost #aemo #csiro #zoehilton #centreforindependentstudies

GUEST OVERVIEW: Major Fred Galvin served for over 26 years as a enlisted and Marine Corps officer including assignments in the infantry, reconnaissance, force reconnaissance and Marine Special Operations Command (MARSOC/Marine Raiders). He led hundreds of combat missions including raids, deep reconnaissance, ship seizures, and ambush operations in Iraq, Afghanistan and in the Arabian Gulf, Gulf of Oman and Gulf of Aden. The Marine Corps selected Galvin to command the first Marine Special Operations Task Force to deploy to combat. While conducting a combat mission in Afghanistan, Galvin and six other Marines were falsely accused of war crimes which led to the longest trial in Marine Corps history that led an acquittal. He is the author of A Few Bad Men: The True Story of U.S. Marines Ambushed in Afghanistan and Betrayed in America.   GUEST OVERVIEW: Graham Pinn is a doctor like half the world's businessmen and politicians seem to be now a days, but he is a proper doctor-a medical one having stamped out disease in 10 different countries. Now in retirement, he has too much time on his hands, and writes about matters he considers of importance for The Spectator Australia. Regarding their importance his wife differs.   

GUEST 1 OVERVIEW: It's 1944 and two-year-old Suzi Smeed is being smuggled out of a Hungarian ghetto into hiding. In three days, her grandparents will be on a cattle train to Auschwitz—a place they will never leave. Separated from her parents, the orphanage that was her temporary refuge is destroyed by bombing. Suzi was hidden by good people trying to keep her alive. Her desperately searching mother did find her—surviving, just, in a barn. Her beautiful red hair had fallen out and she was covered in sores. The clothes she wore, when taken away, more recognisable than her physical features. This is Suzi Smeed's harrowing start to life, revealed in her book The Courage to Care. Her memoir details her survival of the Hungarian holocaust and fleeing to Australia as a refugee with her mum and her then successful life in Australia. Now in her 80s, Suzi visits schools to educate children about the dangers of prejudice, racism and discrimination. GUEST 2 OVERVIEW: Dr Bella d'Abrera is the Director, Foundations of Western Civilisation Program at the Institute of Public Affairs. She has BA in History and Spanish from Monash University, an MA in Spanish from the University of St Andrews and a PhD in History from the University of Cambridge.  She has written and illustrated a children's book, is the author of The Tribunal of Zaragoza and Crypto-Judaism 1484-1515 and a trilogy on the English Reformation. She is currently on the Advisory Committee for the National Archives and is also member of ‘History Reclaimed' a counter-offensive against “fake history” comprising a group of more than 40 senior UK and Anglosphere academics.  Bella is a regular contributor to The Spectator Australia and other media.

When it comes to conflict in the Middle East, there's the war, and then there's the war about the war. Of course, this isn't new. Caesar was penning war reports in Gaul and sending them back to Rome to win hearts and minds over 2000 years ago. But, back then Caesar could control the narrative. Today that is almost impossible. Social media, an activist mainstream media, and more sophisticated disinformation techniques have combined with millennia-old prejudices, and made it exceedingly difficult for Israel to communicate why they are fighting, how they are doing, and what still needs to be done. Eylon Levy has been on the frontline of the war about the war. Eylon is a former Israeli government spokesperson, and International Media Advisor to the President of Israel. He is now co-founder of the Israeli Citizen Spokespersons' Office and host of the State of a Nation podcast. Follow Will Kingston and Fire at Will on social media here.Subscribe to The Spectator Australia here.

The American experiment is failing. Division, mistrust and misinformation are now the country's defining characteristics. The storming of the Capitol, the prosecution of Donald Trump and battles over gun rights and abortion raise the spectre of further political violence.We often hear that these events are unprecedented. On the contrary, author and journalist Nick Bryant suggests that the hate, divisiveness and paranoia we see today are in fact a core part of America's story. His remarkable new book is titled 'The Forever War: America's Unending Conflict with Itself'.Follow Will Kingston and Fire at Will on social media here.Subscribe to The Spectator Australia here.

Sir Niall Ferguson is arguably the world's greatest living historian. He first pointed out that we're in Cold War II back in 2018. In articles for The New York Times and National Review, Sir Niall tried to show how China now occupies the space vacated by the Soviet Union when it collapsed in 1991.This view is less controversial now than it was then. China is clearly not only an ideological rival; it's also a technological competitor, a geopolitical rival, and a military rival.Sir Niall has recently amended his thesis to something altogether more disturbing. What if, in this new Cold War, the US — and not the Chinese - might be the Soviets? Follow Will Kingston and Fire at Will on social media here.Subscribe to The Spectator Australia here.

Education was once the search for truth. Sadly, this is no longer the case in many universities across the Western world. Instead of promoting debate, disagreement, and viewpoint diversity, too many institutions peddle a series of ideological narratives that seek to engrain a black armband view of history, an assertion of the importance of identity over merit, and a subjective definition of truth.That's why there is no more urgent priority in the world today for sensible conservatives than to fight back against the radical left's colonisation of education. Wilfred Reilly has accepted the challenge. Wilfred is a political science professor at Kentucky State University, and the author of the wonderful new book, “Lies My Liberal Teacher Told Me: Debunking the False Narratives Defining America's School Curricula”.NOTE: We had some very minor issues with Will's sound. Rest assured the tech team have been severely reprimanded.Follow Will Kingston and Fire at Will on social media here.Subscribe to The Spectator Australia here.

It wasn't so long ago that one phrase sat above any other in the hierarchy of endorsements for a British or Australian male: “He's a good bloke.” You don't hear it as much in 2024 because blokehood is under attack across the Western world. Historically positive masculine virtues are now shamed as toxically masculine. At a minimum, blokeishness is derided as boorishness by our social betters in the media, politics, business, and culture. The first step to reclaiming blokehood is understanding it, which is what Geoff Norcott has done. As a rare right-winger, Geoff is a unique voice in British comedy, and has been hugely successful on the stand up circuit, with his podcast, and on TV. His latest book has made him the official expert on British blokes. It is titled, "The British Bloke: Decoded – From Banter to Man Flu, Everything Finally Explained."Follow Will Kingston and Fire at Will on social media here.Subscribe to The Spectator Australia here.Visit Geoff's website here.

There has long been a curious sub-genre in liberal journalism. It can best be described as “examining working class Americans in their natural habitat.” It goes something like this. Journalists from New York or California will bravely venture into a red state, observe the local inhabitants from afar, and come back with a series of superficial insights that reinforce the existing prejudices of coastal elites. Partly as a result of this lack of journalistic curiosity, liberal America is no closer to truly understanding the underlying forces that swept Donald Trump into the White House, and may yet do so again.Batya Ungar-Sargon did something novel. She wanted to understand the American working class, so she actually spoke to them, all over the country, for over a year. Lessons learnt were captured in ‘Second Class: How the Elites Betrayed America's Working Men and Women.' It is the best book to read if you want to understand the political and cultural forces at play in America in 2024.Follow Will Kingston and Fire at Will on social media here.Subscribe to The Spectator Australia here.

The most peculiar aspect of 'Pride' is how it has lumped together the gay population, with the most extreme proponents of gender ideology, when the latter have arguably done more than any other group to harm the former. Gareth Roberts has witnessed this firsthand. Gareth has fallen into commentary on gender ideology, but like previous guests of the show such as Graham Linehan and Helen Joyce, he was marvellously successful before wading into such treacherous waters. Gareth is a screenwriter and novelist, best known for his work on the iconic British series Doctor Who. His latest book is titled 'Gay Shame: The Rise of Gender Ideology and the New Homophobia.'Follow Will Kingston and Fire at Will on social media here.Subscribe to The Spectator Australia here.

The world could end before you finish listening to this podcast. That's the reality of a nuclear-armed world. If a sense of complacency had crept in about the threat of nuclear weapons, Annie Jacobsen's stunning new book is a wake up call. 'Nuclear War: A Scenario' imagines the 72 minutes after the 'button is pushed', and it doesn't end well. It's shockingly realistic, due to Annie's meticulous research, which reflects her status as a Pulitzer Prize finalist and New York Times bestselling author.Follow Will Kingston and Fire at Will on social media here.Subscribe to The Spectator Australia here.

Heresy is defined as opinion profoundly at odds with what is generally accepted. It has rarely been more dangerous to be a heretic, which is why it's rarely been more important to champion them.There is no bigger heretic than Andrew Gold. Andrew is a journalist, author, and TV presenter who produces documentaries on bizarre and controversial subcultures. He has battled an abusive exorcist, dueled with the Crazy Baby Lady, hunted UFOs, and spoken to a teen school captain, who also happened to be a pedophile. His podcast is appropriately titled, ‘heretics'.Follow Will Kingston and Fire at Will on social media here.Subscribe to The Spectator Australia here.Subscribe to Andrew's YouTube channel here.Buy 'The Psychology of Secrets' here.

On today's show, Shane Healey discusses the latest world conflicts. Later, Steven Tripp discusses the upcoming Dee Why Environment & Energy Forum. GUEST 1 OVERVIEW: Shane Healey is a terrorism and youth justice expert. He's a former Australian Defence Force Special Operations Command intelligence operator, a former Alice Springs resident and an Indigenous man originally from western NSW. GUEST 2 OVERVIEW: Steven Tripp co-hosts the XCandidates podcast with Adam Zahra, interviewing the likes of Prof. Ian Plimer, Dr Peter Ridd, Dr Peter McCullough, Mark Latham et al. He was One Nation's candidate for the seat of Warringah at the 2022 Australian Federal election. Steven was the MC of the 2023 Climate and Energy Forum in Dee Why and as part of the One Nation upper house ticket during the NSW State election. He's been published in the Spectator Australia, writing on issues including climate and energy.      

Note: We had some minor sound issues in the first 10 minutes, but we couldn't bring ourselves to edit out anything that Victor said. Stick with it. It's worth it!In some respects, the West is exhibiting similar symptoms to past civilizations that decayed, declined, or were completely wiped off the map. At the same time, there are green shoots that may point to a rebirth of the United States, and Western civilization more broadly.To put our moment in a historical context, Will is joined by the inimitable Victor Davis Hanson. Victor's latest book is titled 'The End of Everything: How Wars Descend Into Annihilation.'Follow Will Kingston and Fire at Will on social media here.Subscribe to The Spectator Australia here.Buy 'The End of Everything' here.

Australiana is now Fire at Will - your safe space for dangerous conversations.Why is Africa poor? There's a series of trendy answers to that question, that are almost taken as read amongst the progressive elite that dominate our institutions. Racism, slavery, and colonialism. Magatte Wade has called BS on this narrative, and she is uniquely qualified to do so, being widely regarded as the world's leading African prosperity activist. She is an entrepreneur, speaker, and author. Her latest book is titled ‘The Heart of a Cheetah: How we have been lied to about African poverty, and what that means for human flourishing'.Follow Will Kingston and Fire at Will on social media here.Subscribe to The Spectator Australia here.Follow Magatte here.

GUEST OVERVIEW: Marc Hendrickx is a geologist, blogger and author. In 2007 he started a Phd project at Macquarie University looking at the relationship between natural occurrences of asbestos and mesothelioma in South and eastern Australia. Marc's first foray into blogging was in 2009 with a blog called "ABC News Watch" https://abcnewswatch.blogspot.com/ The blog focused on fact-checking ABC news stories, particularly relating to ABC's biased climate change coverage, sending in complaints and publishing the results. The blog scored 33 upheld complaints and contributed to ABC altering its complaints handling process. A number of feature articles from the blog relating to ABC's biased news were published in The Australian Newspaper. He started his Right to Climb blog https://righttoclimb.blogspot.com/ in 2017 when the permanent closure of the Ayers Rock climb was announced. He has been a regular contributor to Quadrant magazine and the Spectator Australia. He is the author of a number of satirical books on climate change and Guides to climbing Ayers Rock and Mt Warning.

Australiana is now Fire at Will - your safe space for dangerous conversations.Across the western world, cosplay protests are ongoing in some of the most elite academic institutions. They point to a deeper malaise in places of higher education. That's a real problem. The illiberal dogmas that have infiltrated our social institutions have their roots in the cultural rot in western education systems.To discuss how this happened, and what can be done, Will is joined by Eric Kaufmann. Eric is Professor of Politics at the University of Buckingham. His next book is out soon. It is titled 'Taboo: How making race sacred produced a cultural revolution.'Follow Will Kingston and Fire at Will on social media here.Subscribe to The Spectator Australia here.

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Western liberal democratic capitalism has created more prosperity, and enabled more human flourishing, than any other social system. It is something we should be proud of. And yet, Jonah Goldberg argues it is under attack, both from illiberal progressive identity politics, and right-wing populism.Jonah is one of America's most esteemed political pundits. He was the first editor of National Review Online, before founding The Dispatch - a digital media company providing engaged citizens with fact-based reporting and commentary on politics, policy and culture. He is a regular contributor to CNN and The Los Angeles Times, and a #1 New York Times bestselling author.Follow Australiana on social media here.Subscribe to The Spectator Australia here.Visit The Dispatch here.

On today's show, James Allan talks about his recent articles including Canadian politics, immigration in Australia making it more difficult for younger Australians to get ahead, his analysis of Philosopher David Hume as he asks who is happy now?   GUEST OVERVIEW: Professor James Allan holds the oldest named chair at The University of Queensland. Before arriving in Australia in February of 2005 he spent 11 years teaching law in New Zealand at the University of Otago and before that lectured law in Hong Kong. Professor Allan is a native born Canadian who practised law in a large Toronto law firm and at the Bar in London before shifting to teaching law.   Professor Allan has published widely in the areas of legal philosophy and constitutional law, Professor Allan also writes widely for newspapers and weeklies, including The Australian, The Spectator Australia and Quadrant, and since arriving here in Australia he has given or participated in more than 80 lectures, debates and talks.

There's a common refrain when it comes to housing in Australia today: ‘it's never been harder to enter the housing market'. Housing affordability has been labelled by politicians, the media, and aspiring homeowners as a historic crisis.What if that's just not the case? What if we've seen the same story countless times before? What the markets are doing what they have always done, and what they should be doing? Perhaps, as Cameron Murray suggests, the market isn't the answer? Cameron is an economist and Australia's leading expert on housing. His new book is titled, ‘The Great Housing Hijack: The Hoaxes and Myths Keeping Prices High for Renter and Buyers in Australia'.Follow Australiana on social media here.Subscribe to The Spectator Australia here.Subscribe to Cameron's Substack here.

It's easy to forget that journalists were once invested with immense trust by citizens. This is no longer the case. Journalists are amongst the least trusted members of society, and it has been largely self-inflicted. The rise of activist journalism over objective journalism, the rush for online clicks, and the narcissistic desire of too many to transition from being journalists to media personalities has blighted the profession. The question is, is journalism beyond saving? Anthony De Ceglie is well placed to answer the question. Anthony was the Deputy Editor at the Daily Telegraph, and is now Editor in Chief of West Australian newspapers, including The West Australian, and the editor in chief of Seven West Media's new evening digital newspaper, The Nightly.Follow Australiana on social media here.Subscribe to The Spectator Australia here.Visit The Nightly here.

Gen Z has developed quite a reputation. Lazy. Difficult to work with. Technology-addicted. And of course, insufferably woke. What if that reputation is ill-founded? What if, in fact, Gen Z is the most culturally conservative generation since World War Two? What if Gen Z are the saviours-in-waiting of western civilisation?That's the opinion of content creator, author and Gen Z-er, Isabel Brown. Isabel's new book is titled, ‘The End of the Alphabet: How Gen Z Can Save America'.Follow Australiana on social media here.Subscribe to The Spectator Australia here.

GUEST OVERVIEW: Marc Hendrickx is a geologist, blogger and author. In 2007 he started a Phd project at Macquarie University looking at the relationship between natural occurrences of asbestos and mesothelioma in South and eastern Australia. Marc's first foray into blogging was in 2009 with a blog called "ABC News Watch" https://abcnewswatch.blogspot.com/ The blog focused on fact-checking ABC news stories, particularly relating to ABC's biased climate change coverage, sending in complaints and publishing the results. The blog scored 33 upheld complaints and contributed to ABC altering its complaints handling process. A number of feature articles from the blog relating to ABC's biased news were published in The Australian Newspaper. He started his Right to Climb blog https://righttoclimb.blogspot.com/ in 2017 when the permanent closure of the Ayers Rock climb was announced. He has been a regular contributor to Quadrant magazine and the Spectator Australia. He is the author of a number of satirical books on climate change and Guides to climbing Ayers Rock and Mt Warning.

Sometimes it feels like the tidal wave of ‘wokeness' (or identity politics) washed over the western world almost overnight. It has captured more or less every societal institution in a remarkably short period of time.However, the intellectual roots of the movement can be traced back over fifty years. The best analysis on how it has achieved such incredible influence comes from the German-American political scientist, Yascha Mounk. Will and Yascha discuss his latest book, ‘The Identity Trap: A Story of Ideas and Power in Our Time'.Follow Australiana on social media here.Subscribe to The Spectator Australia here.

Join Steve and guest co-host Susy Bastille As they talk with Dean Bertram(Andy is AWOL again)Dean Bertram is a freelance writer, filmmaker, and film festival director based in Sydney, Australia. He is the co-founder of A Night of Horror International Film FestivalBertram has written for a range of publications, including The Australian, The Australian Financial Review, People Magazine, IPA Review, 3D World and Fortean Times. Several of his articles are archived online, including a piece on his time studying the Unarius UFO cult, an overview of conspiracy-orientated cinema, He was a regular contributor and columnist for The Spectator Australia from 2010 to 2014

Politics is downstream from culture. To change politics, one must first change culture. The left intrinsically understands this in a way that the right simply does not. The arts have been captured by a toxic mixture of identity politics, social justice ideology, and cancel culture.Matthew Marsden has seen this ideological takeover firsthand. He rose to fame from his role on the iconic British TV series Coronation Street, and has subsequently starred in a long list of Hollywood films, including Black Hawk Down, Resident Evil: Extinction, Rambo and Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.Follow Australiana on social media here.Subscribe to The Spectator Australia here.Subscribe to Matthew's YouTube channel here.

There are two ways to look at American politics in 2024. There's the prevailing pessimistic view. Many people think democracy is under threat, the economy is structurally vulnerable, the military is stretched, and for many, the looming election represents a choice between two geriatric evils.There is another perspective. What incredible fun! American politics has never been so entertaining. And as we look forward to the election, no one knows what will happen.If anyone can make sense of it all, it's Charles C.W. Cooke. Charles is a senior writer at National Review, the host of the Charles C.W. Cooke Podcast, and the author of The Conservatarian Manifesto.Follow Australiana on social media here.Subscribe to The Spectator Australia here.Visit Charles' website here.

It is now in vogue to celebrate non-Western cultures and disparage Western ones. Many well-meaning people have been fooled by hypocritical and inconsistent anti-West rhetoric.It's not just dishonest scholars who benefit from this intellectual fraud but hostile nations and human rights abusers hoping to distract from their own ongoing villainy.If the West is to survive, it must be defended. In this very special episode, Will talks to the preeminent defender of western civilization alive today, Douglas Murray.Follow Australiana on social media here.Subscribe to The Spectator Australia here.

We as a society are self-censoring at record rates. Say the wrong thing at the wrong moment to the wrong person and the consequences can be dire. When the truth is no defense and nuance is seen as an attack, self-censorship is a rational choice. Yet, our silence comes with a price. When we are too fearful to speak openly and honestly, we deprive ourselves of the ability to build genuine relationships, we yield all cultural and political power to those with opposing views, and we lose our ability to challenge ideas or change minds, even our own. Katherine Brodsky thinks it's time for principled individuals to hit the unmute button and resist the authoritarians among us who name, shame, and punish. Her new book is titled 'No Apologies: How to Find and Free Your Voice in the Age of Outrage—Lessons for the Silenced Majority'.Follow Australiana on social media here.Subscribe to The Spectator Australia here.

Australia is facing serious domestic and international challenges, all at a time when the political class has arguably never been so ill-equipped to address them. In fact, perhaps the only thing that nearly all Australians can agree on is that our leaders are not a patch on what they were in times gone by. At the same time, ‘she'll be right, mate' has served Australia well enough so far, and may yet still. To help us understand the state of the nation and our politics in 2024, Will is joined by one of Australia's best-known and most insightful political journalists, Joe Hildebrand.Follow Australiana on social media here.Subscribe to The Spectator Australia here.

Bill Clinton's strategist James Carville memorably said, "It's the economy, stupid". Times have changed. The great political battles of our time are not waged over economics, but cultural issues. Today, "It's the culture, stupid".No one understands this better than Matt Goodwin. Matt is an academic and bestselling author, known for his work on political volatility, risk, populism, British politics, and Brexit. His book, 'Values, Voice and Virtue: The New British Politics' is one of the most influential political science books of modern times.Follow Australiana on social media here.Subscribe to The Spectator Australia here.Subscribe to Matt's Substack here.

Journalist. Contrarian. Iconoclast. Intellectual. Provocateur... And one of the most successful novelists of the 21st century.Lionel Shriver has, in her own words, spent a career courting self-destruction. But she's still standing. In this no-holds barred conversation with Will, Lionel gives her inimitable take on identity politics, the trans debate, and the manias that continue to afflict society in 2024.Note: Lionel's dog makes a cameo in the second half of the episode. Apologies on his behalf.Follow Australiana on social media here.Subscribe to The Spectator Australia here.

We all comfort ourselves by believing in cause and effect. According to Dr Brian Klaas, we wilfully ignore a bewildering truth: but for a few small changes, our lives and our societies could be profoundly different. When given the choice between complex uncertainty and comforting – but wrong – certainty, we too often choose comfort. In other words, we ignore the flukes.Brian is an associate professor of global politics at University College, London, a contributing writer for The Atlantic, and the author of several books, the most recent of which has just been released. It is titled: Fluke: Chance, Chaos, and why everything we do matters.Follow Australiana on social media here.Subscribe to The Spectator Australia here.

2024 is the biggest election year in history. Countries with more than half the world's population – over four billion people – will go to the polls. You'd think the more elections the better, right? Dr Nic Cheeseman would urge caution. In fact, he argues that the greatest political paradox of our time is that there are more elections than ever before, and yet the world is becoming less democratic. Nic is the Professor of Democracy at the University of Birmingham and the co-author of the book, ‘How to Rig an Election'.Follow Australiana on social media here.Subscribe to The Spectator Australia here.Follow Nic on Twitter / X here.

The most astute social commentators on the present are the people who have the deepest understanding of the past. As Mark Twain famously said, “History doesn't repeat itself, but it often rhymes.” Historians are best placed to hear the rhymes of history in the news of the day.There are few historians who have demonstrated such an aptitude and insight for understanding modern politics and culture as Dr Victor Davis Hanson. Victor is the Martin and Illie Anderson Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution. He has written or edited twenty-five books, the latest of which is ‘The Dying Citizen: How Progressive Elites, Tribalism, and Globalization Are Destroying the Idea of America'.Follow Australiana on social media here.Subscribe to The Spectator Australia here.

It's perhaps never been harder to speak the truth than it is in the West today. In fact, many people now implicitly question the value of the truth itself. That's why it's so important to recognise and champion people with the intellectual capacity and moral courage to speak the truth, no matter how uncomfortable it may be.Few people in the public discourse can speak deep truths with such simplicity and power as Zuby. Zuby is a rapper, author, podcast host, public speaker and creative entrepreneur, not to mention Elon Musk's dream presidential candidate…Follow Australiana on social media here.Subscribe to The Spectator Australia here.Subscribe to Real Talk with Zuby here.

Few people called for sanity as the world lost its collective mind during the COVID pandemic, but Jay Bhattacharya was certainly one of them. Jay is a Professor of Health Policy at Stanford University, a Senior Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research, and one of the three authors of The Great Barrington Declaration.In this wide-ranging conversation with Will, Jay discusses the litany of institutional failures that marred the pandemic response, and what we must do to avoid making the same mistakes again.Follow Australiana on social media here.Subscribe to The Spectator Australia here.

On today's show, David Adler discusses media reports of rising antisemitism in Australia (https://youtu.be/c7KXjJVbGsQ). Later, Billboard Chris discusses draft guidance for schools on transgender children, which prompts fears (https://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/24003759.it-will-kill-kids---carlisle-trans-student-draft-school-guidance/). GUEST 1 OVERVIEW: Dr David Adler is a medical graduate of the University of NSW, where he also received the medical faculty prize for general proficiency and leadership. He is formerly the Deputy Medical Secretary of the Australian Medical Association, a role which provided his training ground in policy and advocacy. He has been responsible for significant features of health policy at both State and Federal levels. David is a columnist for the Spectator Australia magazine and a CPAC (Conservative Political Action Conference) speaker. He is on the advisory council of Advance Australia and was awarded life membership by the Medico-Legal Society of NSW. David writes frequently on political issues and provides commentary as an interview guest on radio and television. As President of the Australian Jewish Association, he is a popular speaker at many Jewish community events and is known to be outspoken on issues affecting the Jewish community and as an advocate for Israel. GUEST 2 OVERVIEW: Billboard Chris is the father of two girls. Chris travels the world to expose gender ideology and why children cannot consent to medical transition. https://billboardchris.com

The overwhelming majority of academic articles come and go with little fanfare. There may be the odd admiring nod from a professor, or a few lively debates in university tutorial rooms. But that's normally about it.Unless you are Professor Bruce Gilley. In 2017, Bruce authored a watershed paper titled, ‘The Case for Colonialism.' It sparked a global furore. Far from cowered, Bruce has just released a new book, also titled ‘The Case for Colonialism', that doubles down on his argument: colonialism was, on balance, good for the colonised, and good for the world.Follow Australiana on social media here.Subscribe to The Spectator Australia here.Buy 'The Case for Colonialism' here.

It's that time of the year when many of us will sit down and write. It could be resolutions. It could be reflections. It could be that book that everyone has inside them. There's just one problem. It's really hard.To crack the code of writing, Will is joined by one of the most successful crime fiction authors of all time, Jeffery Deaver. Jeffery has sold over 50 million novels in 25 languages, won numerous awards and counts Ian Rankin, Harlan Coben and Lee Child among his fans. His latest novel, The Watchmaker's Hand, has just been released.Follow Australiana on social media here.Subscribe to The Spectator Australia here.Buy 'The Watchmaker's Hand' here.

It's hard not to see America as a country in decline. Foreign policy attention is stretched, political debate is toxic, the national debt is eye-watering, and the institutions have been ideologically captured. However, America has been written off before. It's geographic, demographic, economic and military advantages remain the envy of the world.To discuss American politics as we enter a defining year in the country's history, Will is joined by best-selling author, host of The Gorka Reality Check, and former Deputy Assistant to President Trump, Sebastian Gorka.Follow Australiana on social media here.Subscribe to The Spectator Australia here.Follow Seb here.

On today's show, Simeon will discuss with Dean the top stories of the day in Australia. Later, Bernie Finn discusses the Victorian Ombudsman Deborah Glass finding 'creeping politicisation' in public service and how Victoria's Public Service succumbs to political overreach. Also, Dr. Julie Sladden discusses Barry Young, a whistleblower who exposes NZ's lethal vaccine data. Governments worldwide mandated the experimental COVID vaccine, yet exempted themselves, including Congress, the White House, and vaccine makers' employees - a clear double standard.  GUEST 1 OVERVIEW: Australian-born Aussie Cossack rose to prominence during the NSW lockdowns as an outspoken media personality notorious for his hilarious interactions with the NSW police and numerous large-scale campaigns against corrupt politicians. Boikov left Australia at the age of 18 to study at the Moscow Sretensky Seminary. It was here that he had his first posting as a journalist Whilst in Russia Boikov became heavily involved in the Russian Cossack movement. Upon returning to Australia Boikov was elected the Ataman of the Australian Cossack chapter and founded a pro-Russian political newspaper called Russian Frontier. In May of 2022 the Aussie Cossack was jailed for 10 months for breaching a suppression and non-publication order for content posted to his YouTube channel. After successfully winning an appeal against the severity of the sentence Aussie Cossack left prison. In December 2022 the Aussie Cossack defected to the Russian Consulate in Sydney where he was granted diplomatic asylum. From his studio within the Consulate building, he now broadcasts daily on TNT Radio. GUEST 2 OVERVIEW: Bernie Finn, now a Senate candidate for Family First at the next election, was the most vocal conservative in the Victorian Parliament. A 23-year parliamentary veteran, Bernie was a beacon for traditional Liberal values - values not held by the party leadership. As a result of his strong stance on a number of issues, he was expelled from the parliamentary Liberal Party a little over 12 months ago. He subsequently joined the Democratic Labour Party and led it into the election last November. In an electorate over half a million, he missed out by just 210 votes. He hasn't backed away from promoting his views and is followed daily by over 42,000 people on Facebook. GUEST 3 OVERVIEW: Dr Julie Sladden is a medical doctor and freelance writer with a passion for transparency in healthcare. Her op-eds have been published in both The Spectator Australia and The Daily Declaration. In 2022, she was elected as a Local Government Councillor for West Tamar in Tasmania.

In this episode, we're joined by Will Kingston, Customer Strategy Consultant at Acquis Cortico-X and Podcast Host for The Spectator Australia. Together, we explore Will's CX Manifesto and global CX trends, and make predictions on what's coming in the upcoming 2024 CX landscape. Throughout our discussion, we emphasize how vital it is to set clear expectations, deliver on promises, and enhance customer performance – to build the foundation of a successful experience, trust. 

On today's show, Dr. Julie Sladden delves into the allegations surrounding the potential contamination of mRNAs with DNA and endotoxin. Following that, Simeon and Lembit will analyze the day's most significant stories in Australia. Additionally, Elliot will provide an in-depth examination of the Sexual Harassment Act within the British Parliament. GUEST 1 OVERVIEW: Dr Julie Sladden is a medical doctor and freelance writer with a passion for transparency in healthcare. Her op-eds have been published in both The Spectator Australia and The Daily Declaration. In 2022, she was elected as a Local Government Councillor for West Tamar in Tasmania. GUEST 2 OVERVIEW: Australian-born Aussie Cossack rose to prominence during the NSW lockdowns as an outspoken media personality notorious for his hilarious interactions with the NSW police and numerous large-scale campaigns against corrupt politicians. Boikov left Australia at the age of 18 to study at the Moscow Sretensky Seminary. It was here that he had his first posting as a journalist Whilst in Russia Boikov became heavily involved in the Russian Cossack movement. Upon returning to Australia Boikov was elected the Ataman of the Australian Cossack chapter and founded a pro-Russian political newspaper called Russian Frontier. In May of 2022 the Aussie Cossack was jailed for 10 months for breaching a suppression and non-publication order for content posted to his YouTube channel. After successfully winning an appeal against the severity of the sentence Aussie Cossack left prison. In December 2022 the Aussie Cossack defected to the Russian Consulate in Sydney where he was granted diplomatic asylum. From his studio within the Consulate building, he now broadcasts daily on TNT Radio. GUEST 3 OVERVIEW: Elliot is a Partner of the firms and leads the Employment Department at Branch Austin. Elliot is a seasoned litigator in the employment field, able to represent high-profile clients in the Employment Tribunal, the Employment Appeal Tribunal, the High Court and the Court of Appeal.

Ramesh Thakur is Emeritus Professor at the Crawford School of Public Policy and the Australian National University, as well as a former Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations. Over the past few years, he has become well known for his conservative political commentary on Sky News Australia and his articles for The Spectator Australia, notably criticising vaccine mandates and the Voice to parliament. On this episode of BASED, Senator Antic and Professor Thakur discuss the impact of pandemic restrictions and policies on public health and democracy, and the shift towards global public health decision making.

GUEST 1 OVERVIEW: Alexandra Marshall is Online Editor for the Spectator Australia and The Good Sauce. She writes on liberty, philosophy and geopolitics. GUEST 2 OVERVIEW: Andrew Thaler is community advocate and campaigner supporting the "No" vote for the Indigenous Voice to Parliament. GUEST 3 OVERVIEW: Jason Bryce is a Melbourne, Australia based business, finance and consumer issues journalist. He is campaign manager for Cash Welcome, an industry backed initiative giving a voice to the millions of Australians who trust and rely on cash. https://www.jasonbryce.com.au/  

On today's show, Dr Julie Sladden & Julian Gillespie discuss if covid 19 vaccines are contaminated with cancer DNA? The Canaries in the Human DNA Mine. GUEST 1 OVERVIEW: Geoff Shaw is a former Liberal and independent MP from Victoria, Australia. He is a former leader of the United Australia Party in Victoria. He is a family man, a Christian who loves sport and the outdoors and is author of the book "Dan Andrews Unmasked". GUEST 2 OVERVIEW: Dr Julie Sladden is a medical doctor and freelance writer with a passion for transparency in healthcare. Her op-eds have been published in both The Spectator Australia and The Daily Declaration. In 2022, she was elected as a Local Government Councillor for West Tamar in Tasmania. GUEST 3 OVERVIEW: Julian Gillespie is a retired Lawyer and former barrister fighting Covid mandates.

GUEST 1 OVERVIEW: Dr Julie Sladden is a medical doctor and freelance writer with a passion for transparency in healthcare. Her op-eds have been published in both The Spectator Australia and The Daily Declaration. In 2022, she was elected as a Local Government Councillor for West Tamar in Tasmania. GUEST 2 OVERVIEW: Kate Shemirani has a background in Qualified General Nursing and a diploma in personal nutrition and is the founder of the British Nursing Alliance, Health Advisor / Nurse for 'Sons of Liberty Radio USA', Host of 'The Kate Shemirani Show' on 'Unity News Network' in UK and Presenter of 'The Kate Shemirani Show' with TNT RADIO.

THE THESIS: They have lived so long in the lie, they now feel it is their only refuge. It is certainly their native tongue. THE SCRIPTURE & SCRIPTURAL RESOURCES: The Old Testament reminds us what happens to people who live in the lie.Psalm 1: 1-61 Blessed is the onewho does not walk in step with the wickedor stand in the way that sinners takeor sit in the company of mockers,2 but whose delight is in the law of the Lord,and who meditates on his law day and night.3 That person is like a tree planted by streams of water,which yields its fruit in seasonand whose leaf does not wither—whatever they do prospers.4 Not so the wicked!They are like chaffthat the wind blows away.5 Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment,nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.6 For the Lord watches over the way of the righteous,but the way of the wicked leads to destruction.The Pharisees had become the religious bureaucrats of their day and, though the Son of God stood directly before them, they could not see . . .John 9Jesus Heals a Man Born Blind9 As he went along, he saw a man blind from birth. 2 His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?”3 “Neither this man nor his parents sinned,” said Jesus, “but this happened so that the works of God might be displayed in him. 4 As long as it is day, we must do the works of him who sent me. Night is coming, when no one can work. 5 While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”6 After saying this, he spit on the ground, made some mud with the saliva, and put it on the man's eyes. 7 “Go,” he told him, “wash in the Pool of Siloam” (this word means “Sent”). So the man went and washed, and came home seeing.8 His neighbors and those who had formerly seen him begging asked, “Isn't this the same man who used to sit and beg?” 9 Some claimed that he was.Others said, “No, he only looks like him.”But he himself insisted, “I am the man.”10 “How then were your eyes opened?” they asked.11 He replied, “The man they call Jesus made some mud and put it on my eyes. He told me to go to Siloam and wash. So I went and washed, and then I could see.”12 “Where is this man?” they asked him.“I don't know,” he said.The Pharisees Investigate the Healing13 They brought to the Pharisees the man who had been blind. 14 Now the day on which Jesus had made the mud and opened the man's eyes was a Sabbath. 15 Therefore the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight. “He put mud on my eyes,” the man replied, “and I washed, and now I see.”16 Some of the Pharisees said, “This man is not from God, for he does not keep the Sabbath.”But others asked, “How can a sinner perform such signs?” So they were divided.17 Then they turned again to the blind man, “What have you to say about him? It was your eyes he opened.”The man replied, “He is a prophet.”18 They still did not believe that he had been blind and had received his sight until they sent for the man's parents. 19 “Is this your son?” they asked. “Is this the one you say was born blind? How is it that now he can see?”20 “We know he is our son,” the parents answered, “and we know he was born blind. 21 But how he can see now, or who opened his eyes, we don't know. Ask him. He is of age; he will speak for himself.” 22 His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jewish leaders, who already had decided that anyone who acknowledged that Jesus was the Messiah would be put out of the synagogue. 23 That was why his parents said, “He is of age; ask him.”24 A second time they summoned the man who had been blind. “Give glory to God by telling the truth,” they said. “We know this man is a sinner.”25 He replied, “Whether he is a sinner or not, I don't know. One thing I do know. I was blind but now I see!”26 Then they asked him, “What did he do to you? How did he open your eyes?”27 He answered, “I have told you already and you did not listen. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you want to become his disciples too?”28 Then they hurled insults at him and said, “You are this fellow's disciple! We are disciples of Moses! 29 We know that God spoke to Moses, but as for this fellow, we don't even know where he comes from.”30 The man answered, “Now that is remarkable! You don't know where he comes from, yet he opened my eyes. 31 We know that God does not listen to sinners. He listens to the godly person who does his will. 32 Nobody has ever heard of opening the eyes of a man born blind. 33 If this man were not from God, he could do nothing.”34 To this they replied, “You were steeped in sin at birth; how dare you lecture us!” And they threw him out.Spiritual Blindness35 Jesus heard that they had thrown him out, and when he found him, he said, “Do you believe in the Son of Man?”36 “Who is he, sir?” the man asked. “Tell me so that I may believe in him.”37 Jesus said, “You have now seen him; in fact, he is the one speaking with you.”38 Then the man said, “Lord, I believe,” and he worshiped him.39 Jesus said,[a] “For judgment I have come into this world, so that the blind will see and those who see will become blind.”40 Some Pharisees who were with him heard him say this and asked, “What? Are we blind too?”41 Jesus said, “If you were blind, you would not be guilty of sin; but now that you claim you can see, your guilt remains.THE NEWS & COMMENT:The Dictator of California has lived in the lie for so long, who can tell is he actually believes himself? What the Republicans voted against was keeping the door open for the IRS or any other agent of the State to force churches, religious hospitals and schools or any other group to violate the practice of their religious faith. Can Gavin even see truth anymore? His own Country of California has cities enshrining racism and special treatment of gender defiant people in their laws with “BIPOC” only meetings and schools and guaranteed income for men who think they are women.‘Election denier” Jamie Raskin has become The Lie, does he know that? One cannot uphold the Constitution by giving the State an open door to attack religious liberties. [AUDIO] - Jamie Raskin: “As my GOP colleagues try to block the Respect for Marriage Act, I remind them what we taught anti-gay politicians a decade ago: you placed your hand on the Bible and swore to uphold the Constitution. You didn't place your hand on the Constitution and swear to uphold the Bible.”Long ago, the ADL gave into lying and are now busily becoming The Lie. President Trump was the most pro-Israel President in history, Tucker Carlson is not gong to be President and being a Globalist is an ideology, not a religion or race. [AUDIO] - The head of the ADL said today that “it shouldn't sound so crazy” to think synagogues and Jewish day schools could be shut down by a Republican administration with Tucker Carlson as president because he would say he wants globalists out of the government.Is there a better example of how living in lies can turn you into The Lie than Jane Fonda? Here, Jane says, without racism there would be no “climate change” . . .”[AUDIO] - ‘This is actually coming out of the United Nations and a lot of so called reports on the issue.' Editor of the Spectator Australia, Alex Marshall reacts to American actress Jane Fonda saying ‘If there was no racism, there would be no climate crisis.'Michael Knowles very calmly allows a woman of The Lie to reveal the fact that she cannot see truth, let alone speak it[AUDIO] - “I identify as being correct, and more correct than you on this issue, and I would just ask that you accept and affirm my identity. Do you?”Zach Abraham's least favorite TV stock guy, Jim Cramer says he hates that people insist we are headed for a recession . . . Jim, we have been in a recession for months. That is not “just [my] opinion”, it is mathematically factual. When was the last time Cramer spoke truth? [AUDIO] - "Everyone's decided there's going to be a recession. I don't see the recession coming," Jim Cramer has said.The same White House who turned the backs on Marines and get them killed and decided to leave hundreds of millions of dollars in war fighting equipment to the Taliban says they will show how much they care about the troops by continuing to insist they get injected with useless, harmful, too often deadly mRNA. [AUDIO] - Jean-Pierre: "Republicans have decided they'd rather fight against the well-being of our troops and we believe it is a mistake. Making sure our troops are prepared and ready for service is a priority for President Biden and the vaccination requirement does just that."THE LISTENERS:Susan KDear Brother Todd, I listened to the podcast with Stacy Ograyenseks and my heart went out to her. I prayed for her, with you, that day.Because I am not in the medical field, I asked a good ‘sister in the Lord' who is a nurse to listen to that podcast.I thought it unusual for you not to have a trusted medical person in that podcast to discern what should have been done with Stacy's husband, other factors to consider, etc.My medical friend read the intro to the podcast and refused to listen/read further, due to your opining of ‘murder' and said that there is so much mis-information and outright lies (on both sides) on this issue, reminded me that Satan is the ‘Father of lies' and she considers it slander of the dedicated medical staff (some who are fellow-Christians) who have tirelessly and heroically try to help patients during Covid (she has been through a lot as a nurse, during Covid too) and that we should only be filling our heads with God's truth and not this (political) stuff because it could cause disunity in the Body of Christ and that only God knows the truth. (citing 2Tim 2:23 “Don't have anything to do wit