News, analysis and interviews from the Institute of Public Affairs, Australia's voice for freedom.
Episodes
Friday Mar 09, 2018
Friday Mar 09, 2018
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This week James and Pete discuss President Trump’s new tariffs and the eurosceptic, anti-establishment Italian election results. In honour of our 50th episode we talk to IPA Executive Director John Roskam on the digital transformation and democratisation of political discourse and the IPA’s central position at the cutting edge of that transformation, as well as John’s attendance at the Jordan Peterson event in Melbourne during the week (9:54 to 24:32).
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Friday Mar 02, 2018
Friday Mar 02, 2018
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This week James and Pete discuss a pretty bad week for the standard of debate in Australian politics, Scott Israel and the latest example of public art waste. We talk to IPA Media and Communications Manager Evan Mulholland about his recent trip to the US, what he heard at CPAC about Trump and the state of American politics and what the American think tanks are thinking about policy (13:31-26:43). We also talk to Andy Poon, Director of Finance and Administration and office Oscars expert about who will win on Monday (26:52-39:02).
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Friday Feb 23, 2018
Friday Feb 23, 2018
This week James and Pete talk the 18C case against Yassmin Abdel-Magied, the outrage over the new Peter Rabbit movie and Simon Breheny’s appearance on Q&A. We talk to North Korean defector Eunhee Park about what it was like to grow up in North Korea, how she escaped and what it’s like to now live in freedom (10:28-28:21). We also talk to Simon Breheny about his Q&A appearance, the future of nuclear energy in Australia and break down some of the feedback he got from his appearance (28:36-35:17)
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Friday Feb 16, 2018
Friday Feb 16, 2018
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This week Pete and Gideon Rozner discuss the Barnaby Joyce scandal, the western media’s glowing coverage of North Korea’s participation in the Olympics and President Trump’s budget proposal. We also talk with IPA Senior Fellow Dr Jennifer Marohasy about further issues with the Bureau of Meteorology’s temperature data (9:42-22:27). And we chat with IPA Research Fellow Matthew Lesh about Peter Ridd, entrepreneurship in Australia and Brexit (22:30-33:57).
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Friday Feb 09, 2018
Friday Feb 09, 2018
This week James and Pete discuss the Barnaby Joyce scandal, the latest on Professor Peter Ridd, the Iran riots, F1 grid girls and the Catholic Church’s deal with the Chinese government. We talk to Rowan Dean, editor of The Spectator Australia, about his two new books The Best of the Spectator Australia and Corkscrewed and what he makes of what’s happening to Professor Peter Ridd (13:41-31:37). We also talk to IPA Research Fellow Daniel Wild about his new Parliamentary Research Brief busting six myths about corporate tax cuts (31:50-41:19).
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Friday Feb 02, 2018
Friday Feb 02, 2018
This week James and Pete talk about the changes to the laws around political donations, Professor Peter Ridd and an attack on academic freedom, Shorten’s plan for a commission into corruption, the results from the latest Human Freedom Index and, of course, the Cabinet Files. We talk to Gideon Rozner about these new laws on donations and what dangers there are for charities and other organisations in the wording, and the problems with Shorten’s call for a ‘living wage’ (12:00 – 25:46). We also talk to Deborah Sims on the latest on the Right To Try legislation, what the IPA is planning for our 75th year anniversary and how likely it is we’ll soon have Prime Minister Jacob Rees-Mogg (25:54 – 38:15).
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Thursday Jan 25, 2018
Thursday Jan 25, 2018
This week James and Pete talk about the IPA’s new poll on Australia Day, the US government shutdown and Britain becoming the latest country to crack down on ‘fake news’. We talk to Dr Bella d’Abrera about the IPA’s poll and what it says about the mood of the country towards Australia Day, the reaction the poll has received and the IPA’s new video on councils that refuse to hold citizenship ceremonies on Australia Day (11:12-23:23). We also talk to Dr Darcy Allen about the latest IPA Review, our highlights from it and what is going on in the world of cryptocurrency (23:29-41:17).
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Friday Jan 19, 2018
Friday Jan 19, 2018
This week James and Pete talk Australia Day, Trump’s Fake News Awards, some recent articles from the IPA and Jordan Peterson’s upcoming tour of Australia. We talk to Alice Springs town councillor and CIS academic Jacinta Nampijinpa Price about her views on Australia Day and the reaction it has garnered, as well as what issues we should be discussing when it comes to Indigenous politics (13:34 -28:38). We also talk to IPA Research Fellow Andrew Bushnell about the organised crime problem in Victoria and what could be done as well as the problems with the McKell Institute’s latest report on inequality in Australia (28:52-45:09).
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Friday Jan 12, 2018
Friday Jan 12, 2018
Welcome back! This week James and Pete recap what the IPA has done over the holiday break with articles and reports on a wide range of major topics and discuss the early results of Trump’s tax reform. We talk to Daniel Wild about the proposal from FARE to increase the tax on alcohol and on the Queensland government’s announcement on GST (11:08-23:01). We also talk to Morgan Begg about the IPA’s latest report into the amount of legislation passed by the government that infringes fundamental legal rights – 324 at the end of 2017 (23:18-35:28)
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Friday Dec 15, 2017
Friday Dec 15, 2017
It’s our last podcast for the year! This week James and Pete talk two new IPA reports, the UN calling for a strengthening of 18C, net neutrality and Victoria Police footing the organisers of Milo Yiannopoulos’ tour the bill for police resources. We talk to Stuart Eaton about what the IPA has achieved this year and what we have planned next year (11:09-24:44) and we talk to John-Michael Howson about the state of Hollywood at the moment and what the new-age McCarthyism is doing to entertainment, and where it comes from (25:04-35:44).
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