25 April 2024 Budapest, Hungary E&OE —— The new conservatism is intensely patriotic, economically pragmatic, and deeply respectful of tradition. As leader, I often said of my party in Australia, historically a blend of conservatism and liberalism: “we want lower taxes, smaller government and greater freedom, as liberals; we support the family, small business and…
This was originally given as a paper to the Danube Institute in Budapest E&OE —— Just over six months on, it’s clear that the Voice vote in Australia was both encouraging and discouraging. Encouraging, in that it was the first time anywhere in the world that an issue of identity politics was put to the…
ADDRESS TO JOINT QUADRANT & DANUBE INSTITUTE EVENING: THE POPULIST MOMENT 8 April 2024 The Fullerton Hotel, Sydney E&OE —— Now, whether it’s steadily growing support for minor parties and independents here, now routinely a third of the electorate; the presidential re-run now on offer in the US; the likely obliteration of the British Tory…