The National Cabinet gives us a plan out of restrictions but will the states play ball? James and Pete recap the developments as well as the Cedar Meats scandal and the new report showing how lockdown measures around the world are increasing the spread of other diseases.
Likes and Dislikes include The Wolverines in Canberra, a good old fashioned political dustup, Clementine Ford and Catherine Deveny receiving government grants in the middle of a pandemic and the FlexTape guy is in James’ head. (0:00-18:24)Research Fellow Cian Hussey and Generation Liberty Campus Coordinator Anjali Nadaradjane join the quiz this week. Cian takes us behind the scenes of his battle with The Guardian this week and Anjali tells us about Viral Banter: Women and Liberty. (18:24-38:27)
Pete’s Not Fine – Global Edition includes Professor Lockdown Neil Ferguson breaking restrictions to see his lover, the man who didn’t realise you couldn’t quarantine in the middle of Disneyland and The Queen checking in on Australia’s horses, and Pete continues fanning over the NT Chief Minister’s love of froff. (38:27-47:23)We have another draft this week with Research Fellow Morgan Begg taking on James and Pete in a draft to create the world’s greatest band. (47:23-1:07:35)
200: The Last Episode
198: Paul Murray
197: What We Learned In 2020
196: James Lindsay
195: What Just Happened In South Australia?
194: Is South Australia Locking Down?
193: Joe Biden Is Mostly President & Brendan O'Neill
192: No One Knows Anything - Recapping US Election
191: Lockdown (Kind Of) Ends & QLD, US Election Preview
190: Missing Kiwis & Inside Dan Andrews' Press Conferences
189: Two Governments On The Brink
188: Trump Has COVID, Tim Wilson MP & Senator Claire Chandler
187: The Real Cost Of Elimination Strategy Revealed
186: Dan Andrews' Attack On Human Rights
Palaszczuk's Bad Call
Andrews' Road To Nowhere & Bjorn Lomborg
183: Senator James Paterson & David Limbrick MP
182: State Of Emergency
181: State Govs Drunk On Power
180: Jeffrey Tucker & Jim Penman (From Jim's Mowing)
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