This week the panel tackles the latest victories for unelected bureaucrats, as Bridget McKenzie takes a hit for the sin of ignoring Departmental advice, and the failed Foreign Interference laws licence snooping and partisan point scoring. Meanwhile the panel wonders how the federal government comes to be funding footy club change rooms in the first place (federalism anybody)? (1:50-10:55) And how Shadow Attorney-General seems to be the only one in Canberra who can get the bureaucracy to act with alacrity (10:55-25:15) And where do the Ministerial changes leave the National Party? (25:15-33:00) Also Scott Morrison shutting the border with China has economic implications for our massive tourism and education sectors; even as the Leninist state in China struggles to contain the crisis. (33:00-46:03) Your hosts Scott Hargreaves and Dr Chris Berg are joined by the IPA’s Morgan Begg and Zachary Gorman to answer these questions and dive into their culture picks. This week’s picks include the horror film Doctor Sleep, Peter Seamer’s Breaking Point, Netflix’s new docuseries on the NFL star Aaron Hernandez, Killer Inside: The Mind of Aaron Hernandez, as well as Amanda Hollis-Brusky’s novel on The Federalist Society’s modern American political history movement, Ideas with Consequences: The Federalist Society and the Conservative. (46:03-1:09:07)
Show Notes:
Announcement of Grants; Australia National Audit Office (ANAO)
https://www.anao.gov.au/work/request/announcement-grants
Culture Picks:
Doctor Sleep; Mike Flanagan
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5606664/
Breaking Point; Peter Seamer
https://www.booktopia.com.au/breaking-point-peter-seamer/book/9781760641290.htmlKiller Inside: The Mind of Aaron Hernandez; Netflix
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11475228/
Ideas with Consequences: The Federalist Society and the Conservative Counterrevolution (Studies in Postwar American Political Development); Amanda Hollis-Brusky
https://www.amazon.com/Ideas-Consequences-Conservative-Counterrevolution-Development/dp/0199385521
Ep 34: 1.2 Million Reasons Why JCU Should’ve Left Peter Ridd Alone
Ep 33: Who Let The Lunatics Run The Asylum?
Ep 32: Has Disney Won The Trade War?
Ep 31: Hong Kong: Nobody Puts Freedom In The Corner
Ep 30: The Centre-Right Is Alive And Well
Ep 29: Conceptual Engineering And The Death Of The English Language
Ep 28: Who Doesn't Have Access To Your Metadata Now?
Ep 27: "Now Hearing The Case Of Taxpayer v Taxpayer"
Ep 26: What Does Scott Morrison Actually Think About Recognition
Special Episode: Troy Bramston
Ep 25: How Not to Protect Religious Freedom
Ep 24: What Will Freedom Look Like In 2050?
Ep 23: Should GoFundMe Repent?
Special Episode: Dr Peter Ridd
Ep 22: Will Facebook's Libra Kill Off Central Banking?
Ep 21: What Can The State Keep Secret From The Public?
Ep 20: The State of our Origins: Would Another ATSIC Solve Anything?
Ep 19: Why Size Doesn’t Matter For So-Called Minor Parties
Ep 18: A Time for Mainstream Australians
Ep 17: Can Capitalism Be Woke?
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