S4E07 – Australia's Future with Tony Abbott – The 2025 federal election is here!
On this episode of Australia's Future, former Prime Minister and Institute of Public Affairs’ Distinguished Fellow, Tony Abbott, explains why he thinks Welcome to Country ceremonies should end, why Spain's blackouts are a taste of things to come for Australia, and why he believes Peter Dutton's Coalition will score an upset, come-from-behind victory on Saturday.
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S4E06 - Australia's Future with Tony Abbott – Why the polls are wrong
With less than two weeks until polling day and early voting underway; special guest host and Institute of Public Affairs’ Senior Fellow, John Roskam, and former Prime Minister and Distinguished Fellow of the IPA, Tony Abbott, discuss what's at stake on 3 May, why he believes Peter Dutton will be Australia's next prime minister, and the background to Russia's interest in Indonesia.
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S4E05 - Australia's Future with Tony Abbott - The 2025 federal election is on!
Special guest host and Institute of Public Affairs’ Senior Fellow, John Roskam, and former Prime Minister and Distinguished Fellow of the IPA, Tony Abbott, talk about being back out on the campaign trail in South Australia, why Peter Dutton's cut in the petrol tax is a potential election game-changer, and how Australia and the world should react to Donald Trump's tariffs.
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S4E04 Australia’s Future with Tony Abbott – Chinese war ships
Former Prime Minister and Distinguished Fellow of the Institute of Public Affairs, Tony Abbott, and IPA Deputy Executive Director, Daniel Wild, discuss China's use of its navy in Australian waters; the latest political developments in the US; and the fallout from the Western Australia state election and its potential implications for the federal election.
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S4E03 Australia’s Future with Tony Abbott – Trump’s America
Former Prime Minister and Distinguished Fellow of the Institute of Public Affairs, Tony Abbott, and IPA Deputy Executive Director, Daniel Wild, discuss the domestic and foreign policy of the Trump administration; the recent Alliance for Responsible Citizenship conference in London; and Labor's shadow campaign launch for the 2025 federal election.
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Australia is facing its most significant challenges since World War Two. Geopolitical tensions are increasing, Cultural self-confidence is in decline. The values which define us freedom, democracy, egalitarianism, and sacrifice – are being put to the test. Over this special podcast series Tony and I discuss how Australia can not only survive, but flourish in the decades ahead.