Mike is joined by Bob Carr, former Premier of NSW & former Australian Foreign Minister, to discuss his support for proposals to reduce the migration rate by nearly 50%, citing projections indicating that Australia’s population is expected to outpace that of comparable OECD countries by 2030.

Mr Carr also talks about the continuing success of former U.S. President Donald Trump following his 2024 New Hampshire primary win.   He says, “Only lesson from New Hampshire: Trump owns the Republican Party, now a Bonapartist party, obedient to one individual.

If a complex and resilient national party can be suborned by an authoritarian populist, what chance do you give the republic itself of resisting?

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