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For 20 years, Luke Donnellan was the Victorian Labor MP for the outer suburban electorate of Narre Warren. He served as the Minister for Roads and Road Safety and Minister for Ports (2014-2018) and then as the Minister for Child Protection and the Minister for Disability, Ageing and Carers (2018-2021). Before the Nov 2022 state election, the Labor Party denied Luke preselection for his seat, and was thus pushed out of parliament altogether. Luke joined Discernable for an open conversation about ...
How do left-wing/progressive/woke people think? Is there a way for the right wing to speak to the left? Why do they misunderstand one another? Rob McMullan joins us to discuss the psychological differences of those loosely defined as politically left and right wing. Ultimately, Rob's hope is that the moderates on either side will find a way to communicate and cooperate. We discussed: What is 'the collective good'? The left have no interest in cooperation Claims of 'hate speech' Each side is blin...
This is our LIVE coverage of the 2022 Victorian Election. Joined in studio by Ken Phillips from Self Employed Australia, Anka Sahin from True Blue Migration, and Gideon Rozner from the Institute for Public Affairs. Brought to you by our major sponsor: Square Root who provide online maths tutoring in groups and private classes. Send them an email ( info@squareroot.com.au ) to start discussing what your child needs help with! https://squareroot.com.au https://www.facebook.com/SquareRootMaths https...
Joined in studio by Mulgrave candidates Ian Cook and Premier Daniel Andrews, we go over the bold predictions by our election panel on what will happen in Victoria, and where the key upsets will occur. Matt also dives into the Labor and Liberal policy websites comparing the psychological approach of each. The Labor website treats voters incredibly differently from the Liberal website and represents how each party sees the electorate.
Peter Fam is a human rights lawyer from Sydney, Australia. He believes that today's society has become detached from the principles our species has upheld and respected for thousands of years. We took a particularly deep dive into the origin of human rights, natural law and how that is evolving in today's post-modern society that is reimagining the human rights landscape. It forced us to ask deep epistemological questions to trace the authority of self-determination and the origin of truth. Watc...
Aidan McLindon was an elected Liberal politician in Queensland before establishing The Queensland Party, merging with Katter's Australian Party. He now lives in Victoria and is running for the Freedom Party of Victoria in the seat of Mulgrave against Premier Daniel Andrews. Watch the full interview at: https://discernable.io/mulgrave-candidate-aidan-mclindon-jobs-homes-families We discussed: Why Aidan has been involved in so many different political parties in Australia 'Jobs, Homes, Families' R...
Brought to you by SJ Venues, Hopper Motor Group, The Little Environeers and Jagger Watches, this is the pre-election dinner hosted by Discernable and Voice for Victoria. As well as recording a live episode of the PollieBites podcast, we had an extended panel + audience discussion about the probable outcomes of the 2022 Victorian election. With special guests Ian Cook (Independent for Mulgrave against Premier Daniel Andrews), Paul Hopper (Independent for Werribee against Treasurer Tim Pallas), Kr...
In this episode of The People's Project with Comedian Corey White and 'Lady Liberty' Kate Fantinel: STATE DADDY We explore the shenanigans of Western Australia's 'State Daddy' Premier Mark McGowan. Why exactly is he so popular? And does he deserve the fame? The panel stacked with West Australians disagrees with Matt who finds McGowan endearing. We delve into the links between government and big businesses like Fortescue Metal Group (Twiggy Forrest). THE KINGDOM OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA Now that Mark...
With so many calls for a 'covid amnesty', let's get one thing clear: amnesty is only for the guilty. So are you finally admitting you screwed us? This is why there can be no pandemic amnesty. ----------------------------- Thank you to LibsofTikTok for collating many of the news headlines used here. Other news headlines are collected by Discernable, with some original footage and some stock photography used throughout.
Ben Mol is a Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Monash Health, Melbourne. He focuses deeply on medical interventions: what are they, why are they deployed, are they overused? He leads the Evidenced based Women's Health Care Research Group who are investigate whether medical interventions around the world are conducted with evidence, are beneficial to patients, and whether they cause harm. In the course of his research, Ben has uncovered startling evidence such as 30% of peer-reviewed and...
In this episode of The People's Project with David Limbrick MP and Corrine from Smoke Dreams: IS CANNABIS GOOD OR BAD? The conservative view is that cannabis is not only harmful, it's immoral and 'ILLEGAL!'. This has been the dominant message in policing, media and politics for nearly 100 years. The progressive view is that it's harmless and to be celebrated, endorsed and embraced by all. But is it as simple as either side makes out? THE WAR ON DRUGS When governments spend billions of dollars on...
Zuby is an internationally recognised rap and hip hop artist who also achieved fame as the champion British female deadlift record holder (238kg). Designed to raise awareness of the absurdity of biological men competing against biological women in sport, the stunt eclipsed his music success and he was thrust into the culture wars where he has been offering previously common - but now exceedingly rare - takes on society. He continues to self publish his music and books, as well as tour internatio...
Stress, anxiety and wellness expert Sam Eddy returns to the studio to talk LGBTQ Pride Month, identity making and how humans all across the ideological spectrum mistakenly live out of ego. We discussed: Gay Pride Adopting labels for identity and living out of ego Finding peace to overcome anxiety What is peace? what is it based on? Are there foundations to peace and morality? The childhood programming that both hurts and helps us Sam comes out as gay but refuses to become an LGBTQ activist How i...
Kris Borer is the author of 'The Ethics of Anarcho Capitalism' and I invited him on the show for an extended exploration of what libertarianism, capitalism, libertarianism etc actually is and whether Australians should take notice or simply go on living ignorant of these ideologies. Is taxation theft? Are government subsidies unethical? Is it ok to do some harm to avoid even greater harm? We discussed anarchism, capitalism, libertarianism, ethics, societal conflicts, the robot apocalypse, cronyi...
In this special episode of The People’s Project with Stanford’s Jay Bhattacharya and the Assistant Secretary General (ret.) of the United Nations Professor Ramesh Thakur: ANALYSING MELBOURNE'S LOCKDOWNS We step through the lockdowns and delve into the science behind the Great Barrington Declaration compared to 'The ScienceTM' practised by governments around the world (except Sweden). Jay has some choice words for the unique hell unleashed on Victorians and expertly describes what Public Health a...
In this week's episode of The People's Project with David Limbrick MP and Human Rights Lawyer Peter Fam: EXPERTS ATTACK VACCINE MANDATES The esteemed British Medical Journal (which has been braver than most journals) details the insane politicisation of mandates and the demonisation of people backfiring for the medical establishment. We read out the most egregious statements by world leaders. AUSTRALIANS WON'T FORGET Forget political parties, Australians open their own wallets to fund political ...
In this week's episode of The People's Project: FAT IS THE NEW FIT The body positivity movement brought us 'beautiful at any size' but now we're drifting into 'healthy at any size' which is surely, medically, empirically, experientially and scientifically untrue. THE NEW RELIGION: SOCIAL JUSTICE Author Andrew Doyle writes about the Salem Witch Trials in 1692 which when properly understood, explain how social justice activists force entire societies into submission, even when we all know what the...
Father of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, John Shipton, and whistle-blower David McBride join Discernable for an exclusive deep dive into government secrets. Do we still believe that Western governments are more noble than Chinese, Russian and other world governments? Who exactly are 'the good guys' and 'the bad guys' on the world stage? Are government secrets and warmongering the price to pay for our free democracies? David McBride served in both the British and Australian armed forces and is...
In this week's episode of The People's Project: DAN HAS A PROBLEM #CookversusCrook Daniel Andrews, Brett Sutton and Dandenong council have created a monster! A slug that threatens the Premier's own seat: Mulgrave. Ian Cook founded iCook Foods where a slug was planted by a corrupt Melbourne council with backing from the Labor Party. With a team of retired detectives Ian has defeated all charges and now openly labels the players involved as 'corrupt' with not a single defamation action or threat l...
Box Hill is the Chinese capital of Melbourne, much like Hurstville in Sydney. Traditionally a Liberal seat (1955-1982 and 1992-2018), it is tipped to return to the Liberals in the Nov 2022 election with Malaysian candidate Nicole Werner. Daughter of working class migrants from Malaysia in 1987, Nicole is a lifelong local of Box Hill whose career has been managing charities in the not-for-profit sector (foodbanks). We discussed: A working class migrant family arrives in Box Hill Point Cook Rd and...
In this week's episode of The People's Project: WHY IS FERTILITY CRASHING Reproductive epidemiologist Shanna Swan PhD details crashing fertility across all species due to endocrine disruptors in our environment WHY ARE YOU SENDING YOUR KIDS TO SCHOOL? We argue out the validity of school. Is it just daycare? IS UNIVERSITY STILL RELEVANT? What is the role of universities and are they living up to it? THE PROBLEM WITH MEN Single mum raising boys, male depression and differences in gender. NEWS WITH...
Robert Barwick is the Research Director of the Australian Citizens Party and has been revealing the influence of big banks at the core of our politics for decades. In this interview we explored: How lobbyists control the direction of Australia's politics How Australia's cash ban was defeated Australia's 'bail in laws' that steal the savings of Australians The immorality of Uber The kind of protest that works Banks have a goal of eliminating cash Australia won't survive without cash The true exte...
Norman Fenton is a professor of Risk Information Management at Queen Mary University of London and director of Agena - a company focused on uncertainty quantification, probabilistic models and smart data. He has spoken out loudly and often against 'statistical illusions' that, though convincing, are in complete mathematical error. The professor believes these statistical illusions have been used by governments to falsely justify many policies, and that even his fellow statisticians who see the e...
In this week's episode of The People's Project: MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS Neighbours have turned on neighbours, but will increased surveillance sneak in by stealth? Amazon's Ring cameras partner with police forces to catch the crims...and give you a subsidy. WHY SHOULDN'T I KEEP IT? Defeated Prime Minister Scott Morrison is found out to have secretly stashed some powers away for himself. Does power corrupt everyone? HOW THE MIGHTY HAVE FALLEN Ally Langdon (TODAY Show) places her ignorance on displa...
Professor Mattias Desmet is the author of The Psychology of Totalitarianism - a book that describes a world in the grips of 'mass formation'. Under the correct conditions, the professor believes that a specific type of group formation can emerge, and has emerged in 2020. He cites historical examples where masses formed such as 'concentration camps to deal with the Jews, crusades to deal with the Muslims and witch-hunts to deal with the witches' but makes the distinction that in a technocratic er...
Amar Singh is the founder of Turbans 4 Australia and a practising Sikh. Growing up in the same area as Matt (Campbelltown, NSW) he sat down with Discernable to discuss what it was like growing up in South West Sydney and his embrace of Sikhism and everything it represents. Watch the full interview at https://discernable.io/amar-singh-sikhism-and-turbans-4-australia ------------------------------------- DISCERNABLE The Video Archive: https://discernable.io Prefer audio? Search for 'It Is Discerna...
Professor Joseph Camilleri is one of Australia's leading International Relations scholars, publishing over 15 books and contributing hundreds of chapters and refereed articles in academic journals. He joined Discernable to explain where Australia sits in the world, and whether Australians perceive their place in the world. We explored: Whether and how China would invade Australia Why China wants Taiwan back (and what will happen) Why Australians are unaware of international politics The influenc...
Ryan Smith MP was the Minister for Environment and Climate Change and Minister for Youth Affairs in Victoria between 2010 and 2014. He remains a sitting member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly as the Shadow Minister for Finance, Planning & Heritage and Suburban Recovery. He will be contesting to retain the seat of Warrandyte in the November 2022 election. He joined Discernable to face the popular accusation that the Liberal Party 'doesn't stand for anything'. With no time limits and no ...
In this week's episode of The People's Project: BEIJING IRAN ‘MERICA? The world is heating up. After Pelosi's visit to Taiwan, China is enjoying some sabre rattling. Major General (ret.) Jim Molan believes China will attack Australia to squeeze Taiwan but Prof Joseph Camilleri says this is fanciful. Looking at the USA military bases around the world, is it any wonder countries like Iran are also feeling pressured? CHINA IS THE FUTURE Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi describes China as 'one of t...
