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Weatherboard and Iron with Barnaby Joyce and Matt Canavan

Weatherboard and Iron with Barnaby Joyce and Matt Canavan

By Barnaby Joyce and Matt Canavan

Your insight into politics, the bush and the future of regional Australia - hosted by Barnaby Joyce and Matt Canavan
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Episode 7 - Matt Canavan and Prof. Peter Ridd discuss the Great Barrier Reef

Weatherboard and Iron with Barnaby Joyce and Matt CanavanMar 10, 2020

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#20 - COVID zero is dead

#20 - COVID zero is dead

#20 - COVID zero is dead 

I don't lament the passing of the zero COVID myth 

I go through some great articles that helped slay the dragon: 

1. My oped in the AFR - https://www.afr.com/policy/health-and-education/swallow-hard-reality-pill-on-virus-deaths-20210804-p58fxc

2. Gary Banks's oped in the AFR - https://www.afr.com/policy/economy/good-policy-process-a-casualty-of-the-war-on-covid-19-20210823-p58l8h?fbclid=IwAR0Jkh_1bWSsNQb_lF5Q1J0V8tyV4b2JSs5qjQkrSR0-1k4Ii7ygH2TswxY

3. Glenn Greenwald on the lack of cost-benefit analysis - https://greenwald.substack.com/p/the-bizarre-refusal-to-apply-cost

4. CS Lewis's paper on the dangers of technocracy - http://liberty-tree.ca/research/willing_slaves_of_the_welfare_state

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Aug 29, 202144:41
#19 - Vaccine Passports & QLD Govt Bait and Switch
Aug 27, 202145:53
#18 - George Christensen on the American Capitol Building Riot and Big Technology Censorship

#18 - George Christensen on the American Capitol Building Riot and Big Technology Censorship

I caught up with George Christensen this week to talk about the Capitol Building riots, the need to condemn political violence on all sides, and the risk of big technology censorship.

Jan 13, 202127:37
#17 - Senator Dr Sam McMahon on the NT election

#17 - Senator Dr Sam McMahon on the NT election

I caught up with Senator Sam McMahon this week on what the results of the NT election mean for the massive opportunities that exist in the north.

Sep 04, 202032:44
#16 - Trent Thorne on the 2011 Live Export Ban
Jun 04, 202041:09
#15 - Tony Abbott on the pandemic and China
May 27, 202034:28
Episode 14 - Matt Canavan and Susan McDonald on dairy, agriculture and Senate inquiries

Episode 14 - Matt Canavan and Susan McDonald on dairy, agriculture and Senate inquiries

Weatherboard and Iron is your insight into politics, the bush, and the future of regional Australia.

This week, Matt Canavan and Susan McDonald chat about her life before being elected to the Senate in 2019, her push for fairness in the dairy industry, the effects on China's actions on Australia's agriculture industry and the Senate's inquiry to regulation of the Great Barrier Reef.

May 22, 202031:57
Episode 13 - Matt Canavan and George Christensen on the pandemic, world trade and China

Episode 13 - Matt Canavan and George Christensen on the pandemic, world trade and China

This week's episode of Weatherboard and Iron is with George Christensen the Federal Member for Dawson.  On George's new podcast, Conservative One, we had a conversation about the implications of the pandemic on world trade and the integration of China in the world economy

May 11, 202045:13
Episode 12 - Matt Canavan and Barnaby Joyce on Privacy, Surveillance and COVID

Episode 12 - Matt Canavan and Barnaby Joyce on Privacy, Surveillance and COVID

Latest Weatherboard and Iron podcast is up. I talk to Barnaby about privacy, surveillance and the COVIDsafe app. Plus why we must keep our independence from a Chinese government that is attempting to bully others.

May 01, 202030:57
Episode 11 - Matt Canavan and Greg Sheridan on the Coronavirus and globalisation

Episode 11 - Matt Canavan and Greg Sheridan on the Coronavirus and globalisation

In my latest podcast I talk to Greg Sheridan, the foreign editor for The Australian, about how coronavirus will end globalisation as we know it. We talk about why we need to get back to manufacturing in Australia, and how this will all impact our place in the region.

Apr 24, 202041:47
Episode 10 - Barnaby Joyce and Matt Canavan discuss COVID-19

Episode 10 - Barnaby Joyce and Matt Canavan discuss COVID-19

Weatherboard and Iron is your insight into politics, the bush, and the future of regional Australia.

This week, Weatherboard and Iron discuss the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.  Barnaby Joyce and Matt Canavan chat about the future spread of the disease, potential lock-downs to regions, and  the banks and payday lenders and the economic response

Mar 27, 202038:52
Episode 9 - Matt Canavan and Zed Seselja discuss the history and future of Canberra

Episode 9 - Matt Canavan and Zed Seselja discuss the history and future of Canberra

Weatherboard and Iron is your insight into politics, the bush, and the future of regional Australia. In this episode Matt Canavan and Assistant Minister for Finance, Charities and Electoral Matters, Senator Zed Seselja, discuss the history and future of Canberra, its growth and the upcoming ACT elections later this year.

Mar 20, 202028:21
Episode 8 - Matt Canavan and James Paterson discuss freedom and liberalism

Episode 8 - Matt Canavan and James Paterson discuss freedom and liberalism

Weatherboard and Iron is your insight into politics, the bush, and the future of regional Australia. In this episode:

- Matt Canavan and Senator James Paterson discuss the background of classical liberalism and how it has framed our modern institutions

- James Paterson explains the threats to freedom that are present in our society

Mar 16, 202032:29
Episode 7 - Matt Canavan and Prof. Peter Ridd discuss the Great Barrier Reef

Episode 7 - Matt Canavan and Prof. Peter Ridd discuss the Great Barrier Reef

Weatherboard and Iron is your insight into politics, the bush, and the future of regional Australia.  

This week, Weatherboard and Iron hits the road to sit down with marine physicist Peter Ridd to discuss the Great Barrier Reef and the issue of Queensland Labor's new Reef Regulations, ahead of public Senate Inquiry hearings next week.

Mar 10, 202034:40
Episode 6 - Matt Canavan and Barnaby Joyce discuss Senate estimates

Episode 6 - Matt Canavan and Barnaby Joyce discuss Senate estimates

Weatherboard and Iron is your insight into politics, the bush, and the future of regional Australia.  In this episode Matt Canavan and Barnaby Joyce discuss the week that was in Parliament, including Senate estimates and the revelations from the CSIRO and Department of Environment.

Mar 05, 202022:56
Episode 5 - Matt Canavan and Barnaby Joyce discuss coronavirus and getting more Australians to the regions

Episode 5 - Matt Canavan and Barnaby Joyce discuss coronavirus and getting more Australians to the regions

Weatherboard and Iron is your insight into politics, the bush, and the future of regional Australia. In this episode:

- Matt Canavan and Barnaby Joyce discuss the ongoing coronavirus outbreak and its impacts on regional communities that lack the infrastructure of major capitals

- Barnaby and Matt go in depth on incentivising Australians to live in regional Australia, including ways to improve the tax system to support people living in rural and remote areas

Mar 04, 202031:26
Episode 4 - Barnaby Joyce and Andrew Wilkie discuss Julian Assange

Episode 4 - Barnaby Joyce and Andrew Wilkie discuss Julian Assange

Weatherboard and Iron is your insight into politics, the bush, and the future of regional Australia. In this episode:

- Barnaby Joyce sits down with Independent MP Andrew Wilkie, who has just returned from London after meeting with Julian Assange

- Barnaby and Andrew discuss the legal issues facing Julian Assange, as he fights an extradition request from the United States

- Barnaby explains why the legal fraternity should rally behind Julian Assange as a matter of principle

Feb 26, 202024:33
Episode 3 - Matt Canavan and Barnaby Joyce discuss reforming the Senate

Episode 3 - Matt Canavan and Barnaby Joyce discuss reforming the Senate

Weatherboard and Iron is your insight into politics, the bush, and the future of regional Australia. In this episode:

- Barnaby Joyce explains his proposal to reform the Senate to better represent regional Australia

- Matt Canavan and Barnaby Joyce discuss Labor's policy for a net-zero emissions target and the impact it would have on regional communities

- Barnaby raises the issue of Julian Assange, as he fights an extradition request from the United States

Feb 24, 202031:35
Episode 2 - Matt Canavan and George Christensen discuss the coal industry

Episode 2 - Matt Canavan and George Christensen discuss the coal industry

Weatherboard and Iron is your insight into politics, the bush, and the future of regional Australia. In this episode:

- George Christensen explains how the issue of coal transformed the political landscape of Central and North Queensland

- Matt and George detail why the proposed Collinsville Power Station is so important to keep Australian manufacturing jobs here

- Matt Canavan explains why the proposed new coal-fired power station in North Queensland is supported by indigenous traditional owners, and how coal can help Close The Gap

Feb 19, 202035:07
Episode 1 - Matt Canavan and Barnaby Joyce discuss the future of the National Party

Episode 1 - Matt Canavan and Barnaby Joyce discuss the future of the National Party

Weatherboard and Iron is your insight into politics, the bush, and the future of regional Australia. In this episode:

- Barnaby Joyce reveals what went through his mind when he challenged for the leadership of The National Party

- Barnaby and Matt discuss Llew O'Brien's decision to leave The National Party - and the broader ramifications for the Liberal National Party

- You'll get an insight as to why The National Party is fighting for a coal-fired power station at Collinsville in North Queensland

Feb 12, 202029:52