🎙 In This Episode of the 2 Worlds Collide Podcast, I sit down with award-winning journalist and Twitter Files reporter Michael Shellenberger, fresh from CPAC and two days of meetings in Canberra, to talk about the Digital Duty of Care Bill and what he calls the push for mass censorship in Australia.

Michael shares what happened when he sat down with Labor Party staffers to discuss the bill, and why he believes they couldn't answer one simple question: what happens when the people you call "extremists" hold these powers? We dig into the part of the bill most people missed: government-authorised "sock puppet" accounts.

Michael explains the history of fake accounts and bot narratives since 2016, why he sees Australia as a testing ground within Five Eyes, and what eSafety and Digital Rights Watch told him when he asked them to justify it.

We also discuss the government going after the algorithm itself, the "My Feed, My Choice" campaign, why Michael believes framing censorship as "care" is so effective, and the government's response to the Bondi attack. Finally, we talk about Australia's "she'll be right" attitude, what Michael calls suicidal empathy, and why he believes free speech is the foundation Western civilisation is built on.

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🎙 In This Episode of the 2 Worlds Collide Podcast, I sit down with George Mamalis, South Australian Coordinator for Turning Point Australia, for a wide-ranging conversation about South Australian politics, free speech, national identity, history and Australia’s future.

We discuss South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas and the state’s political direction, before turning to Anika Wells’ recent speech and Marco Rubio’s address in Athens. We also talk about Gina Rinehart and the reaction to the Welcome to Country speech at the Australia Cup, including the debate around booing and freedom of expression.

The conversation then moves from Alexander the Great to one of today’s biggest long-term challenges: falling reproduction rates and what they could mean for the future of society.

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🎙 In This Episode of the 2 Worlds Collide Podcast, I sit down with former Australian Federal Police Detective Superintendent Dr David Craig for a wide-ranging conversation about the AFP, national security and the changing relationship between law enforcement and government in Australia.

David spent 22 years with the AFP, working across major investigations, counter-terrorism and covert operations, including deployments to East Timor and Afghanistan.

We discuss David’s concerns about increasing government influence over the AFP and why he believes federal policing needs to remain operationally independent and free from political ideology.

We also discuss AFP funding and resources, where David believes priorities have shifted, and what that could mean for the AFP’s ability to focus on serious crime, counter-terrorism and keeping Australians safe.

Finally, we break down the Bondi attack and David’s criticism of the response from government and authorities, including what he believes went wrong and the lessons Australia needs to learn.

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