Oct 18, 2026 · 1 hr 43 min · 14 segments
ABG NATIONAL SUMMIT 2026 FULL FOOTAGE WITH GERARD RENNICK, SCOTT CHALLEN, JOHN ARMFIELD & MORE COMMANDING THE NARRATIVE EPISODE 179 ABG NATIONAL SUMMIT 2026 – full coverage from the Australians for…
Scott ChallenGuest
Steven TrippHost
John ArmfieldGuest
But what better place to talk about politics? And I'm sure all of you are very concerned about the trajectory of this country, and that's why you're here, to engage in solutions on how we can set this country on the right track.
Now, when I was coming up here from Sydney today, I was listening to the Mark Burris podcast, and they were talking about the economy.
Now, Tom Pannell said usually when they announce a budget, you know, there's some people that cheer about it.
He said this is the first time he's ever heard a budget come down where everyone is angry.
And the question was then raised, then why did the government do it? And the answer was they're doing it out of ideology.
Now, I don't know about you, but when I elect a member of parliament, I don't elect them to instill their ideology.
So that's some of the things that we need to look at when we think about the parliamentarians going into positions in Canberra.
How do we build accountability into our system so we can stop things like that happening? Because in this country, we have these politicians that are running around with their ideology, but they also have an authoritarian streak going through them as well.
We have that in New South Wales with our Premier, Chris Minns, who's been popping up in front of TV cameras wherever he can, telling people, oh, we don't have free speech like America does, and almost celebrating the fact that we don't have free speech.
And then the other day, when he was in Budget Estimates, the Honourable John Ruddock was asking him a question on whether he would support a plebiscite for the Australian people to decide whether we want free speech in this country.
And John said, do you support a plebiscite? And straight away, before John could even get those words out of his mouth, he said, no.
He went on to say that he believes that the Parliament should decide whether we have free speech, a fundamental freedom, a fundamental freedom that we should have in this country, and we have politicians who believe that it shouldn't be in the hands of the people, it should be in the hands of the politicians.
So we need to look at other places around the world And how do they handle those things and how can we adapt some of the processes that they do and adapt it here? So one of the things that we could do is introduce another ballot paper at elections.
But what better place to talk about politics? And I'm sure all of you are very concerned about the trajectory of this country, and that's why you're here, to engage in solutions on how we can set this country on the right track.
Now, when I was coming up here from Sydney today, I was listening to the Mark Burris podcast, and they were talking about the economy.
Now, Tom Pannell said usually when they announce a budget, you know, there's some people that cheer about it.
He said this is the first time he's ever heard a budget come down where everyone is angry.
And the question was then raised, then why did the government do it? And the answer was they're doing it out of ideology.
Now, I don't know about you, but when I elect a member of parliament, I don't elect them to instill their ideology.
So that's some of the things that we need to look at when we think about the parliamentarians going into positions in Canberra.
How do we build accountability into our system so we can stop things like that happening? Because in this country, we have these politicians that are running around with their ideology, but they also have an authoritarian streak going through them as well.
We have that in New South Wales with our Premier, Chris Minns, who's been popping up in front of TV cameras wherever he can, telling people, oh, we don't have free speech like America does, and almost celebrating the fact that we don't have free speech.
And then the other day, when he was in Budget Estimates, the Honourable John Ruddock was asking him a question on whether he would support a plebiscite for the Australian people to decide whether we want free speech in this country.
And John said, do you support a plebiscite? And straight away, before John could even get those words out of his mouth, he said, no.
He went on to say that he believes that the Parliament should decide whether we have free speech, a fundamental freedom, a fundamental freedom that we should have in this country, and we have politicians who believe that it shouldn't be in the hands of the people, it should be in the hands of the politicians.
So we need to look at other places around the world And how do they handle those things and how can we adapt some of the processes that they do and adapt it here? So one of the things that we could do is introduce another ballot paper at elections.
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