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Prime Minister Tony Abbott on Refugees, Fossil Fuels & the fate of Western Civilisation

Prime Minister Tony Abbott on Refugees, Fossil Fuels & the fate of Western Civilisation

Update: 2025-11-27
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Tony Abbott was the 28th Prime Minister of Australia. Here, he visits Josh for an Uncomfortable Conversation about his government’s policy of “turning back” asylum-seeker boats; about climate change (as PM, he abolished Australia’s short-lived tax on carbon); and about his view of the historical treatment of First Nations Australians.

Josh and Tony wrestle with the challenges facing the U.K. and the U.S. from right-wing populism, illegal immigration, multiculturalism, and the fate of Western democracy.

His new book is “Australia: A History“.

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Prime Minister Tony Abbott on Refugees, Fossil Fuels & the fate of Western Civilisation

Prime Minister Tony Abbott on Refugees, Fossil Fuels & the fate of Western Civilisation