Two ex-special operations guys armed with MBAs seek out people leading lives less ordinary, in order to find out how they fill their ‘unforgiving minutes’, and what helps them go, always, a little further. Like intellectual bowerbirds, we collect shiny little objects of knowledge that will help build better humans. Co-hosted by Ben Pronk and Tim Curtis.
Episodes
Thursday Feb 18, 2021
Thursday Feb 18, 2021
We would proffer that Jacqui Lambie is the most passionate politician in the Australian political system. From veterans affairs to the war on drugs to foreign policy she speaks with both passion and conviction.
She is arguably also currently the most controversial politician in Australian political system.
With a difficult upbringing, we talk about Jacqui’s early brush(es) with the law and her ten years in the military. Being pregnant through recruit training to promotion and demotion in uniform; and how that time and experiences shaped her strength and resolve into politics.
Her motivation to get into politics…. and the subsequent struggle to get there. The involvement of Clive Palmer and her relationship with him and her perspectives on the Australian Political system.
We also talk about the Brereton Report - on alleged war crimes in Afghanistan and Jacqui’s views on that and the absence of senior leadership. Her article is well worth reading: ‘No Appetite for Digger Witch-hunt’.
More on Jacqui here: https://www.senatorlambie.com.au
Intelligence Summary (INTSUM)
- 03:20 Jacqui gets on the front foot from the start of the episode!
- 04:05 Jacqui’s upbringing in Devonport.
- 05:00 Unpopular with the police!
- 07:00 Into the Army…. and abandoned by her mates at the recruiting office.
- 10:50 What Jacqui took from the Army… that has stood her in good stead.
- 16:10 What attracted Jacqui into politics.
- 17:30 Fight Night: Department of Veterans Affairs versus Jacqui Lambie.
- 20:20 Transition into politics and Jacqui’s time with Clive Palmer.
- 23:30 Dual citizenship incident.
- 26:20 More on the polarizing Clive Palmer.
- 30:00 What’s different between the political parties?
- 35:20 Where do Jacqui’s views come from.
- 37:30 If Jacqui was a bottle of Pinot!
- 39:00 The Brereton Report: ‘No Appetite for Digger Witch-hunt’- Jacqui.
- 42:00 ‘A gutful’ of the generals and the constantly changing trajectory of purpose in Afghanistan since 2001/2.
- 43:00 What about political leadership and responsibility on the issue in Afghanistan.
- 46:00 Back to the Generals….. ‘What did you do?’.
- 48:55 On the issue of veterans suicide….. and some solution sets.
- 53:10 Talking the war on drugs…. And Jacqui’s son’s battle.
- 55:50 What does Jacqui do for herself.
Music
Thank you to all of our friends providing music to us including from:
- The Externals - available here on Spotify.
- Nik Kali - available here on Spotify
- Mitchell Martin - available here on Spotify
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