Afternoon Light Podcast

Afternoon Light is the podcast of the Robert Menzies Institute. You can listen to individual episodes by clicking on the links below, or subscribe to Afternoon Light using your favourite podcast app.

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26 Jul, 2022

Bridget Brooklyn, ‘A Tendency to See This As Monolithic’ Unpacking the 1954 Election

In this week’s episode of the Afternoon Light podcast, Robert Menzies Institute CEO Georgina Downer talks to Western Sydney University Lecturer Dr Bridget Brooklyn about the intricacies of the pivotal 1954 election.

11 Sep, 2024

Stefan Petrow on the origins of the Tasmanian Liberal Party | “An anti-socialist paradise”

4 Sep, 2024

Baden Teague on South Australia’s Liberal & Country League | “A well thought out fusion of liberals & conservatives”

28 Aug, 2024

Anne Henderson on Enid Lyons, May Couchman, & the Female Liberal Founders | “You’ve got to put your hand up”

21 Aug, 2024

David Kemp on forming a party with an explicitly liberal philosophy | “A very idealistic and practical effort”

14 Aug, 2024

Gosia Klatt on Australia’s surprising role representing Poland during WW2 | “Escaped the notice of history”

7 Aug, 2024

Tony Brady on the Empire Air Training Scheme | “Never will have anything on that scale again”

31 Jul, 2024

Ann Howard on the evacuation of Australian children during WW2 | “A Theatre of War”

24 Jul, 2024

Scott Prasser on the role of Parliamentary Oppositions | “The Government in Waiting”

17 Jul, 2024

Denis Byrne on the China-Australia Migration Corridor | “A two-way flow”

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