#92: The Life And Times Of A Thoroughly liberal Prime Minister – Malcolm Turnbull

Show notes

Selected links

• Follow Malcolm Turnbull: Website | Twitter
• A Bigger Picture, by Malcolm Turnbull
• Malcolm’s speech at the 2010 Deakin Lectures
• Malcolm’s speech at the 2010 BZE Stationary Energy Plan launch
• ‘Condolence on the Death of Robert Hughes’, 2012 speech by Malcolm Turnbull
• Malcolm’s 2015 speech challenging Tony Abbott’s leadership
• The Fiery Chariot, by Lucille Iremonger
• Reflections on the Revolution in France, by Edmund Burke
• The Case for Conservatism, by Quintin Hogg
• The Reluctant Republic, by Malcolm Turnbull
• Fighting For the Republic, by Malcolm Turnbull
• Constitutional Advancement in a Frozen Continent: Essays in honour of George Winterton
• ‘An Alternative Republic Proposal’, Anne Twomey’s 2015 article in the ALJ
• Skin in the Game, by Nassim Taleb
• Antifragile, by Nassim Taleb

Topics discussed

• Which of Malcolm’s speeches is he most proud of? 9:52
• Malcolm’s childhood. 12:51
• Burkean Conservatism. 20:20
• How do governments know when they’re reforming too quickly or too slowly? 26:11
• Resolving the core tension in the Australian Republican Movement. 42:59
• Same-sex marriage. 48:48
• The Minority Rule. 52:19
• Is the Liberal Party philosophically tenable? 59:35
• How does Malcolm assess prospective tech investments? 1:04:24
• Malcolm’s intellectual shift on China. 1:07:19
• Malcolm’s struggle with depression and suicidal thoughts. 1:11:42
• Antifragility. 1:15:48