Episode

Australia - Time for Big Boy Pants!

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Right2BWrong Podcast
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May 13, 2026
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Summary

For decades, Australia has drifted on short-term politics, cheap slogans, and the assumption that someone else — usually America — would handle the hard stuff. In this episode, we examine whether the country is finally ready to pull on its “big boy pants” and reverse the disastrous decisions of the past: deindustrialisation, hollowed-out defence capability, energy incoherence, reckless immigration settings, housing neglect, and the bipartisan addiction to selling off national assets. From strategic dependence to economic complacency, we unpack how years of poor leadership left Australia exposed — and what it would actually take to become a serious, resilient nation again. -- Right2BWrong Podcast website Right2BWrong Pty Ltd. © Copyright Right2BWrong