{"podcast":{"title":"The Hard Yarns Podcast","slug":"the-hard-yarns-podcast-1163208","podcast_index_feed_id":1163208,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/9756a08/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://www.thehardyarns.com/","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/1486898/1486898-1782297687156-fafddb84a9169.jpg","author":"Cameron Branch and Daniel Delby","episode_count":443,"summary":"Conspiracies, Culture and Comedy. Branchy and Delby tackle the questions you’ve always wanted to know with different guests every week. From Politics, conspiracies, sports and spirituality to mindset and mental health, nothing is off limits. Unfiltered, raw and curious conversations","last_synced_at":"2026-06-30T14:21:15.146068+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hard-yarns-podcast-1163208"},"episode":{"title":"#411 - Secession: No Income Tax? Could Western Australia be Its Own Nation?","slug":"411-secession-no-income-tax-could-western-australia-be-its-own-nation","published_at":"2026-03-16T08:53:13+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hard-yarns-podcast-1163208/411-secession-no-income-tax-could-western-australia-be-its-own-nation","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hard-yarns-podcast-1163208","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cameron-branch8/episodes/411---Secession-No-Income-Tax--Could-Western-Australia-be-Its-Own-Nation-e3ggkm0","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/APO8989694530.mp3","summary":"What if Western Australia became its own country? In this episode, Branchy is joined by economist Professor Gigi Foster and former barrister Julian Gillespie , authors of Secession by Western Australia . Together they propose the bold idea of WA leaving the Australian federation and becoming an independent nation. The proposal includes abolishing income tax , funding government through royalties on WA’s vast natural resources , and creating a sovereign wealth fund similar to Norway’s to secure long-term prosperity. The conversation also dives into government transparency, health system reform, and returning decision-making power to the people . Is this a realistic pathway… or just a radical idea designed to challenge the system we’ve all accepted? Regardless this is a conversation that will make you question how our country is run. www.SecessionWABook.shop email: SecessionWA@proton.me PATREON Support The Hard Yarns and get access to exclusive drops, content, live shows and promo codes : www.patreon.com/thehardyarnspodcast FIND US Email: info@thehardyarns.com Instagram: @thehardyarnspodcast YouTube: https://youtube.com/@thehardyarnspodcast TikTok: @thehardyarnspodcast Web: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://www.thehardyarns.com⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ SPONSORS All Trades Cover - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://www.alltradescover.com.au⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Crafted Finance - https://www.craftedfinance.com.au Hard Yarns is Produced by B32media ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠#hardyarns⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠#podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠…","meta_description":"What if Western Australia became its own country? In this episode, Branchy is joined by economist Professor Gigi Foster and former barrister Julian Gilles…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":6237,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-hard-yarns-podcast-1163208/episodes/411-secession-no-income-tax-could-western-australia-be-its-own-nation/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hard-yarns-podcast-1163208/411-secession-no-income-tax-could-western-australia-be-its-own-nation.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}