Daniel James

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3,428 appearances 86 recordings 1 series first heard Apr 2026 last heard 2d ago

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7am · Paul Keating's unfinished argument for an independent Australia · 4 Sep 2026 podcast

That vision now sits uneasily alongside AUKUS, a more powerful China, and an Australia tied even more closely to the United States. voice-verified

Today, historian and author of Grand Ambition, James Curran, examines Keating's argument for a more independent Australia and why it continues to challenge the modern Labour Party. voice-verified

It's Saturday, September five. voice-verified

James, you argue that Paul Keating's global vision for Australia and our place in the world is more relevant than ever. voice-verified

So to start with, can you remind us of what that vision voice-verified

has Australia diverged from that vision since Keating left office? voice-verified

So Keting's been out of office now for decades and a lot has changed since that time. voice-verified

How relevant are the ideas of a prime minister from thirty years ago at a time where everything is shifting, where China is more powerful and militarized and the world order is being turned on its head thanks to Donald Trump? voice-verified

Yeah. voice-verified

And its sovereignty. voice-verified

For Keding, foreign policy wasn't just an aside from his prime ministership. voice-verified

It was part of the vision that he had for Australia as a whole around national identity. voice-verified

Now, national identity is back at the centre of our politics. voice-verified

There's Pauline Hansen's monoculture, Liberal Party president Tony Abbott going on about Anglo-Celtic culture. voice-verified

Keding was having these debates about our British heritage, wasn't he? voice-verified

I mean, he used voice-verified

Even used the word monoculture in his speech. voice-verified

in nineteen ninety six about Pauline Hanson. voice-verified

I mean that sounds like it could have voice-verified

Coming up. voice-verified

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