Dr. Bradley Thayer

And therefore, in an extraordinary group,

And there's much to learn from it, Steve, in the States as well as around Western democracies.

Lockdowns in Australia were so draconian, they were only exceeded by China's, right?

It shows you how bad the lockdowns were.

At this conference, we have many veterans of that lockdown experience who suffer, who are persecuted because of everything.

The lesson from the lockdown for patriotic Australians was the government is only a half a step away from being hard authoritarian.

And additionally, individuals here see that as a dry run, essentially as a dress rehearsal for steps that the Australian government may take in the future.

So a hard authoritarianism that would rival China in many respects is possible really in any Western democracy.

Australia might be the most acute or see that most intensively as a result of their experience.

Sadly, there's nothing to guarantee

that a future crisis would not be met with the same reaction.

No matter what the Australian people think, the Labor government, in conjunction with its allies, might again resort to a very hard authoritarian approach.

That authoritarian approach is welcomed by the Chinese Communist Party, welcomed and supported by the Chinese Communist

And it's doing its utmost to ensure that groups like Advance or Patriotic Australians are not able to have a role in Australia's political life.

Yes, Steve.

I think two big points.

We're amongst an incredible group of patriotic Australians

who are offering a solution to what ails the West.

both in terms of the legitimation crisis that we face in Western politics, but also in terms of dealing with the Chinese Communist Party and how do we eject the Chinese Communist Party from the politics, businesses, society of Australia, as well as, of course, other Western states.

So that's very important to bear in mind.