Tony Abbott | The Foundations of Western Civilisation

John and former Prime Minister of Australia Tony Abbott discuss what needs to be preserved in our country; liberal democracy, Enlightenment thinking, education in history and Western moral ideals.

In a long and distinguished parliamentary career, Tony has many accomplishments, including repealing the carbon and mining tax, and establishing free trade agreements with China, Japan ad Korea as Prime Minister, and as Minister for Health he expanded Medicare to include dentists, psychologists and other health professionals, and resolved the medical indemnity crisis.

He has degrees in economics and law from Sydney University, and an MA in politics and philosophy from Oxford, which he attended as a Rhodes Scholar.

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00:00 Introduction
1:36 The Foundational Pillars of the West
9:11 Integrity is Under Attack
18:43 Why education matters for freedom
24:15 Idealism and Intergenerational Theft
28:39 The Emergence of China and Russia
31:27 The Polarisation of Politics in Australia
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