Campbell Newman on Why He Left the Liberal Party, the Virtues of Small Government and His Senate Bid with the Liberal Democrats

Former Queensland Premier and Liberal Democrats Senate Candidate for Queensland, Campbell Newman, joins Jonathan for a chat about Australian politics and the 2022 Federal Election. They discuss Newman's decision to leave the Liberal Party and join the Liberal Democrats, the Liberal Democrats' Freedom Manifesto, libertarianism in Australia, differences between libertarians and conservatives on moral questions, the role of the media in contemporary politics and reflections on Newman's time as Premier of Queensland.

Campbell Newman, AO is the Liberal Democrats Senate Candidate for Queensland. He is Chairman of Arcana Capital, a Director & adviser to a number of start-up technology companies and a regular commentator on SkyNews Australia. He was Premier of Queensland from 2012 to 2015 and Lord Mayor of Brisbane 2004 to 2011.

The Political Animals is hosted by Jonathan Cole, an academic, writer, speaker and translator who specialises in political theology: the intersetion of religion and politics. He is Assistant Director of the Centre for Religion, Ethics and Society at Charles Sturt University, and author of Christian Political Theology in an Age of Discontent: Mediating Scripture, Doctrine, and Political Reality. You can follow Jonathan and the show on Twitter and Facebook.