Cricket’s Australia Day backflip; Flag-bashing unions; CSIRO reality check | The Mainstream S2E10

July 24th, 2026

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IPA Research Fellow Saxon Davidson joins Director of Research Morgan Begg to discuss raising the bat on Australia Day; the ALP conference demand to upend a national symbol; why it’s our $4 million shout for a pointless climate gab fest; and Great Britain goes back to the future under its new PM.

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Morgan Begg

Morgan Begg is the Director, Research at the Institute of Public Affairs

Saxon Davidson

Saxon Davidson is a Research Fellow at the Institute of Public Affairs.

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