There has been increasing interest in a shadowy network of free-market think tanks seeking to influence economic and political policy in countries around the world, including in Australia. One emerging element of the Atlas Network is Christian Nationalism. This episode features an interview with Lucy Hamilton (1:48), who is currently undertaking PhD research into the links between Christian Nationalism and the Atlas Network in the Australian political context. Lucy has written a number of pieces on the topic in online publications, in particular on John Menadue’s ‘Pearls & Irritations’ blog.
There has been increasing interest in a shadowy network of free-market think tanks seeking to influence economic and political policy in countries around the world, including in Australia. One emerging element of the Atlas Network is Christian Nationalism.
This episode features an interview with Lucy Hamilton (1:48), who is currently undertaking PhD research into the links between Christian Nationalism and the Atlas Network in the Australian political context.
Lucy has written a number of pieces on the topic in online publications, in particular John Menadue’s ‘Pearls & Irritations’ blog. Find her articles here.
Following the Secularism Australia Conference in December 2023, Lucy wrote in an article that people of faith and secularists/non-religious people need to work together for mutual protection. Read the article here.
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