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Warren Mundine is the chairman of CPAC Australia.  He's also the managing director of Nyunggai Black Group and Indigenous Forum director at the CIS. Warren is a highly respected and influential businessman, political strategist and advocate for empowering the First Nations of Australia to build businesses and sustainable economies. 

He was the national president of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) but quit the party in 2012. His life and career have been shaped by a personal commitment to community and economic development and he has nearly 40 years’ experience working in the public, private and community sectors.

Until recently, the two main groups for the No Voice referendum campaign were the Warren Mundine-led Recognise a Better Way, and Senator Price-led Fair Australia. The group's joint campaign is called Australians for Unity, and Senator Nampijinpa Price will be working alongside Warren Mundine as campaign spokespeople. Warren has received recognition for his contribution and commitment to Australia. He was made an Officer of the Order of Australia. 

Jacinta Nampijinpa Price is a Warlpiri-Celtic woman, Senator for the Northern Territory, a Sky News Political Commentator and is the former Deputy Mayor for Alice Springs.  

In 2023 she helped launch Fair Australia; a grassroots movement of Australians pledged to vote 'NO' in Labor’s Voice to Parliament referendum. 

Until recently, the two main groups for The Voice “No” Referendum campaign were Warren Mundine’s-led Recognise a Better Way, and Senator Price-led Fair Australia. The group's joint campaign is called Australians for Unity, and Senator Nampijinpa Price will be working alongside Warren Mundine as campaign spokespeople.

Jacinta has for years advocated against domestic violence, child sexual abuse and the need for positive cultural change for Indigenous Australians.

Tony Abbott AC served as Australia’s 28th Prime Minister from 2013 to 2105. He also served as a Minister in the Howard Government and formerly held the Federal Seat of Warringa in 1994 – 2019. Tony led the Liberal Party of Australia from 2009 – 2015. Since leaving office, Tony continues to contribute to international public debate as a writer, public speaker and advocate for conservative causes. 

John Anderson served as Deputy Prime Minister in the Howard government. He is a sixth-generation farmer and grazier from New South Wales, who spent 19 years from 1989 in the Australian Parliament. 

He served as a senior Cabinet minister in the reformist government led by John Howard (1996 to 2005), one of the most successful governments in Australian parliamentary history.  This included six years as Leader of the National Party and Deputy Prime Minister. As a former senior legislator John is concerned about political and public life and has recently returned to the public square through interviews on his website and YouTube channel, opinion pieces and other public forums.

John is a member of “The Voice No Case Committee” for the Recognise a Better Way campaign.

Matthew Whitaker is the Former acting U.S. Attorney General for President Donald Trump. Prior to becoming acting Attorney General, Matthew served as Chief of Staff to Attorney General Jeff Sessions. He was appointed as the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa by President George W. Bush, serving from 2004-2009. Matt is also a lawyer, lobbyist, author and contributes regularly to Fox News, Newsmax and other news outlet to discuss legal and political issues. 

Vernon Jones is a former Democrat-turned-Republican, having served in both Georgia’s House of Representatives and General Assembly over three decades. He was the chief executive officer of DeKalb County, Georgia from 2001 to 2009, and is currently the chief executive officer of Henry Oliver Company, a consultancy firm which specialises in government relations.

Jones left the Democratic Party in 2021, describing America as having been dragged ‘too far to the left’. In 2022, he was endorsed by President Donald J. Trump as a Republican candidate for Georgia’s 10th Congressional District.

For more than 25 years, Pauline Hanson has been one of Australia’s most recognisable political leaders. She exploded upon the national political scene with her landmark maiden speech to Parliament in 1996 after she became the first woman elected as an independent to the House of Representatives.

Pauline is a proud Australian, and very much like the people she does her best to represent. She’s been a small business owner, a farmer and a single mum. She’s passionate about all Australians being empowered to rise above adversity and enjoy the opportunities which come with living, learning and working in this great nation.

Pauline’s entry into Federal politics was a controversial one which saw her, and One Nation become targets for Australia’s political establishment. It saw Pauline spend a short time in prison before justice was ultimately served and all charges and convictions against her were dropped. She was called Australia’s first political prisoner, but Pauline never lost sight of her goal: to be a strong voice for the Australian people in the halls of power, and to stand up for the interests of Australia first and foremost.

Under Pauline’s leadership, One Nation returned to the Australian Federal Parliament in 2016 stronger than ever. With sitting members in five Australian parliaments in 2023 now representing One Nation, Pauline leads a growing and dedicated team standing for the rights, freedoms, principles and conservative values which made Australia great.

Matt Schlapp is an American political activist and the Chairman of the American Conservative Union, the nation’s original grassroots conservative organisation. During his five-year tenure as chairman, ACU has almost tripled in size, and expanded CPAC to reach 25 million live viewers.  

As Shadow Minister for Climate Change and Energy, Ted is formulating Australia’s next energy policy with consideration for nuclear energy.  

Ted has been an advocate for nuclear energy for some years and chaired a parliamentary inquiry into the topic in the last term of government.

He has been leading attacks on the Albanese Government’s approach to climate and energy policy, arguing they will make Australia poorer, weaker and more reliant on foreign powers.

He entered parliament as the Member for Fairfax in 2016 with over 20 years of commercial experience in the private sector, in senior leadership roles across various Asia-Pacific markets. He is considered a China expert and has published and spoken widely on the topic.

In addition to chairing two parliamentary committees in the last term of government - energy & environment and trade – he led negotiations on behalf of the Australian Government as the Prime Minister’s personal representative that secured the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Ted has a Bachelor of Economics and Politics from the University of Queensland; a Scholarship in Chinese Mandarin from the National Taiwan Normal University; a Master of Business Administration (International) with 1st Class Honours from the University of Melbourne and, a Master of Economics from the London School of Economics.

Bridget is the Shadow Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development, and the Leader of the Nationals in the Senate. She is a former Cabinet Minister, and the first federal female Agriculture Minister and has held a number of portfolios including emergency management, national recovery and resilience, sport, regional communications, education and health. Bridget was elected Senator for Victoria in 2010.

She holds a Bachelor or Applied Science and Education, specializing in mathematics and physical education. She lectured at Monash University.

Bridget is the author of a biography of former Country Party Prime Minister: John McEwen – Right Man, Right Place, Right Time.

As minister Bridget was known for local, pragmatic, and evidence-based policy. She is also a strong proponent of the Westminster conventions of the Australian Parliament, religious freedom, and of the rights of law-abiding firearms owners.

Alex was elected to the Australian Federal Parliament in 2019 as a Liberal Senator for South Australia. He completed a Bachelor of Laws at the University of Adelaide and went on to become a commercial lawyer and Councillor on the Adelaide City Council from 2014 to 2018 before being preselected by the Liberal Party to stand as a Senate candidate.

Alex is a keen advocate for Nuclear Energy and works towards stemming the tide of political correctness. An advocate for conservative Liberal values and freedom of speech, Alex continues to speak fearlessly against woke mainstream narratives and stands as a bulwark against radical left-wing narratives infiltrating our Parliament. Alex is commonly seen on Sky News and other TV programs speaking on these subjects.

Moira Deeming MLC is the Independent Liberal MP Member for Western Metropolitan Region of Victoria. Prior to entering Parliament, Moira worked as a high school teacher for over a decade, teaching English, Literature, Legal Studies, Philosophy, Science and Psychology. She also served as a local Government Councillor for the City of Melton from 2020-2022. She was prompted to run for Parliament to see individual rights and responsibilities balanced equally in law, and to ensure that the Government and its departments exist to serve individuals and families, rather than the other way around. Moira’s priorities are to ensure that we have clear, fair laws that promote and protect justice, personal agency and community, rather than special interests or authoritarian governance.

In 2004, Barnaby was elected to the Senate in Queensland. In 2009, he became The Nationals Leader in The Senate and Shadow Minister for Regional Development, Local Government and Water.

Barnaby was elected in 2013 as the Member for New England. In 2013 he was appointed Federal Minister for Agriculture and Deputy Leader of The Nationals with Water Resources later being added. In 2016, he was elected unopposed as Leader of The Nationals and was sworn in as Deputy Prime Minister. Following the High Court of Australia ruling in 2017 regarding his dual citizenship matter, Barnaby again stood as The Nationals’ candidate for New England at the by-election, and was re-elected in 2017. In the subsequent Cabinet reshuffle Barnaby Joyce was sworn in as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Transport.

In 2021, Barnaby was elected by his party colleagues as the Leader of the Nationals and subsequently sworn in as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development. Following the change of Government in 2022, Barnaby took on the role of Shadow Minister for Veterans' Affairs, having served in the Army Reserve following in the footsteps of his Father and Grandfather who all served in the military.

He is a Paul Harris Fellow of Rotary, a former serving member of the Australian Defence Force Reserves and a long-term member of St Vincent De Paul. Barnaby is strongly committed to bringing his passionate advocacy for rural and regional Australians, to the New England Electorate.

Keith Pitt was first elected to represent the Hinkler electorate in the Australian Parliament in September 2013 and was re-elected at the 2016, 2019 and 2022 elections.

Keith served in the Coalition Government as Minister for Resources, Water and Northern Australia, and previously was Assistant Minister to the Deputy Prime Minister and Assistant Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment.

Keith was born and raised in Bundaberg, after finishing high school he undertook an electrical apprenticeship and went on to complete a Bachelor degree in electrical engineering.

Before entering politics Keith owned a consulting and training business (including a registered training organisation) delivering Vocational Education and Training across the east coast of the country, but particularly in rural Queensland.

He is a former registered professional engineer in Queensland, and also owned two cane farms in Bundaberg.

An active member of the Hinkler community, Keith was heavy involved in local sports such as touch football and surf lifesaving, interests he maintains today.

Keith is married with three children.

Amanda Stoker is a former Senator for the state of Queensland. She now is host of Sundays with Stoker on Sky News Australia. Amanda previously held the ministerial portfolios of Assistant Minister to the Attorney-General, Assistant Minister for Industrial Relations and Assistant Minister for Women in the Morrison Government. 

Amanda is married to Adam and mother of three young girls. She came to the Senate after a career in the legal profession. She joined the Liberal Party at the young age of 19 and has spent over a decade growing in the party and giving voice to her convictions. She is motivated by the desire to see Australia return to a country of opportunity based on centre-right values.

The Hon Bronwyn Bishop AO began her political involvement with the Liberal Party while a law student at the University of Sydney. Remarkably, she is the only person (male or female) to have served as a Senator, Member of the House of Representatives, Minister, and Speaker of the House.  Mrs Bishop is also the longest serving female Member of Parliament.

She is the first woman to achieve the following positions: First female President of the NSW Liberal Party, first popularly elected female Senator to represent NSW, Coalition's first female Member of the House of Representatives from NSW, Coalition's first female Minister from NSW, Australia's first Defence Industry Minister and the Coalition's first female Speaker of the House of Representatives.

In 1987, Mrs Bishop was elected to the Australian Senate. She was appointed as Shadow Minister for Public Administration Federal Affairs and Local Government, then Urban and Regional Strategy Health Privatisation and Commonwealth/State Relations. Mrs Bishop resigned from the Senate to contest Mackellar in a by-election and was elected to the House of Representatives in March 1994, a seat she held until 2016. Under the Howard Government, Mrs Bishop was appointed Minister for Defence Industry, Science and Personnel, then Minister for Aged Care.

After the 2007 election loss, Mrs Bishop served as Shadow Minister for Veterans' Affairs, then Shadow Minister for Seniors and in 2010, Shadow Special Minister of State and Shadow Minister for Seniors.

After the 2013 election win, Mrs Bishop was elected as Speaker of the House of Representatives making her the 29th Speaker in the Commonwealth of Australia and the first woman from the Coalition to hold the position.

After leaving Parliament in 2016, Bronwyn Bishop joined Sky News as a Sky News Contributor.

Mrs Bishop is a solicitor, Chairman of the Opera Foundation for Young Australians, and President of Friends of the Sydney International Piano Competition. She has two daughters and one granddaughter.

Heather Wilson is a wife, mother of 6 and the Co-founder of GiveSendGo.com . Throughout Heather’s life she has found success in many avenues, from building successful children’s ministries from the ground up, to growing a professional photography business while her children were young, to currently being on the forefront of standing for freedom as the cofounder of GiveSendGo. Despite any value of the accomplishments of her life, Heather believes that the most important thing she can leave behind in this world, is a legacy of a life defined not by the work she did, but by the work Jesus did through her.

Matthew Sheahan is the Executive Director of ADVANCE, a movement of 250,000 Aussies fighting for the Australian majority against the toxic influence of the left. He joined ADVANCE at its inception and, while leading the organisation over the past three years, has built it into one of the nation’s most effective political campaigning outfits. ADVANCE’s powerful campaign infrastructure is now leading the ‘no’ case in the upcoming Voice referendum.

Matthew believes that Australia has a great story to tell and has not even come close to fulfilling its potential. With our natural resources, democratic institutions and industrious people we have the opportunity to build a great southern land, but only if governments return their focus to fighting for Australian freedom, security and prosperity.

Prior to his time at ADVANCE, Matthew worked in higher education, cause-based advocacy and small business.

Maurice Newman AC is the former Chairman of Deutsche Bank Australia & New Zealand, Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), and Australian Broadcasting Corporation, and Chancellor of Macquarie University.  His career spans over 50 years in stockbroking and investment banking.  Dr Newman has chaired a number of Asian business alliances and has been an adviser to Australian governments, State and Federal.

Dr Newman is currently Chairman of Melon Pastoral Pty Ltd; Australian Digital Holdings; Hydrecyc Pte Ltd Board; Hydrecyc Holdings Pte Ltd Board (HHPL); SCG Heritage Trust; M Value Capital Advisory Board; Australian Fathers’ Day Council; and Australia-India Chamber of Commerce, NSW.

He is a Director of O’Connell Street Associates Pty Limited and Sydney Cricket Club; Senior Corporate Advisor to the Marsh & McLennan Companies; Patron, Mateship Australia; and a Member of SCG Members Advisory Committee; Advance Australia Advisory Council; ADC Advisory Council (Australian Davos Connection); and CEDA Leadership Council.

Dr Newman was appointed Chairman of the Prime Minister’s Business Advisory Council in 2013; Honorary Professor in Public Diplomacy at the Soft Power Advocacy & Research Centre, Macquarie University in September 2012; and Emeritus Professor, Macquarie University in 2019. He served as a Trustee, Sydney Cricket & Sports Ground Trust, and Chairman of the Bradman Foundation; and is an Honorary Life Trustee of CEDA.

Alan Jones AO is Australia’s most formidable and influential broadcasters covering radio, television and print media. He hosts the Alan Jones Show on ADH TV. Alan Jones is a former Senior Advisor and Speechwriter to the former Australian Prime Minister, Malcom Fraser. 

Alan Jones formerly hosted The Alan Jones Breakfast Show, which was the number one radio program in Australia for more than thirty years, continuously, on Sydney's 2UE and 2GB and Brisbane's 4BC radio stations with more than two million listeners every day across Australia. He also formerly co-hosted Jones & Credlin and Richo & Jones every week on Sky News Australia. Alan is regarded as one of the most successful rugby union coaches in the history of the game leading the Wallabies to 89 victories in 103 matches. 

Alan was previously Deputy Chairman of the Australian Institute of Sport and, as such, was responsible for the overall administration of sport in Australia. He is widely regarded as Australia’s most gifted public speaker.

Michelle is the new CEO of the Australian Christian Lobby and comes with an impressive track record in strategically advising and lobbying into parliaments.  She has previously worked for ACL as the WA State Director and National Spokesperson on Women’s and Children’s issues.  She also spent time working for a Member of Parliament before moving to London to pastor a church with her husband. Michelle recently returned to Australia with her family to take up the role with ACL. 

Gordon Chang is an American columnist, author, and lawyer. He is the author of The Coming Collapse of China and Nuclear Showdown: North Korea Takes On the World. Gordon has lived and worked in China and Hong Kong for almost two decades. He is a columnist at The Daily Beast, a Forbes.com contributor, and a blogger at World Affairs Journal. He also writes regularly for The National Interest. Chang has given numerous briefings at the National Intelligence Council, the CIA, the State Department, U.S. Strategic Command, and the Pentagon.  

Dr Bella d’Abrera is the Director of The Foundations of Western Civilisation Program at the Institute of Public Affairs. She has BA in History and Spanish from Monash University, an MA in Spanish from the University of St Andrews and a PhD in History from the University of Cambridge.

She has written and illustrated a children’s book, is the author of The Tribunal of Zaragoza and Crypto-Judaism 1484-1515 and a trilogy on the English Reformation. She is currently on the Advisory Committee for the National Archives and is also member of ‘History Reclaimed’ a counter-offensive against “fake history” comprising a group of more than 40 senior UK and Anglosphere academics.

Bella is a regular contributor to The Spectator Australia, the Herald Sun, the Daily Telegraph and The Australian, and appears regularly on Sky News.

Tal Tsfany is the President & CEO of the Ayn Rand Institute, dedicating himself to making philosophy clear and actionable. He is the founder of the “Happiness Team” Workshop and “The Happiest Man Alive” podcast, both of which focus on implementing the concept of objective, philosophy-based happiness. Tal is a member of the Genius Network and has spoken at professional and academic conferences worldwide. Tal’s background as a silicon-valley entrepreneur enables him to discuss a variety of topics, allowing audiences to come away with practical, effective tools on how to make their pursuit of happiness clearer than ever before.

Professor Ian Plimer is Australia’s best-known geologist. Exclusive to CPAC 2023 he will be launching his new trilogy for parents & grandparents : “The little green book.” He is currently professor emeritus of Earth Sciences at the University of Melbourne and formerly a professor of mining geology at the University of Adelaide and head of geology at the University of Newcastle. 

Mr Plimer is also the former director of multiple mineral exploration and mining companies and has published more than 120 specific papers on geology. 

Mr Plimer was also Managing Editor of Mineralium Deposita, president of the Society for Geology Applied (SGA), president of International Association on the Genesis of Ore Deposits (IAGOD), president of the Australian Geoscience Council and sat on the Earth Sciences Committee of the Australian Research Council for many years. He is most famously known for his controversial book Green Murder. 

Daniel Wild is Deputy Executive Director of the Institute of Public Affairs, with primary responsibility for delivering the IPA's research programs. Daniel frequently appears in the media to communicate the IPA’s research and analysis and has published a number of opinion pieces in The Australian, The Daily Telegraph, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Courier Mail, and The Spectator. Daniel also routinely appears on radio and television, including Channel 7, the ABC, Sky News, 2GB, 3AW, and 4BC. Daniel previously worked at the Commonwealth Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet where he analysed global and domestic macroeconomic policy. Prior to that he held positions at the Commonwealth Department of Finance where he worked on regulatory reform.

Nick Cater is a British-born Australian journalist and author who writes on culture and politics. He is host of Nick Cater’s Battleground on ADH TV. Nick is also a columnist for The Australian newspaper and is one of the nation’s leading political commentators, regularly appearing on Sky News Australia. 

Nick is currently a Senior Fellow at The Menzies Research Centre. He is the former Deputy Editor of The Sunday Telegraph, Editor of The Weekend Australia and Hong Kong correspondent for News Corp. Nick’s love for Australia is evident in his bestselling book The Lucky Culture.

Tania Mihailuk has been a Member of the NSW Parliament since 2011.

A lifelong resident of southwest Sydney, Tania served as Mayor of Bankstown City Council from 2006 to 2012, and as the Member for Bankstown from 2011 to 2023 for the Labor Party.

She served as the Shadow Minister for Natural Resources, Planning, Family and Community Services, Social Housing, Mental Health, Medical Research, Fair Trading, Healthy Lifestyles,

Youth and Volunteering.

During her 12 years in Parliament, Tania has been a strong voice for conservative policy, opposing the decriminalisation of abortion and the legalisation of euthanasia. She stood up for the forestry and coal industries as the best way to stop the rising costs of construction

and energy – a cause she continues to fight, in opposition to the net-zero ideology. Tania has campaigned vigorously for religious rights and is a founding member of the Parliamentary Friends of Religious Freedom, which she continues to co-chair.

In 2022 Tania came to the view that the Labor Party had irretrievably lost its way to left wing extremists, and she successfully ran for One Nation in the 2023 state election.

Now representing One Nation in the Legislative Council, Tania sits on the Education and Regulation Committees, as well as the Committee on the Independent Commission Against Corruption. She is also the party’s spokesperson for education, families and communities, planning, housing, multiculturalism, transport, Attorney-General, and local government.

Nick Goiran has been a fearless conservative voice in Western Australia’s parliament since 2009. He is a former Shadow Attorney General whose heart lies in child protection. While mainstream media have labelled him “easily the most capable legislator in the party”, left-leaning politicians and journalists still resent his record-breaking 22-hour speech that ultimately destroyed a Government Bill that would have created unlawful discrimination against women. Determined as ever, Nick says there are five things he will never stop talking about: upholding the rule of law and natural justice, defending our fundamental freedoms, speaking up for the vulnerable, supporting families to flourish and protecting personal privacy.

Rachael Wong is the CEO of Women’s Forum Australia, an independent think tank that undertakes research, education and public policy advocacy on issues affecting women and girls, with a particular focus on addressing behaviours and practices that are harmful and abusive to them. She is also an Adjunct Lecturer in the School of Law at the University of Notre Dame Australia and a former lawyer. Rachael appears regularly in the media to discuss issues like the overreach of radical gender ideology and the hypersexualisation of our culture. Rachael is passionate about human flourishing, is dedicated to the promotion of truth, human dignity and civil discourse, and has a particular interest in the crossover between law, ethics, health, human rights and women’s issues.

Gary was a member of the House of Representatives from 1987-1996 and served in various roles as Parliamentary Secretary to the Deputy Prime Minister, Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer, and Special Minister of State and Assistant Minister for Industrial Relations. He served as an Associate Commissioner of the Commonwealth Productivity Commission 2002-2004. 

He was a Senior Fellow at the Institute of Public Affairs, senior consultant with ACIL Tasman, Associate Professor, Australian Catholic University, and Visiting Fellow at QUT Business School. He received the Centenary Medal for ‘service to Australian society through the advancement of economic, social, and political issues’ and the 2002 Fulbright Professional Award in Australian-United States Alliance Studies, served at Georgetown University Washington DC. 

He is an adjunct Professor at the University of Queensland. Gary was formerly Commissioner of the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC).

Gary is a member of “The Voice No Case Committee” for the Recognise a Better Way campaign.

Tim’s third job is Chair, Hartford College, a new school for boys in Daceyville, Sydney, founded in 2020 with his wife, Penny, and other like-minded parents.

His day job is principal of Bay Legal a multi-disciplinary legal practice based in Southeast Sydney which has operated for almost 20 years.

He is also father of four daughters and two sons, the youngest of which attends Hartford College. That’s also a job but a most enjoyable one.

Tim is enthusiastic about starting a new school for boys dedicated to character education in the Liberal Arts tradition imbued with a Christian ethos.

Jae Aeba is the Chairman of the Japanese Conservative Union. He serves as a powerful voice for freedom in an otherwise hostile region. He helped found CPAC Japan, which has been running for the last four years in Tokyo. In 2015, he founded the Japanese Conservative Union as a counterpart to the American Conservative Union , and in 2012, he was appointed as an advisor to the Republican National Committee for Asia. He is one of the most sought-after Japanese speakers in the U.S. Jay was born in Yokohama, Japan and graduated from Keio University with a degree in law.

Jacob Wells is a Jesus follower, husband, father to biological, adoptive, and foster children, fifth of twelve siblings, and co-founder of the international crowdfunding platform GiveSendGo.com Wells is also a military veteran, musician, and infrequent marathon runner. He loves life and shares it with everyone he meets!

Sall Grover is the founder and CEO of Giggle For Girls, a social networking and social media platform for females. Sall caught the media’s attention in April 2022 when she became the target of a transgender activist who was unable to access the female-only platform due to their biological gender. Since then, she has been a proud advocate defending the rights of biological women. Most recently, she challenged Australian Government Services regarding the term ‘birthing parent’ found on a Medicare form after the birth of her daughter and won. 

Bev McArthur MP has served as Liberal Member for Western Victoria Region in the Legislative Council of the Victorian Parliament since her election in November 2018.

She lives on a beef property in Western Victoria, with her husband Stewart McArthur AM, who was the Federal Member for Corangamite for 23 years.

Bev is currently Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Roads and Road Safety, a member of the Legislative Council’s Environment and Infrastructure Committee, and of Parliament’s powerful Public Accounts and Estimates Committee (PAEC).  

A dedicated and loyal member of the Liberal Party for over 50 years, Bev has served the Party at all levels, from Branch Secretary to Country Vice President. Over this time she has consistently championed the value of small government, individual liberty with responsibility and reward for effort.  She believes that in the face of today’s hostile environment we can achieve the best for Australia and all Australians by promoting and defending these values, not diluting them.

Elijah Schaffer is the host of the popular American podcast, Slightly Offensive, and is a popular journalist with The Gateway Pundit. He has a massive online presence with over 500 million views on social media and is ranked in the top 1000 accounts on X, formerly known as Twitter. Elijah spent the last several years imbedded undercover with extremist groups during the height of American unrest in 2020-2021, documenting the decline of American society. Originally from Los Angeles, California, and a graduate of molecular biology from APU, Elijah is well known within conservative circles in the United States and now resides on the Australian coastline with his beautiful wife and young family. 

Matthew served on the State Executive of the NSW Liberal Party and has spent a lifetime effort fighting for liberal values. Inspired by the great Robert Menzies, Matthew is determined to ensure that the country is returned to the core values that gave him the opportunities to create the wealth prosperity that make this country great.

Matthew started a software company for the building industry in 2002 from his bedroom. His vision has grown into an international success.

Steve Baxter was previously the Chief Entrepreneur of Queensland and may be best known as one of the Sharks on Australia's "Shark Tank" TV show. He has personally built and scaled two successful businesses, and invested in over 40 companies. He is the founder and CEO of Transition Level Investments, who invest in early-stage startups and has also been on the board of Clipchamp & Go1, some of Australia's most exciting scale-up companies. 

Andrew Cooper is a co-founder and host of CPAC Australia with the inaugural event in August 2019. He is also the president of LibertyWorks, a nonprofit do-tank that invests in people, projects and causes that expand liberty.

Hon. Gary Hardgrave was a Minister in the former Howard Government and has more than 40 years’ experience in broadcast media. He served in Parliament for 12 years representing the electorate of Moreton. During this time, he served as Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs, Minister for Vocational and Technical Education and Minister Assisting the Prime Minister. He was appointed as the Administrator of the Australian External Territory of Norfolk Island from 2014 to 2017 where he spearheaded major governance reforms. A high-level strategist with an obvious history in public policy and government, Gary is also skilled in non-profit organisations.