Aspire Conference

Aspire Conference Confronting the grave challenges facing Australia, exploring solutions, and equipping leaders to deliver change. https://linktr.ee/aspireconference

05/10/2026

Global Emissions: What Does Australia Contribute?

👤 Zoe Hilton is a Senior Policy Analyst at the Centre for Independent Studies.

🎬 Watch the full video on our YouTube channel (link in comments).

29/09/2026

Niall Ferguson: Australia Needs a Plan-B

👤 Sir Niall Ferguson is a Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, and one of the world’s leading historians. He is the author of more than fifteen books including The Ascent of Money and Civilisation, and writes regularly for Bloomberg and The Free Press.

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22/09/2026

Sall Grover: "They Can Force You to Accept Anything"

👤 Sall Grover is an Australian entrepreneur and women's rights advocate, and founder and CEO of Giggle, a female-only social networking app. She led the landmark Federal Court case Giggle v Tickle, testing s*x and gender identity definitions and the protection of women's single-s*x spaces.

🎬 Watch the full address (link in comments).

16/09/2026

Former Deputy PM: The Greatest Threat Facing Australia

👤 The Hon. John Anderson AC FTSE served as Deputy Prime Minister of Australia from 1999 to 2005. He continues to contribute to public life through civic and cultural initiatives, and hosts Australia's leading politico-cultural video podcast.

🎬 Watch the full speech (link in comments).

In his remarks to close the inaugural ASPIRE Conference, the Hon John Anderson AC challenged delegates to reflect on wha...
04/09/2026

In his remarks to close the inaugural ASPIRE Conference, the Hon John Anderson AC challenged delegates to reflect on what it takes to be a leader.

Effective leadership has three essential ingredients, he suggested.

Firstly, a leader needs a vision of what must be achieved. Secondly, he or she must be able to clearly articulate that vision. And, finally, they must be capable of persuading others to support them in the pursuit of their vision.

Crucially, Anderson emphasised the need for leaders of character, motivated not by power or greed, but by an attitude of service.

Only servant leaders who possess these three qualities will be able to effectively and positively shape Australia’s future.

(🎬 Link to full video in comments. 👇)

“Every civilisation runs on two fuels — Energy and Ideas.”Recently, FORM held a regional chapter event in Tamworth featu...
31/08/2026

“Every civilisation runs on two fuels — Energy and Ideas.”

Recently, FORM held a regional chapter event in Tamworth featuring respected political journalist and commentator Chris Uhlmann.

Chris explored the intersection of energy, economics, geopolitics, faith and ideas, challenging the audience to think more deeply about the foundations of Western prosperity and the direction Australia is heading.

A thought-provoking evening of conversation and discussion for the FORM community in regional NSW.

“This is about shaping the future, and what shapes the future? It’s people like you who take action where you are.” In ...
28/08/2026

“This is about shaping the future, and what shapes the future? It’s people like you who take action where you are.”

In his remarks to close ASPIRE 2026, conference director Joshua Auld reflected on the impact that small groups of dedicated leaders can make when they have a common vision and goal.

Auld cited the well-known legacy of the Clapham Sect, the group responsible for the abolition of slavery and the reformation of manners in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Britain, asking delegates to consider how they can take action in their own lives to bring about meaningful change for their families and communities as well as the nation.

The role of ASPIRE is as a “vehicle and connector” to form, inspire, and connect Australia’s leaders to lead the change they want to see.

What part will you play?

🎬 Watch the full video on YouTube (link in comments).

“Reliable, affordable energy is a precondition to our prosperity and security as a nation. But despite Australia’s abund...
23/08/2026

“Reliable, affordable energy is a precondition to our prosperity and security as a nation. But despite Australia’s abundant natural resources, energy has become increasingly unaffordable for everyday Australians.”

At the ASPIRE 2026 Conference, Zoe Hilton, a Senior Policy Analyst at the Centre for Independent Studies (CIS), emphasised the often under-appreciated role that energy plays in our nation.

Energy is an “input to everything”, without which our prosperity and security would collapse.

Yet despite the abundance of Australia’s natural resources, 1 in 5 Australians are now vulnerable to, or experiencing, energy hardship.

“Fixing Australia’s energy policy,” says Hilton, “has become more important than ever.”

We must recognise both the cost of ideological Net Zero policies and the fact that Australia’s contribution to global emissions is minuscule, prioritising the provision of cheap and consistent power to Australian households.

🎬 Watch the full clip, along with Steve Koonin's keynote address, on our YouTube channel (links in comments).

How do we build a genuine mandate for political and social reform? How can everyday citizens raise the standard of a fra...
15/08/2026

How do we build a genuine mandate for political and social reform? How can everyday citizens raise the standard of a fractured public debate?

At the ASPIRE 2026 Conference, a panel of global keynote speakers, chaired by FORM Founder John Anderson, explored how real change occurs in our local communities and the nation.

The conversation spanned the massive challenges facing Australia’s future — from energy trade-offs and national security to the global depopulation bomb.

Each speaker reiterated that true leadership isn't just about top-down policy. It relies on individuals building constituencies of opinion through honest, regulated, and courageous conversations in their own patches.

🎬 Watch the full panel discussion on YouTube (see link in comments).

“It turns out to be cheaper to put in an air conditioner than it is to change the weather.” (Chris Bradley)At ASPIRE 202...
10/08/2026

“It turns out to be cheaper to put in an air conditioner than it is to change the weather.” (Chris Bradley)

At ASPIRE 2026, several leading energy experts discussed the central role energy plays in the modern economy, how the climate narrative has shifted — and what that means for Australia.

Hosted by journalist Chris Uhlmann, panellists Dr Steve Koonin, Chris Bradley, Zoe Hilton, and Aiden Morrison spoke about how governments and stakeholders globally are admitting the true cost of radical decarbonisation programmes.

With the collapse of the old energy narrative, they urged listeners to aspire for a future of energy abundance — seeing cheap, reliable, affordable power for everyone as an essential good.

As Bradley noted, the new narrative must be that growth is good, growth is possible, growth is for everyone, and that energy must be at the heart of that growth.

🎬 Watch the full panel discussion on our YouTube channel (link in comments).

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