Jason Morrison, Dr Stuart Ballantyne & John Conroy on The Chris Smith Show - 15 April 2024

On today's show Jason Morrison discusses Bruce Lehrmann in court today. Later, Dr Stuart Ballantyne discusses floating nuclear power plants. Also, John Conroy discusses the threat of industrial scale solar developments on agricultural land.Show more

GUEST 1 OVERVIEW: Jason Morrison's extensive career in media started with 2GB in 1989 at the age of 17 as a newsroom cadet. In 1998, he was appointed Director of News at 2GB and remains the youngest person to have ever held that position. He was the director of 7News Sydney for almost eight years until his departure in June 2023. X: @JasonMorrisonAU

GUEST 2 OVERVIEW: Dr Stuart Ballantyne, besides being a columnist for The Spectator, is a fellow of the Royal Institution of Naval Architects. He has a long list of awards including the ICHCA Annual Award 1996, Sea trade Award 1997 (London), Cruise and Ferry Award 2003 (London), AUSMEPA Marine Environment Award 2006 (Sydney) and the Institute of Export – Export Hero of the Year 2008 (Australia). Stuart was awarded an honorary doctorate in science from Strathclyde University in 2014 for his services to the maritime Industry. https://www.seatransport.com/

GUEST 3 OVERVIEW: John Conroy and his wife Jess are cattle farmers at Bobinawarrah in northeast Victoria. John is spokesperson of the Meadow Creek Agricultural Community Action Group which is opposing the $750 million, 330-megawatt Meadow Creek Solar Farm.