In this episode of Jobs and Growth, we sit down with Kai Bowie, President of the Melbourne University Liberal Club during its centenary year, to talk about politics, student leadership, free speech on campus, and what it takes to keep classical liberalism alive in hostile territory.

Kai shares his journey from school captain to club president, his influences from Thatcher and Hayek, and what it’s like navigating campus politics as an openly centre-right figure. We discuss the difference between MULC and the Young Liberals, the challenges of recruiting in unfriendly environments, and how to deal with extremism on both sides through open debate not censorship.

We also get into housing policy, planning reform, the suburban rail loop, and what it would take to actually fix supply. Plus, the future of the Liberal Party, defence spending, and why classical liberalism still matters.