Australia

11 statements across 11 episodes · 6 bullish · 0 bearish · 5 people on the record · first statement May 1, 2021 by Jason Calacanis · said 125 times in 78 episodes since 2020 · across every show →

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brought up most by Jason Calacanis (58), Chamath Palihapitiya (20), David Friedberg (13), David Sacks (8), Rahm Emanuel (4), Graham Allison (3), Dr. Marty Makary (3), Michael Tracey (2)

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2023 21 mentions in 10 episodes 2 per episode
2022 13 mentions in 11 episodes 1 per episode
2021 21 mentions in 13 episodes 2 per episode
2020 4 mentions in 4 episodes 1 per episode

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Everything said about Australia, oldest first

May 1, 2021 positive
Assertion Supported
Calacanis: Australia, Canada, and New Zealand solved immigration via point-based systems
“Other countries have solved this exact thing with the point-based system. Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and others have all worked on a system like this, which is you get points for each of the qualities that you bring, and then you put some numbers on it, b…”
Jason Calacanis May 1, 2021 ▶ 47:12 E31: Post-vaccination virtue signaling, pandemic lessons, immigration, Caitlyn Jenner for CA & more
Dec 23, 2021 positive
Assertion Partly supported
Sachs: Starlink is faster than fixed broadband in seven major countries
“Now it's reported that Starlink is faster than the fixed broadband average in Belgium, Canada, Australia, Germany, the UK, New Zealand, and France.”
David Sacks Dec 23, 2021 ▶ 1:17:47 E60: The 2021 Bestie Awards PLUS Jack Dorsey starts the Web3 Wars
Feb 25, 2022 neutral
Assertion Contradicted
Chamath: Australian home solar installations cost $5,000 without direct consumer subsidies
“You can do it for 5000 dollars a home, because Australia, which is one-sixth the size of America, is able to do it with no subsidies direct to the consumer for 5000 dollars in installation.”
Chamath Palihapitiya Feb 25, 2022 ▶ 50:46 E70: EMERGENCY POD! Russia invades Ukraine: Reactions, Putin's ambition, Biden's response and more
Sep 10, 2022
Prediction Held up
Palihapitiya predicts Jamaica and Australia will eventually become republics
“Jamaica wants to become a republic. Australia wants to become a republic. They'll prosecute that in due time.”
Chamath Palihapitiya Sep 10, 2022 ▶ 14:07 E95: Winter is Coming, Europe's energy crisis, Kim Kardashian's new PE firm & more
Jan 20, 2023 positive
Assertion Partly supported
Calacanis: Canada and Australia utilize point-based immigration systems
“Look at Canada. Look at Australia. They have what's called a point-based immigration system. They give you points for everything that you bring to the country.”
Jason Calacanis Jan 20, 2023 ▶ 58:09 E112: Is Davos a grift? Plus: globalist mishaps, debt ceilings, TikTok's endgame & more
Jan 13, 2024 neutral
Assertion Supported
Sacks: Coalition allies contributed no military assets to Houthi strikes
“The allies who participated in the campaign of airstrikes were UK, Australia, Canada, Netherlands, and Bahrain. But I don't think they actually did anything. I don't think they contributed any assets. They just provided their names to this operation and provid…”
David Sacks Jan 13, 2024 ▶ 3:28 E161: US strikes Houthis, market instability, Q1 rate cuts in doubt, Carta's major mishap, DEI
Jan 25, 2026 bullish
Prediction Open · timeframe Jan 2031
Allaire: Stablecoins are coming to Japan, Brazil, Philippines, and other markets
“In the Philippines, or in Mexico, or in Brazil, or in Japan, and other markets, or Australia, Korea, there are stablecoins coming”
Jeremy Allaire Jan 25, 2026 ▶ 36:27 The Future of Everything: What CEOs of Circle, CrowdStrike & More See Coming in 2026
Mar 27, 2026
Assertion Partly supported
Calacanis: Australia and Malaysia enforce social media age minimum of 16
“Australia now has 16 enforced. Malaysia, 16. Other countries are right behind them. Spain, Germany, UK.”
Jason Calacanis Mar 27, 2026 ▶ 1:09:01 Anthropic's Generational Run, OpenAI Panics, AI Moats, Meta Loses Major Lawsuits
Jun 27, 2026
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Chamath: Social media bans will reduce youth political radicalization
“I think you are going to see, I suspect, a far less radicalized youth aging into the voting rolls in those three countries.”
Chamath Palihapitiya Jun 27, 2026 ▶ 26:20 Socialists Sweep NYC, China Catches Up in Coding, AI Memory Crunch, Micron's Blowout Quarter
Aug 27, 2026 positive
Assertion Supported
Weinstein: 1971 Australian Intelligence Document Discloses 1960s Gravity Shielding Research
“There's a 1971 Australian intelligence document where Australia, which was the Testing ground for nukes that of the United Kingdom. Started seeing all these UAPs near their nuclear tests just the way we see them near ours. And the Australians revealed that all…”
Eric Weinstein Aug 27, 2026 ▶ 1:24:09 Eric Weinstein: The State of American Science, Breakthrough Coverups, and the Danger of Physics
Aug 29, 2026 positive
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Chamath: Teen social media restrictions will probably spread to more countries
“These limitations are coming around in Australia and Canada and the UK. They'll probably appear in other places.”
Chamath Palihapitiya Aug 29, 2026 ▶ 1:20:53 Nvidia's Historic Quarter, SaaS Comeback, Bessent vs Druck, America's Debt Crisis, Cancer Vaccine
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