The Seat Warmers: What Is The Purpose Behind Labor?

The Seat Warmers: What Is The Purpose Behind Labor?

In the final week of Parliament, New Politics asks a blunt question about Australian federal politics: what is the Albanese Labor government actually for? This episode turns its focus to Labor’s record in office, examining stalled gambling advertising reform, public service and CSIRO job cuts, tensions with the Australian Greens, and the growing gap between election promises and policy delivery. We explore rising inflation, falling productivity, weak investment, mining superprofits, gas export contracts, and the long shadow of Howard-era economic decisions, alongside Labor’s contradictory approach to climate policy, coal and gas expansion, and slow environmental reform. From energy prices and domestic gas reservation to housing policy, HECS, the failed Voice referendum and a weakened National Anti-Corruption Commission, this episode argues that competence without reform is not enough — and asks whether a managerial Labor government risks squandering a historic opportunity for structural change.

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A Super Backdown and the Politics of Retreat

A Super Backdown and the Politics of Retreat

In this week’s podcast, Labor’s superannuation retreat exposes a government afraid to lead – Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ watered-down super tax gives wealthy Australians another break while real reform on...

17 Loka 202554min

Cancelling Press Freedoms: Hedges and the Hypocrisy of Australian Media

Cancelling Press Freedoms: Hedges and the Hypocrisy of Australian Media

We expose the hypocrisy behind the National Press Club’s cancellation of Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Chris Hedges, silenced for planning to speak about the collapse of journalism and the genocid...

10 Loka 202543min

The Slow Road to Nowhere: Albanese and the Politics of Caution

The Slow Road to Nowhere: Albanese and the Politics of Caution

Anthony Albanese is back from his international tour, pitching stability and steady progress – but is “slow and steady” enough, or just political stagnation? We unpack the prime minister’s speeches at...

3 Loka 202552min

Living In America, Go To Hell

Living In America, Go To Hell

America’s democratic decline under Donald Trump’s second term is reshaping global politics – institutions are undermined, conspiracy theories drive policy, and US credibility is collapsing on the worl...

26 Syys 202552min

The Politics of Denial: Australia’s Reality Check

The Politics of Denial: Australia’s Reality Check

Australia’s first national climate risk assessment warns of rising seas, deadly heat, and collapsing ecosystems, raising doubts about whether Anthony Albanese’s 2035 emissions target is bold enough. M...

19 Syys 202551min

Modern Monetary Theory: Miracle or Mirage?

Modern Monetary Theory: Miracle or Mirage?

In this bonus episode of the New Politics podcast, host David Lewis unpacks Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) – once dismissed as fringe but now at the centre of global economic debate. We explore its inte...

16 Syys 202510min

The China Syndrome and the Big Liberal Split

The China Syndrome and the Big Liberal Split

This week, we expose Australia’s latest media hysteria: Xi Jinping’s speech to commemorate defeating fascism in 1945 mistranslated into a China scare campaign, recycled “Dictator Dan” attacks on Danie...

12 Syys 202550min

The White Shade of Fascism

The White Shade of Fascism

The “March for Australia” rallies claimed to be about housing and migration, but quickly exposed themselves as platforms for white nationalism, racism, and neo-Nazi activity. We break down how politic...

5 Syys 202548min

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