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
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
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
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?
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
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 “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
