The Teal Party of Australia: Will it take off?
The teal independents transformed Australian politics by offering moderate urban voters an alternative to the Liberal Party’s culture-war politics under Scott Morrison and Peter Dutton, combining clim...
28 Touko 31min
The continuing Budget fallout: A political war over housing and wealth
The debate surrounding Australia’s 2026 Budget has rapidly evolved into a broader political battle over housing affordability, negative gearing, wealth inequality and the future direction of the Austr...
22 Touko 20min
The Royal Commission, Palestine and the clampdown on free speech
Australia’s Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion is becoming a major political flashpoint over free speech, Israel and Palestine, civil liberties and political dissent. We examine ho...
21 Touko 23min
One Nation and the implosion of the Liberal Party
The shock result in the Farrer byelection has exposed a deep crisis inside Australian conservatism, with One Nation winning its first ever federal lower-house seat as the Liberal Party’s vote collapse...
15 Touko 29min
Most radical budget since Whitlam? Housing reform and the future of the economy
Subscribe to New Politics for weekly briefings and full analysis: www.newpolitics.com.auLabor’s 2026 federal Budget has sparked fierce backlash from conservative commentators, with critics labelling i...
14 Touko 37min
What did they know? Secrets, silence and the Bondi failures
Subscribe to New Politics for weekly briefings and full analysis: www.newpolitics.com.au In this episode, we examine the interim findings of the Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion ...
7 Touko 36min
Where the truth goes to die: Trump’s chaos and the politics of distrust
Subscribe to New Politics for weekly briefings and full analysis: www.newpolitics.com.au In this episode, we examine the latest incident involving Donald Trump, framed as an assassination attempt but ...
1 Touko 18min
Anzac Day hijacked: Culture wars at dawn
Subscribe to New Politics for weekly briefings and full analysis: www.newpolitics.com.au This week, we discuss the growing Anzac Day culture war in Australia, from booing at Dawn Services and Welcom...
30 Huhti 28min
