Australia protest laws, NDIS cuts and AUKUS defence spending explained
Subscribe to New Politics for weekly briefings and full analysis: www.newpolitics.com.au This week on the New Politics podcast, we examine Australia’s escalating crackdown on protest rights after arre...
23 Apr 39min
Green populism, come on down! Your time has come
Populism in Australian politics is usually framed as a right-wing force led by figures like Pauline Hanson and Barnaby Joyce, but this episode explores the potential of left-wing populism and the role...
17 Apr 20min
Immigration politics in Australia: The Noble Migrant and Subversive Intent
Australia’s immigration debate is entering dangerous territory, with the Coalition’s proposed “values-based” migration system – featuring social media surveillance and ideological vetting – highlighti...
16 Apr 37min
War Crimes and the Cost of Blind Loyalty
The arrest of Ben Roberts-Smith on five counts of alleged war crimes has reignited a fierce debate in Australian politics over military accountability, the rule of law and the legacy of the Afghanista...
10 Apr 13min
Cash From Chaos: The Business of War
A fragile ceasefire between the United States, Israel and Iran has paused one of the most dangerous conflicts of 2026, but beneath the headlines lies a deeper question: who profits from war? In this e...
9 Apr 35min
The first cracks in the façade of neoliberalism
The first cracks in the façade of neoliberalism are emerging in Australian politics, as Andrew Hastie breaks ranks to criticise an economic model driving inequality, stagnant wages, and Australia’s wo...
6 Apr 13min
Australia Pays the Price for Trump’s War
As tensions escalate across the Middle East and Western Asia, rising petrol prices, economic uncertainty and growing political pressure on Prime Minister Anthony Albanese are hitting Australia, with t...
3 Apr 45min
The Democrats return? Leonie Green and Australia’s next political disruption
In this episode, we examine whether the political fragmentation that has transformed Australia’s right could eventually spread to the progressive centre-left, and whether the Australian Democrats coul...
27 Mar 33min
