Welcome To Albanese Country

Welcome To Albanese Country

In this extended episode, we analyse the historic 2025 federal election, where Anthony Albanese led the Labor Party to one of the most decisive victories in Australian political history – winning up to 92 seats, achieving a 3% swing, and securing 55% of the two-party-preferred vote. We explore how Labor broke new ground in metropolitan seats across Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and beyond, while the Liberal Party collapsed under Peter Dutton’s disastrous leadership – becoming the first federal Opposition Leader to lose his seat. With a massive lower house majority and a favourable Senate, we discuss what Labor can do with its unprecedented political capital, the implications for progressive reform, and why this election marks not just a change of government, but a generational shift in Australian politics. We also assess the setbacks faced by the Australian Greens and the mixed results for community independents, the rise of the Muslim Vote, and what the future holds for a fractured conservative movement.

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Song listing:
  1. ‘Good Stuff’, The B-52s.
  2. ‘Atomic Moog 2000’, Coldcut
  3. ‘Spitfire’, Public Service Broadcasting
  4. ‘Confessions Of A Window Cleaner’, Ed Kuepper.
  5. ‘Stranger in Moscow’, Tame Impala.
  6. ‘Humiliation’, The National.

Episoder(305)

Time out for the US alliance?

Time out for the US alliance?

In this episode, we question whether Australia should remain aligned with an increasingly unpredictable United States and explore how this sudden shift in American foreign policy, after years of conde...

28 Feb 202555min

We really need to talk about Zionism

We really need to talk about Zionism

In this episode, we examine the influence of Zionist groups in Australian media and politics, exposing how News Corporation and right-wing activists manipulate public sentiment and suppress criticism ...

21 Feb 202543min

Managing Trump, not Closing the Gap, dirty election deals

Managing Trump, not Closing the Gap, dirty election deals

This episode examines Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s phone call to President Donald Trump over looming US steel and aluminium tariffs, the AUKUS agreement and its US$500 million payment, and the po...

14 Feb 202547min

The ABC of Peter Dutton and the sacking of a journalist

The ABC of Peter Dutton and the sacking of a journalist

We examine the return of Parliament in 2025, the government’s shelving of the Environmental Protection Agency, and stalled gambling advertising legislation that may never advance. There’s a lot of ann...

7 Feb 202546min

Australia’s culture wars, Trump’s mayhem, and a fragile ceasefire

Australia’s culture wars, Trump’s mayhem, and a fragile ceasefire

In this first New Politics podcast episode of 2025, we examine conservative calls to celebrate Australia Day (Invasion Day) despite widespread ambivalence, Sussan Ley’s bizarre comparison of the First...

31 Jan 202556min

2025 election countdown: the battle for Australia’s future

2025 election countdown: the battle for Australia’s future

In this episode of New Politics, we explore the key issues that will shape Australia’s 2025 federal election, from economic challenges and leadership struggles to the growing influence of independents...

20 Des 202429min

2024: The Review of a Big Year in Politics

2024: The Review of a Big Year in Politics

In this episode, we explore the key issues that shaped Australian federal politics throughout 2024, examining the highs and lows, the moments that truly mattered, and those that didn’t. The state of t...

13 Des 202454min

Labor leadership disinformation and an environmental fail

Labor leadership disinformation and an environmental fail

In this episode, we explore the media's exaggerated reports of a rift between Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek—a conflict that appears more fiction than fact th...

6 Des 202446min

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