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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
