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 Dec 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 Dec 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 Dec 202446min
The End of Parliament and Chasing War Criminals
We explore whether the Australian Greens have learned some tough political lessons on housing policy, reflect on the conclusion of the federal parliamentary year with many critical issues still unreso...
29 Nov 202443min
Money, power and politics: Who really wins in Australia’s democracy?
We explore the proposed reforms to Australia’s donation laws and ask: who really benefits from these changes? The climate wars rage on, with the latest battle centred on the government’s delayed 2035 ...
22 Nov 202450min
