Housing with Purple Pingers and an election on the horizon

Housing with Purple Pingers and an election on the horizon

In this episode, we speak with Jordan Van Den Lamb (Purple Pingers), Victorian Socialists Senate candidate and founder of shitrentals.org, about housing affordability. We also look at the upcoming federal budget and the media's selective portrayal of budget deficits, often negative under Labor but positive under Liberal governments. We then explore the ongoing debates surrounding Australia's controversial AUKUS agreement amid instability from Donald Trump’s second presidency, and assess Coalition leader Peter Dutton’s alignment with Trumpist MAGA ideology. The Coalition's recent dog-whistle politics – including a referendum that nobody wants – has in internal panic ahead of the federal election, and it’s well deserved: the Liberal Party is falling apart at the seams. Finally, and we review recent opinion polls showing improving prospects for Prime Minister Albanese and the Labor government.

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Song listing:
  • ‘Good Stuff’, The B-52s.
  • ‘Man of Constant Sorrow’, Skeewiff.
  • ‘She's My Lover’, Kid Loco (Jean-Yves Prieur).
  • ‘Unknown Water’, Ella Fence.
  • ‘Humiliation’, The National.

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Liberal Party reboot: Same message, same mistakes?

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Dire straits: Can Taylor stop the Liberal Party collapse?

Dire straits: Can Taylor stop the Liberal Party collapse?

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When a war criminal comes to town

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Thought Crimes and Punishment

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America’s greatest threat: The United States

America’s greatest threat: The United States

In this episode, we examine growing global concern over the United States as political instability and erratic leadership under President Donald Trump increasingly undermine the post-1945 internationa...

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The Long-Read Essay: When dissent becomes a crime

The Long-Read Essay: When dissent becomes a crime

In this long-read episode, we revisit Australia’s anti-Semitism report from July 2025 and the growing politics of fear surrounding protest, free speech, and criticisms of Israel. As new federal anti-h...

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The Long-Read Essay: American Fascism and Trump Unmasked

The Long-Read Essay: American Fascism and Trump Unmasked

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