(00:00:00) The War on Dissent and Socialism USA
(00:01:12) Beautiful, Menacing, and Obscene: Australia’s Addiction to War
(00:18:18) Robodebt Reborn: The Cruelty That Never Dies
(00:29:56) Treaty and Truth: A New Beginning in Victoria
(00:43:07) Socialism in the City: Zohran Mamdani’s Revolution in New York
We expose Australia’s growing contradictions – a nation that talks peace while funding war, promises compassion while reviving cruelty, and talks justice while fearing equality. From Sydney’s taxpayer-funded arms expo where protesters were pepper-sprayed by police, to Labor’s quiet revival of Robodebt through private debt collectors, this episode reveals how state power is being weaponised against dissent and the vulnerable. We also cover Victoria’s historic Treaty with First Nations peoples, a breakthrough in truth-telling and Reconciliation now under threat from conservative backlash, and the election of democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani as New York’s first Muslim and African-born mayor – a victory for conviction politics over corporate control.Support and celebrate New Politics, just $5 per week: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/newpoliticsSubstack: https://newpolitics.substack.com Song listing: ‘Stranger In Moscow’, Tame Impala.‘Swing For The Crime’, Ed Kuepper.‘The King Is Dead’, The Herd.‘Sign O’ The Times’, Prince, remix by Michael Saxom.
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The Great Environmental Backflip and the Joy Division
(00:00:00) The Great Environmental Backflip and the Joy Division
(00:01:09) Green Light, Red Flags: Labor’s Environmental Backdown
(00:16:40) Nuclear Déjà Vu: The Coalition’s Broken Record
(00:29:26) Between Beijing and Washington: Albanese at ASEAN
(00:41:10) Culture Wars on Vinyl: The Joy Division Distraction
We examine one of the biggest environmental retreats in years as the Albanese government prepares to hand decision-making powers on coal, gas and water projects back to the states, gutting environmental protection and empowering the fossil-fuel lobby. It’s supposedly about “cutting red tape,” but critics say it’s a green light for mining giants and a betrayal of Labor’s climate promises. We also assess the new “national interest” override, the anger from NT Aboriginal land councils, and the government’s growing resemblance to the Morrison era. Meanwhile, the Coalition revives its nuclear energy obsession as Senator Jane Hume pushes to lift Australia’s nuclear ban, reigniting divisions between Barnaby Joyce and the moderates. Plus, Anthony Albanese’s balancing act at the ASEAN summit – caught between China and the US – and Sussan Ley’s bizarre attack on the Prime Minister for wearing a Joy Division T-shirt. Sharp analysis, politics without spin, and all the week’s contradictions in Australian politics.Support New Politics, just $5 per month:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/newpoliticsSubstack: https://newpolitics.substack.comSong listing: ‘Bonnie And Clyde’, Serge Gainsbourg (French Accent remix).‘Satellite Anthem Icarus, Boards of Canada.‘Love Will Tear Us Apart’, Joy Division.‘Sign O’ The Times’, Prince, remix by Michael Saxom.
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Alliance Games and the Price of Truth
(00:00:00) Alliance Games and the Price of Truth
(00:01:09) The Albanese–Trump Deal and the $8.5 Billion handshake (17 mins)
(00:18:46) Sparks Over The South China Sea (11 mins)
(00:29:56) Barnaby Joyce and One Nation: Who Really Cares (8 mins)
(00:38:45) A Ceasefire That Still Kills in Gaza (5 mins)
(00:43:35) The ABC Hatchet Job on Hedges (15 mins)
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s long-awaited meeting with Donald Trump delivers smiles, handshakes and a critical minerals deal that deepens Australia’s dependence on Washington. Beneath the diplomacy lies a bigger story – how this deal sidelines China, fuels the mining magnates and leaves Australia as the world’s quarry. Meanwhile, rising tensions in the South China Sea, Barnaby Joyce’s flirtation with Pauline Hanson’s One Nation, and the collapse of the Gaza “ceasefire” expose a world of political theatre and moral failure. From AUKUS to media censorship and Chris Hedges’ fight for truth, this episode dissects power, propaganda and the high price of speaking out.Support New Politics, just $5 per month: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/newpoliticsSubstack: https://newpolitics.substack.comSong listing: ‘Spitfire’, Public Service Broadcasting.‘Confessions Of A Window Cleaner’, Ed Kuepper.‘Dātura’, Tori Amos.‘Sign O’ The Times’, Prince, remix by Michael Saxom.
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A Super Backdown and the Politics of Retreat
In this week’s podcast, Labor’s superannuation retreat exposes a government afraid to lead – Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ watered-down super tax gives wealthy Australians another break while real reform on housing, climate and tax fairness slips further away. We examine the bizarre corruption scandal of the Australian Parliamentary Sports Club – with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese presiding over a registered lobby group – and the vindictive legal crusade of former senator Linda Reynolds against Brittany Higgins, highlighting Australia’s broken defamation laws. Plus, Donald Trump’s so-called Gaza “ceasefire” reveals more illusion than peace, as Israel’s narrative control collapses and global calls for justice and accountability grow louder.Support New Politics, just $5 per month: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/newpoliticsSubstack: https://newpolitics.substack.comSong listing: ‘Off The Grid’, Beastie Boys.‘Confessions Of A Window Cleaner’, Ed Kuepper.‘Talking To A Stranger’, Birds of Tokyo (cover).‘Sign O’ The Times’, Prince, remix by Michael Saxom.
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Cancelling Press Freedoms: Hedges and the Hypocrisy of Australian Media
We expose the hypocrisy behind the National Press Club’s cancellation of Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Chris Hedges, silenced for planning to speak about the collapse of journalism and the genocide in Gaza. We reveal how corporate sponsors like Raytheon, BAE Systems and Thales – all supplying weapons to Israel – help shape media censorship in Australia’s so-called home of free speech. We also examine the Optus Triple-0 outage, which blocked hundreds of emergency calls and caused three preventable deaths, highlighting the failure of neoliberalism and the dangers of outsourcing essential public services. And as the Liberal Party descends further into chaos, with Andrew Hastie’s aborted leadership challenge, Jacinta Price’s infighting and Peter Dutton’s factional damage, we ask whether Australia’s conservative movement is now ideologically bankrupt and politically finished. #AUSPOLSupport New Politics, just $5 per month: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/newpoliticsSubstack: https://newpolitics.substack.comSong listing:‘All I Need’, AIR (feat. Beth Hirsch).‘Ameno’, +eRa+.‘Sign O’ The Times’, Prince, remix by Michael Saxom.
The best analysis and discussion about Australian politics and #auspol news. Presented by Eddy Jokovich and David Lewis, we look at all the issues the mainstream media wants to cover up, and do the job most journalists avoid: holding power to account. Seriously./ Twitter @NewpoliticsAU / www.patreon.com/newpolitics/ newpolitics.substack.com/ www.newpolitics.com.au
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