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New Labor government, stopping a whistleblower case, social housing and the Aston byelection
In this episode: a wrap up of the New South Wales election from last weekend, with the NSW Coalition ending their 12 years in office and the start of…
2 years, 11 months ago
AUKUS, The Voice, anti-trans Nazis trouble and election time in NSW
In this episode: the week in federal politics; the AUKUS deal; the Voice to Parliament; and the safeguard mechanism for emissions control. The anti-t…
2 years, 11 months ago
Terrible AUKUS deal, NSW criminal corruption and media behaving badly
In this episode, we look at the AUKUS deal and what it means for Australia. It looks like it’s a bad deal, so why did Albanese agree to it? It’s comp…
2 years, 11 months ago
Liberals withering on a flagpole, corruption in NSW and a war with China?
In this episode… we look at the week in federal politics: the Liberal Party is in contortions over a tatty flag on top of Australian Parliament House…
2 years, 11 months ago
Superannuation and politics of reform, media freedom and the Robodebt criminals
Superannuation is a boring topic of conversation at the best of times, but the government can see that it can save a substantial sum of money by clos…
2 years, 11 months ago
The dirty deeds of AFP and News Corp, corrupt NSW and is Albanese’s honeymoon really over?
The Australian Federal Police is in the news again, and this time it’s through a newspaper interview with the former Defence Minister, Senator Linda …
3 years ago
The Apology, Aston byelection and Labor’s bad gambling habit
There was another session of Parliament this week and we found out that the federal government has spent $7.6 million to prosecute whistleblowers – w…
3 years ago
Parliament returns, Lidia Thorpe and the beginning of the end of Dutton
Parliament has returned for the year, with the government keen to implement its agenda, the Opposition trying to make itself relevant, and everyone e…
3 years ago
The explosive Robodebt inquiry and reinventing capitalism
It’s hard to believe how bad and illegal Robodebt was, but when you have the most incompetent government ever, anything’s possible.
There was a massiv…
3 years ago
The misogyny of News Corp and the racism of the Right
The Australian media usually stays away from New Zealand politics but News Corporation had a field day when Jacinda Ardern announced her resignation,…
3 years, 1 month ago