If the Coalition parties are to govern again, they need to redefine who they are, who they represent, and how they can engage with the new and emerging forces in the Australian political landscape.

The Red Wave: The New Politics review of the 2025 Australian federal election eBook : Jokovich, Eddy, Lewis, David: Amazon.com.au: Kindle Store

In this extended episode, we analyse the historic 2025 federal election, where Anthony Albanese led the Labor Party to one of the most decisive victories in Australian political history – winning up to 92 seats, achieving a 3% swing, and securing 55% of the two-party-preferred vote. We explore how Labor broke new ground in metropolitan seats across Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and beyond, while the Liberal Party collapsed under Peter Dutton’s disastrous leadership – becoming the first federal Opposition Leader to lose his seat. With a massive lower house majority and a favourable Senate, we discuss what Labor can do with its unprecedented political capital, the implications for progressive reform, and why this election marks not just a change of government, but a generational shift in Australian politics. We also assess the setbacks faced by the Australian Greens and the mixed results for community independents, the rise of the Muslim Vote, and what the future holds for a fractured conservative movement. Support New Politics! Just $5 per month: - Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/newpolitics - Substack: https://newpolitics.substack.com Song listing: - ‘Good Stuff’, The B-52s. - ‘Atomic Moog 2000’, Coldcut - ‘Spitfire’, Public Service Broadcasting - ‘Confessions Of A Window Cleaner’, Ed Kuepper. - ‘Stranger in Moscow’, Tame Impala. - ‘Humiliation’, The National.

In the final week of the 2025 federal election campaign, we unpack Peter Dutton’s total campaign collapse, Anthony Albanese’s edge in the polls, and why a Labor victory now looks inevitable. From debate disasters and media blunders to desperate culture war tactics and vanishing credibility, we break down the major moments, analyse the role of independents and the Australian Greens, and predict the election result. It's been chaotic, it's been revealing – and it’s not looking good for the Coalition. Support New Politics, just $5 per month:  - Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/newpolitics - Substack: https://newpolitics.substack.com  Song listing: - ‘Good Stuff’, The B-52s. - ‘Confessions Of A Window Cleaner’, Ed Kuepper. - ‘State Of The Art (A.E.I.O.U.)’, Jim James. - ‘Won’t Get Fooled Again’, The Who (remix). - ‘The Last Goodbye’, Odesza.  - ‘Humiliation’, The National.

In our final essay for 2024, we look at what to expect in federal politics in the lead up to the next election campaign.

A year of missed opportunities in Australian federal politics.

The agents of change may not yet be visible, but they must emerge, for the alternative is a continuation of a system that has failed.

Podcast Episode · New Politics: Australian Politics · 06/12/2024 · 46m

The government risks becoming irrelevant in a political landscape that increasingly values collaboration, adaptability, and innovation: new politics, rather than old politics.

Podcast Episode · New Politics: Australian Politics · 29/11/2024 · 43m

Labor’s retreat into the politics of fear and division not only betrays its progressive base but also erodes public trust in the possibility of a more humane and just Australia.

By prioritising expediency over thoroughness, the government is squandering an opportunity to implement meaningful change.

Podcast Episode · New Politics: Australian Politics · 22/11/2024 · 50m

Proposed changes to donation laws will benefit major parties but won’t do much to stop the electorate looking at alternative options at the next election. The big week in federal politics.

The proposed ban for children fails to engage with the realities of the modern world, where the focus should be on integration and education, not restriction and suppression.

Israeli hooliganism in Amsterdam may seem minor in the global scope of Israeli–Palestinian relations, but they are a microcosm of the larger narrative that plays out daily in Gaza.

Podcast Episode · New Politics: Australian Politics · 15/11/2024 · 42m