Woah gtfo are you telling me that Trump’s claims of victory and an impending deal in the Gulf turned out to be … false??

Serious Danger Podcast about our broken political system & its greatest threat: the Aus Greens

I joined Tom Ballard to co-host the latest ep on his Serious Danger podcast. We talked about the war, the media coverage, and Angus Taylor's offensive new immigration policy + checked in on the charade of the safeguard mechanism.
Listen here:

How will history regard the Albanese government? On turning a blind eye to war crimes in Iran, Gaza and Lebanon

Australia has done nothing while Israel has assassinated journalists, medics, aid workers, diplomats, foreign & spiritual leaders. Through the war crimes & illegal invasions, Albanese has done nothing even to dissuade Israel – no sanctions, no support for arrest warrants.
Is there even a red line?

How will history regard the Albanese government? On turning a blind eye to war crimes in Iran, Gaza and Lebanon

Is there any moral limit to what Israel or the US could do, any war crime that goes too far, for Australia to place conditions on our loyalty? It seems there are no red lines.
New:

That's a great reason to invite him

Manufacturing division: The misguided immigration policies of the Liberal Party From “noble migrants” to “subversive intent”: the Liberal Party is making dangerous shift towards surveillance, division and political desperation.

The Liberal Party’s approach to immigration isn’t really about the policy – it’s all about manufacturing division and political advantage.

The latest analysis from New Politics: newpolitics.com.au/p/manufactur...

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Dr Richard Denniss dismantles the gas industry’s favorite threat.
If taxes kill investment, why is the gas industry rushing to Norway to pay 78%? 🙄
“They are playing us for fools.” 🔥
Nationals’ Susan McDonald has no rebuttal & scrambles to change the subject. #auspol

Konrad Benjamin on fire in today’s gas tax inquiry, says those claiming “we can’t afford anything” are full of it, we have plenty of resources to benefit from
“This gas issue is the perfect eg of how it’s a lie”
“We’ve been sold out”🔥 #auspol @punterspolitics.bsky.social @australiainstitute.org.au

Rembering the birthdays. Days of joy and happy memories. I wish there was more of that than other anniversaries.

PK asks Barnaby Joyce if hiring a convicted rapist proves One Nation has a “credibility problem” - who then insists he no longer works for them but then can’t say whether he’s still “on the payroll” 🙄

There’s your answer PK #auspol

#TinkeringJim. #Auspol.

Finally a political ad that provides facts not spin & that Australians can actually get behind. Thank you @davidpocock.bsky.social
#auspol #GasTax

Jim Chalmers says there was “frustration” in the room after meeting US Treasury officials in DC saying he & his G20 counterparts are losing patience with the US as their war on Iran continues “dragging out” #auspol

NSW Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon says he’s “reviewing” charges from the unwelcome Herzog visit after the court ruled his anti-protest laws unconstitutional.

Save the taxpayers' money and drop them now, Mal. The court has spoken. #auspol #nswpol

The honeymoon is over.
A party with no plan during a fuel crisis, with a blind devotion to the man driving it: Trump. And with a leader believing convicted rapists deserve a "second chance" in her office.

The One Nation bubble hasn't just leaked—it’s burst. #auspol

Australia faced the same dilemma as China in 2004 but made the wrong call While the rest of us count the cost in higher fuel costs, higher inflation and a weaker economy,  China — the actual winner of the war — will be enjoying a surge of global interest in its solar panels...

www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04...

Friday, Brisbane protesters sing & dance to John Farnham’s Two Strong Hearts - ‘River to the Sea’
Saturday, 20 arrested for saying the exact same words in a chant.

So if you wear a wig & dance you won’t be arrested. The inconsistency is utterly humiliating for David Crisafulli.

The 12 big mistruths of Israeli diplomacy The National Press Club should be castigated for amplifying the views of someone who is dangerously presenting factually incorrect material.

Not one journalist at the #NPC called out the many mistruths presented by the Ambassador, but we found at least 12. There were many more. #AUSPOL
www.newpolitics.com.au/p/the-12-big...

Petrol, power and the proxy wars – the Weekly Brief Your weekly guide to the issues shaping Australian politics this week.

Petrol, power and the proxy wars – the Weekly Brief, from New Politics. The shitty political behaviour both here and abroad continues, and we’re all paying for it. #AUSPOL open.substack.com/pub/newpolit...

A war without end and the leadership vacuum There’s a new world emerging from this conflict in Iran, and governments need to act before it ends up being too late to become a part of this new world.

New: this war isn’t just another Middle East conflict.

It’s exposing the limits of US power, accelerating global realignments and leaving Australia badly positioned to respond. And Albanese looks nowhere near strong enough for what’s coming next.

Read → www.newpolitics.com.au/p/a-war-with...

War crimes or war hero? The curious response to the case of Ben Roberts-Smith The right-wing defence of Ben Roberts-Smith reveals how nationalism, power and influence are being used to pervert the course of justice.

Conservatives like Hanson and Rinehart can’t shut up about it, Stokes is using his media assets to change the narrative, but the courts should decide whether Roberts-Smith is a war hero or a war criminal. The latest analysis from New Politics. #AUSPOL www.newpolitics.com.au/p/war-crimes...

The kings of chaos: Who really profits from war? Trump’s war rhetoric hides a deeper truth about modern conflict – it’s rewarding defence giants, energy markets and political power while ordinary people pay the price.

The kings of chaos: Who really profits from war in Iran? The latest analysis from New Politics. open.substack.com/pub/newpolit...

The Noble Migrant and Subversive Intent Podcast Episode · New Politics: Australian Politics · 16 April · 37min

So who decides what “Australian values” are? Angus Taylor?
FMD, what a disaster that would be.
It’s imported Trumpism and doesn’t work in Australia.
We break it all down in the latest episode of New Politics. #AUSPOL LISTEN IN, SHARE, SUBSCRIBE:
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“Despite the ceasefire”
Looks like Israel is showing its usual respect for agreements and international norms

Eyal Weizman · All they will find is sand: Gaza’s Yellow Line Most of the Gaza Strip – cities, refugee camps, schools, universities, mosques, the health infrastructure, agriculture...

A comprehensive, devastating description of Israel’s deliberate annihilation of the conditions of life in Gaza

It’s just enabling at this point

The world faces a grim reality, even if Trump exists in a different one The world is stuck watching a performative series of announcements about meetings that could, may, will happen, involving a president not dealing with the reality that he is in a weak and confused bar...

Bracing commonsense from LaTingle

"The world is stuck watching a perpetually performative series of announcements about meetings that could, may, will happen, involving US negotiators with no negotiating skills and a president not dealing with the reality that he is in a weak, and confused, bargaining position."

Government advisory group urges delay of NDIS 'robo' changes The federal government has been urged by its own NDIS advisory group to delay the rollout of a controversial new way of determining support plans for participants.

Instead of submitting evidence of their disability from doctors, participants will be interviewed by an assessor, who then feeds their findings into a computer program.

That algorithm will then spit out a budget to be approved or rejected by an NDIS employee www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04...

Pauline Hanson’s One Nation banks millions in public funding. Where does all the money go? Exclusive: Former candidates accuse party of enriching itself at their expense, while insiders lift veil on chaos in Brisbane HQ – and staffers’ contempt for rank-and-file members

A toxic, disorganised organisation.
Brilliant piece of journalism here.