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New Politics is an independent media organisation providing news, analysis and a review of Australian politics, seeking the answers to the questions the mainstream media never asks, offering bold opinions, speaking truth to power.

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Scandals, factions and failure: The continuing collapse of the Liberal Party

Beset by corruption inquiries, religious fanaticism, factionalism and imported culture wars, the Liberals remain determined to repeat the mistakes that drove voters away in the first place.

The politics of distraction and the ongoing decline of the media

While the mainstream media obsesses over melons, Australia confronts migration, weak gun laws, NDIS cuts, substandard housing and a Christian takeover of the Liberal Party.

The police state of New South Wales

How the Minns government’s expansion of police phone-access powers threatens privacy, civil liberties and the democratic right to dissent.

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The new US imperialism of AUKUS

How a submarine deal became a symbol of the surrender of Australian sovereignty, military control and democratic accountability.

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AUKUS and the Quiet Americans

Spending billions on imaginary submarines, while AUKUS quietly creates a US military presence beyond Australia’s control. Our political leaders need to be condemned for these reckless actions.

The continuing politics of evasion

The expansion of AUKUS, new police surveillance, no action on gambling reform and restrictions on migration all governments avoiding scrutiny, protecting vested interests and searching for scapegoats.

The real Anthony Albanese: Power without purpose

The Prime Minister has accumulated more power than any modern Labor leader but is using that to protect the vested interests that he once despised.

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The Indoctrination of Australia’s Classrooms

How the campaign against antisemitism became a struggle over education, political speech and who controls the debate about Israel and Palestine.

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Antisemitism education as the new propaganda

How a misguided campaign against antisemitism could propagandise the Australian education system and restrict legitimate debate about Israel and Palestine.

Power, distraction and the price of political failure

From the Royal Commission, Trump’s political theatre and Victoria’s new Premier to ICAC, these the political issues making the headlines – and the ones governments would rather avoid.