Did the Socially Democratic hiatus week leave you feeling politically deprived?
Not to worry. Stephen, Jessie, and David are back with a full episode covering all the major (and some minor) stories in politics for the month of September.
Here’s what’s on the agenda:
- Albanese’s upcoming visit with Trump. What will it look like, and what is the aim, exactly?
- Jacinta Allan’s visit to China. Talking tunnels and making friends.
- Are the Greens returning to form? Greens Leader Larissa Waters has some choice words for Labor’s new emissions targets, and David thinks it signals something deeper.
- Charlie Kirk, the perils of extremist thinking, and the implications for Australian political discourse.
- Migration across Europe. How it is fueling the right, and how the left is fumbling their response.
Plus listener questions, and more!
Mentioned in the show:
Why the rise of ‘cartel parties’ in Australia threatens our democracy: https://tr.ee/ILXvns
Australia’s 10 Most Covertly Powerful People in 2025: https://tr.ee/A7rZ4j
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