Lamestream Does Zohran Mamdani's Win Have Lessons For Australia? Plus, Sussan Ley is Cooked, and the Louvre Heist Debate
Os and Scott begin the episode by discussing the news that the suspects involved in the Louvre heist have been arrested, before debating the heist itself, and who the good guys are.
Then they break down the latest political crisis engulfing the Coalition, with the Liberal Party plummeting to record lows in opinion polls and a fresh ideological battle breaking out over the party's commitment to net zero. Os and Scott discuss how serious the problem is and what the battle over climate policy is really about.
Later in the show, they explore how the Greens have been overtaken by One Nation as Australia's third biggest party and why the party seems to be struggling. They look at the rise of more radical politicians like newly-elected New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani and question why the Greens are failing to achieve cut through.
Plus, in Keeping Tabs: The curious choice of the Australian Financial Review's most innovative company of the year, how The Age turned to a major betting sponsor for its sports coverage and The New York Times journalist who quit over the paper's Gaza coverage.
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