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EPISODE · May 20, 2025 · 1H 10M

Loose Units and Losing Momentum: Dutton’s Campaign Continues to Go Downhill

from The Red Wave: The 2025 Federal Election · host Eddy Jokovich & David Lewis

In this extended episode, we dissected week three of the 2025 federal election campaign, where Peter Dutton’s Coalition descended further into chaos – facing a credibility crisis driven by misinformation, fear campaigns about Russia, China and Indonesia, and a housing stunt involving his own son. While Anthony Albanese and Labor’s upbeat campaign launch in Perth focused on economic progress, the Liberals doubled down on culture wars and cuts. As housing affordability, foreign policy blunders, and leadership failures dominated the headlines, opinion polls showed the Coalition slipping further behind – raising serious questions about whether Dutton was fit to lead or if this election was already lost for the opposition. #AUSPOL #Election2025This podcast series has been compiled into the book, The Red Wave: The New Politics review of the 2025 Australian federal election, available through Amazon:Amazon: https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B0F93G666V Support New Politics, just $5 per month: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/newpoliticsSubstack: https://newpolitics.substack.com Song listing:‘Good Stuff’, The B-52s.‘Mysterious Ways’, U2 (cover version by In Sympathy).‘La femme d’Argent, AIR.‘Wild’, Spoon.‘Humiliation’, The National.

In this extended episode, we dissected week three of the 2025 federal election campaign, where Peter Dutton’s Coalition descended further into chaos – facing a credibility crisis driven by misinformation, fear campaigns about Russia, China and Indonesia, and a housing stunt involving his own son. While Anthony Albanese and Labor’s upbeat campaign launch in Perth focused on economic progress, the Liberals doubled down on culture wars and cuts. As housing affordability, foreign policy blunders, and leadership failures dominated the headlines, opinion polls showed the Coalition slipping further behind – raising serious questions about whether Dutton was fit to lead or if this election was already lost for the opposition. #AUSPOL #Election2025This podcast series has been compiled into the book, The Red Wave: The New Politics review of the 2025 Australian federal election, available through Amazon:Amazon: https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B0F93G666V Support New Politics, just $5 per month: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/newpoliticsSubstack: https://newpolitics.substack.com Song listing:‘Good Stuff’, The B-52s.‘Mysterious Ways’, U2 (cover version by In Sympathy).‘La femme d’Argent, AIR.‘Wild’, Spoon.‘Humiliation’, The National.

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