In this episode of What’s the Point?, Richard explains the dangers of centrism and what progressive politics actually looks like.
Thu 24 Sep 2026 14.05 AEST
One of the issues with sushi train political journalism (just grabbing whatever comes round on the train) is that only the bright and shiny – often speculative – pieces get picked up. But the more staid and plodding carriages – those with warnings outside the political cycle, with a focus on the bigger picture, they tend to get left to circle the track ignored.
The Greens' recent leadership change from Larissa Waters to David Shoebridge was both rapid and polite. But while the change might have come as a surprise, what is more predictable is the hand wringing from much of the commentariat and the Prime Minister about whether the Greens should be 'populist' or 'pragmatic', and whether they should act like a ‘party of government’ or a ‘party of protest’.
Victoria’s anti-corruption watchdog has been given new powers to investigate non-criminal misconduct and trace public money into private organisations, as part of the Labor Government’s broader reform push ahead of the November election.
The Prime Minister said he wants to promote ‘progressive patriotism’ – but his policies tell a different story. In this episode of What’s the Point?, Richard explains the dangers of centrism and what progressive politics actually looks like.
