Senator Lidia Thorpe confronts the king with her candid views on him and the royal family’s role in colonisation and genocide, raising the question of whether it’s time to reignite the debate about Australia becoming a republic and create a long overdue Treaty with Indigenous people. Meanwhile, the community-backed teal independent movement continues to grow at the expense of the Liberal Party, but Labor cannot afford to be complacent. Is 27 years in office good for democracy? If the Liberal Party isn’t fit for government, then yes, it absolutely is. #auspol Support New Politics: https://www.patreon.com/newpolitics Song listing: ‘The Message’, Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five.‘Treaty’, Mitchell Cullen (Yothu Yindi).‘Atomic Moog 2000’, Cold Cut.‘Spitfire’, Public Service Broadcasting.‘Release The Pressure’, Leftism.