The Democrats return? Leonie Green and Australia’s next political disruption

In this episode, we examine whether the political fragmentation that has transformed Australia’s right could eventually spread to the progressive centre-left, and whether the Australian Democrats could play a role in that shift. David Lewis speaks with Australian Democrats President Leonie Green about the party’s push to return to Parliament, its strategy for the Victorian election and the Senate, and the structural barriers facing minor parties in Australian politics. We also explore the dominance of Labor, the decline of the Coalition, the rise of independents and One Nation, and the continuing debate over whether there is room for a pragmatic centrist party focused on accountability, electoral reform, and keeping the bastards honest in a volatile new era of Australian democracy. Support New Politics: Patreon: Substack: Song listing: ‘La Femme d’Argent’, AIR.

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The Democrats return? Leonie Green and Australia’s next political disruption is an episode from New Politics: Australian Politics by New Politics.

This episode is 33:17 long.

This episode was published on Mar 27, 2026.

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