{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6244d1918dd186001211b37a/6ad023ff9fea6e0a640ccb50?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"A new Green stone in Albo's Shoe(Bridge)","description":"<p>Parliament is back in session, and there’s a new Greens leader on the scene to cause trouble for Anthony Albanese. <em>Crikey’s</em> politics reporter Anton Nilsson and journalist Tina Quinn discuss how Labor’s agenda is holding up against attacks from all sides.</p><p><br></p><p>Plus, Josh Frydenberg’s incredible comeback story gets better every time, and how the scourge of “drops” to favourable journalists weakens the media and lets politicians off scot-free.</p><p><br></p><p>Today’s episode covers:</p><ul><li>Digital Duty of Care bill and the Liberal Party’s picky relationship with “free speech”</li><li>America’s “extraordinary” intervention in Australian tech legislation</li><li>Can Labor and David Shoebridge get along?</li><li>Will Angus Taylor’s “war on small business” attack lay a glove on Labor?</li><li>(Another) great Josh Frydenberg comeback story</li><li>The scourge of political drops and “horse race journalism” </li></ul><p><br></p><p>Read the transcript here, watch or listen to the episode above.</p><p>Want to ask us a question? Send an email to <u><a href=\"mailto:letters@crikey.com.au\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">letters@crikey.com.au</a></u> or contact us using the secure methods detailed <u><a href=\"https://www.crikey.com.au/tip-off-crikey/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here</a></u>.</p><p><br></p><p>Read more:</p><p><u><a href=\"https://www.crikey.com.au/2026/10/07/one-nation-press-media-ban-abc-guardian-australia-pauline-hanson/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">‘Addicted to drops’: Insiders spill on why Australian media is silent on One Nation’s press ban</a></u></p><p><br></p><p><u><a href=\"https://www.crikey.com.au/2026/10/02/david-shoebridge-interview-the-greens-future/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">‘People are human’: David Shoebridge on leadership rival tensions, a Labor alliance, and the Greens’ future</a></u></p><p><br></p><p><u><a href=\"https://www.crikey.com.au/2026/10/13/josh-frydenberg-book-a-grateful-son-liberal-party-treasurer-gst-debt-king/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Debt-king Josh Frydenberg was a terrible treasurer — but he’s right on GST</a></u></p><p><br></p><p>Want to ask us a question? Send an email to <u><a href=\"mailto:letters@crikey.com.au\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">letters@crikey.com.au</a></u> or contact us using the secure methods detailed here: <u><a href=\"https://www.crikey.com.au/tip-off-crikey/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.crikey.com.au/tip-off-crikey/</a></u> </p><p><br></p><p><u><a href=\"https://campaigns.crikey.com.au/subscribe\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Subscribe to Crikey now to get 60% off your annual subscription!</a></u></p>","author_name":"Crikey"}