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How Australia’s Right-Wing Imploded Over Israel. Plus, Could More Countries Call-Out Trump’s ‘Lie’?

Os and Scott are back with the first episode of 2026. They begin by sharing what they got up too over summer and the plans to make Lamestream bigger and better this year.

, and Osman Faruqi

26 Jan 2026 · 8:50am

1 min read

Os and Scott kick off the episode with a brief chat about Triple J's Hottest 100 and what role the poll plays in Australian culture in 2026.

Then, they break down the Coalition split and look at why most media outlets are painting the Nationals as villains for refusing to back the government's extremely controversial hate speech laws. They also discuss how the media is covering One Nation's surge in the polls and why so much of the coverage is uncritical.

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Later in the show, they talk about Donald Trump's increasing isolation on the world stage with Canada's PM Mark Carney joining the chorus of global leaders criticising the US president, and look at how Australia is now one of the few western countries that is stubbornly remaining loyal to Trump.

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