To ring in the New Year, we wildly speculate on what might happen in 2025.

• How badly is Albo cooked?
• Will Labor maintain its iron grip on Western Australian politics?
• Is the MAGA civil war a sign of things to come?
• What's left for the radical left?
• What will Tanya Plibersek do about Woodside's North West Shelf extension?

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LINKS:

• WA Labor and Liberal parties create memes on TikTok in a bid to woo young voters - The West Australian
• Peter Dutton the latest politician to seek popularity boost by podcast - The Guardian
• 'MAGA civil war': Why are Trump supporters fighting each other over foreign workers? - SBS

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Following the shooting of a health insurance CEO, a mysterious assassin has been winning hearts and minds, at least online. What accounts for his popularity? How does the assassination work as a direct action protest? And how to weigh it all morally?

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Gerard Mazza and Jesse Noakes bring you the latest on power and politics in the west:

• There were reports of a snake on a plane flight between Broome and Perth – but did anyone actually see it?
• The US election has proved the world is getting weirder and everyone wants a purpose.
• Basil Zempilas is gliding up the ladder – will he be Western Australia's next premier?

Read more from Gerard and Jesse on lessons from the US election.

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