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The pendulum that is used to predict outcomes in elections is broken. There is no longer a “national mood” or “national conversation”. Richard Denniss on what this means and how it might change the role of money in politics, too.

Guest: Chief economist at The Australia Institute and writer for The Monthly and The Saturday Paper Richard Denniss.

Background reading:

Money, votes and the 'pendulum' in The Saturday Paper

The Saturday Paper

The Monthly

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July 7, 2019 17m

7am

A daily news show from the publisher of The Monthly and The Saturday Paper. Hear from the country’s best reporters, covering the news as it affects Australia. This is news with narrative, every weekday.

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The broken pendulum