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election report from the West
In the first of three Conversation podcasts on the Western Australian election, we talk to Natalie Mast at the University of Western Australia, Premier Colin Barnett and ABC election analyst Antony Green.
Saturday’s election potentially carries a hefty national punch.
The polls are running strongly against the Liberal government. If Colin Barnett loses, the federal Liberals will become even more jittery, although the defeat would be due primarily to state factors.
The election will also test the power of Pauline Hanson’s One Nation as a disruptor, with the party set to win state upper house…
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