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Just Josh: Why Can't Politicians Answer A Question?

Hey! Politicians! Stop talking like cardboard cutouts (if you're mainstream) or lunatics (if you're not).

If politicians can't figure out how to have uncomfortable conversations, voters will elect populists who can.

Last Thursday, Australia's flagship current affairs TV show grilled the opposition leader, Angus Taylor. It wasn't pretty. Obfuscations, snarkiness, waffling, pre-rehearsed speechifying, evasions. Why???

Few people are more experienced at navigating uncomfortable conversations than ole Szepsie. Here, in a selfless public service, Josh plays back the interview and interjects with…

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