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The Political Pendulum: Michelle Grattan

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With the federal election fast approaching, Sally Warhaft is joined by pre-eminent political journalist Michelle Grattan for a special spotlight edition of the Fifth Estate. What are the issues and initiatives that will matter the most? How does this federal poll compare to other recent elections? And what have Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott learned since 2010? Join Michelle Grattan at the Wheeler Centre for a conversation on the complicated state of Australia’s political culture three months out from the election.

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Michelle Grattan

Michelle Grattan AO is one of Australia’s most respected and awarded political journalists. She has been a member of the Canberra parliamentary press gallery for more than 40 years, during which time she has covered all the most significant stories in Australian politics. As a former editor of The... Read more

Sally Warhaft

Sally Warhaft is a Melbourne broadcaster, anthropologist and writer. She is the host of The Fifth Estate, the Wheeler Centre’s live series focusing on journalism, politics, media, and international relations, and The Leap Year, a Wheeler Centre podcast about Australians’ lives in the fog of ... Read more

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