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It was the governor-general’s pet project, a foundation that promised to nurture the future leaders of Australia.
But the elite foundation never came to be – the new government has axed it.
So why did the governor-general put his name to it? Why did Scott Morrison decide to fund it before it was viable? And who was advocating for it?
Today, Chief Political Correspondent for The Saturday Paper Karen Middleton on the Australian Future Leaders Foundation and who was courted to support it.
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Guest: Chief political correspondent for The Saturday Paper, Karen Middleton.
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