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It’s in the best interests of politicians to come up with policies that appeal to voters and secure their support at the next election.
So it was particularly interesting when last week, Peter Dutton announced his first policy since becoming opposition leader. It’s something experts, including former strategists for the Liberal Party, say will lose Peter Dutton votes from the exact people they should be trying to win over.
Today, national correspondent for The Saturday Paper Mike Seccombe, on why the road map to political success is changing.
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Guest: National correspondent for The Saturday Paper, Mike Seccombe
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