Michelle Grattan speaks with University of Canberra Deputy Vice-Chancellor Nicholas Klomp about the week in politics. They discuss including Mark Latham teaming up with Pauline Hanson’s One Nation to make robocalls attacking Shorten in the Longman byelection, the live sheep trade debate, and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s criticism of the energy market, including their recommendation for government involvement.


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Mark Carney Jokes About Teleprompter, Takes Swipe at Trump
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Ukraine Agrees to Protect Kazakhstan Oil Exports via Black Sea
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Trump Administration Plans $1 Billion Security Aid Package for Colombia
Russian Strikes Kill Six in Eastern and Northern Ukraine, Dozens Injured 



