Michelle Grattan talks with University of Canberra Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President (Academic) Professor Nick Klomp about the week in politics, including the ABC managing director Michelle Guthrie’s sacking and chairman Justin Milne’s resignation, the government’s budget outcome for last financial year, and Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s proposal around Australia Day.


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Supreme Court to Review Legality of Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Restrictions 



