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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