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Day: August 6, 2013

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Weekly election column for ABC The Drum

August 6, 2013October 4, 2013by Drag0nista1 Comment on Weekly election column for ABC The Drum

The DrumI’m thrilled to have been offered a weekly column at ABC’s The Drum during the federal election campaign.

Here’s the first piece, in which I look at Rudd and Abbott’s first election speeches and divine what they suggest are the main drivers for this election.

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