Election 2013 Podcast: Dennis Altman, Marilyn Lake

Published: September 5, 2013 4:37pm EDT

Dennis Altman, La Trobe University, Marilyn Lake, The University of Melbourne

Authors

Dennis Altman
Dennis Altman is a Friend of The Conversation.

Professorial Fellow in Human Security, La Trobe University
Marilyn Lake
ARC Professorial Fellow and Professor in History, The University of Melbourne

Disclosure statement

Dennis Altman has endorsed Adam Bandt for re-election in the seat of Melbourne.

Marilyn Lake does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.

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What’s on the agenda in our final pre-election podcast? AAP/Alan Porritt

Welcome to the fifth of The Conversation’s Election 2013 podcasts.

Each week The Conversation will be sitting down with Australia’s top political minds to discuss all things election as we gear up for the big day on September 7.

This week, we discuss the conduct of the two leaders on the campaign trail, the politics of the family and political messaging with Dennis Altman, Professorial Fellow in Human Security at LaTrobe University, and Marilyn Lake, Professor in History at the University of Melbourne.

We hope you enjoy it.

Podcast produced by Georgina Connery.

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