Spamming in texts or by robo-calls may seem perverse, but it's unlikely to disappear. Here are some things you can expect leading up to the May election, and why they're allowed.
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Bringing you up to speed on the political hot potato that may have passed you by.
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Lecturer, Graduate School of Government, University of Sydney
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Professor of Law, The University of Queensland
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Research Fellow, Sydney Democracy Network, University of Sydney
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Lecturer in Linguistics, Monash University
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Kate Burridge es Amigo de The Conversation.
Professor of Linguistics, Monash University
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Lecturer in Politics, University of Exeter
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Lecturer in Politics, University of Melbourne
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Assistant researcher, University of Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in Interdisciplinary Studies, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Associate Professor of Political Communication, Bournemouth University
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Associate Professor of Political Science, Georgia State University
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Joseph P. Chamberlain Professor of Legislation, Columbia University
