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Michelle Grattan speaks with the University of Canberra’s Deep Saini about the week in Australian politics.
They discuss Malcolm Turnbull haggling with Bill Shorten over a solution to the citizenship crisis, questions surrounding the eligibility of lower house Liberal MP John Alexander, the battle for the Senate presidency, and the Queensland election campaign.
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