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With just days to go until the election, our politicians are frantically trying to secure every last vote they can. At this stage of the campaign, the Prime Minister and Opposition Leader can travel to three different states in a single day, visiting key seats and making announcements to win over undecided voters.Where are they going, what’s their pitch, and which campaign is more confident heading into election day? Today, chief political correspondent at The Saturday Paper Karen Middleton takes us inside the whirlwind final days of the campaign trail. Guest: Chief political correspondent at The Saturday Paper, Karen Middleton.Stay in touch with us on Twitter and InstagramSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What happens when the cause you’ve dedicated your life to, turns into something you can no longer support?That’s the question Fred Chaney, the former deputy leader of the Liberal Party, has had to confront this election.Now, he’s hoping people like his niece, who is running as an Independent in Western Australia, can teach the major parties a lesson.Today, former federal politician Fred Chaney on why politicians gave up on tackling our greatest challenges.Guest: Former deputy leader of the Liberal Party, Fred Chaney.Stay in touch with us on Twitter and InstagramSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the weekend, the Coalition launched its campaign, just six days before the election.The centrepiece of the launch was a new housing policy, which it promises will help more young people to buy a home, by allowing them to take money out of their superannuation.But will the scheme really help new home buyers or is it too little, too late?Today, national correspondent for The Saturday Paper, Mike Seccombe on what the Coalition is offering voters at this election.Guest: National correspondent for The Saturday Paper, Mike Seccombe.Stay in touch with us on Twitter and InstagramSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On election night, the Melbourne seat of Kooyong could be one of the most fiercely contested in the country.The Treasurer of Australia, Josh Frydenberg, is facing what he’s described as the fight of his political life.His opponent was virtually unknown to most Australians a few months ago, but now polls show she has a chance at victory. So who is the woman taking on the Treasurer?Today, 7am producer Elle Marsh takes us inside the campaign of Doctor Monique Ryan.Guest: Producer for 7am , Elle Marsh.Stay in touch with us on Twitter and InstagramSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With just one week to go until election day the debate over the minimum wage has taken the spotlight.And the polls are showing some Coalition strongholds are at risk of falling. So what can we glean about how Labor and the Coalition are gearing up for the final days of the campaign, and should we trust the polls this time around? Today, to analyse all the latest events, we’re joined by:Chief political correspondent for The Saturday Paper, Karen Middleton,Columnist for The Saturday Paper, Paul Bongiorno, andElection analyst from The Tally Room, Ben Raue.Guest: Chief Political Correspondent for The Saturday Paper, Karen Middleton, columnist for The Saturday Paper, Paul Bongiorno, and election analyst from The Tally Room, Ben Raue.Stay in touch with us on Twitter and InstagramSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As Australia prepares to elect its 31st Prime Minister and next federal government, there’s a proportion of people under represented in that vote. Indigenous enrolment remains lower than the rest of the population, particularly in remote areas, like parts of the Northern Territory. A complaint lodged with the Human Rights Commission alleges that there is a pattern of indirect discrimination and voter suppression. Today, in the second of this two part series, 7am producer Ruby Schwartz on a historic human rights complaint - and the man behind it. Guest: Producer for 7am, Ruby Schwartz.Stay in touch with us on Twitter and InstagramSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When Australia heads to the polls in a couple of weeks, 1 in 5 Indigenous people who are eligible to vote won’t be enrolled and won’t be able to cast a ballot. 60 years after First Nations people won the right to vote in Australia, why is access to democracy still a challenge?Today, producer for 7am Ruby Schwartz travels to remote Australia to find out why some people are more enrolled than others.Guest: Producer for 7am, Ruby Schwartz.Stay in touch with us on Twitter and InstagramSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The latest leaders debate has been described as “messy” and a “joke” by observers. There’s one more debate to go before the election — but it won’t be hosted by the public broadcaster, the ABC — despite the organisation’s best efforts.In fact, the ABC has been effectively sidelined, as the rocky relationship between the government and the national broadcaster continues to play out.Today, senior reporter for The Saturday Paper Rick Morton, on the ABC’s doomed bid to host an election debate and what it says about the relationship between the Morrison government and the media. Guest: Senior reporter for The Saturday Paper, Rick Morton.Stay in touch with us on Twitter and InstagramSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sometimes the contest for a single seat can be about more than who wins.Hunter is just that; it’s a seat that spans some of Australia’s oldest coal mines, and the questions in Hunter have huge consequences for us all. How seriously we are taking the climate crisis, how quickly we can transition to renewable energy and whether workers in these industries will be looked after.Today, investigative journalist Marian Wilkinson on the race for Hunter, what the parties are promising people there and what that means for all of us.Guest: Investigative journalist, Marian Wilkinson.Stay in touch with us on Twitter and InstagramSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As we close in on election day, housing affordability has become a central issue of this campaign.First, Labor announced its solution, the Help to Buy scheme and then just a few days later, the Reserve Bank increased the cash rate from its historic low of 0.1% to 0.35%.People’s mortgages are going up and it could put upward pressure on rents.So, how are cost of living pressures factoring into the decision voters will make in just two weeks time?Today, to analyse all the latest events, we’re joined by:Chief political correspondent for The Saturday Paper, Karen Middleton,Columnist for The Saturday Paper, Paul Bongiorno, andElection analyst from The Tally Room, Ben Raue.Guest: Chief Political Correspondent for The Saturday Paper, Karen Middleton, columnist for The Saturday Paper, Paul Bongiorno, and election analyst from The Tally Room, Ben Raue.Stay in touch with us on Twitter and InstagramSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.