Скачать или смотреть Why it's hard to beat sitting MPs in elections

Sitting parliamentarians rarely lose elections. While incumbents have a publicly funded head-start, challengers rely on donations to fund their election campaigns, which is why political donation reform needs to ensure everyone should be able to afford a ticket to run in an election.


This was recorded on Friday 23rd June 2023 and things may have changed since recording.


The Australia Institute (http://australiainstitute.org.au/) // @theausinstitute (  / theausinstitute  )


Guests:


Bill Browne, Director, Democracy & Accountability Program, the Australia Institute // @Browne90 (  / browne90  )


Elizabeth Morison, Researcher, the Australia Institute // @morison_liz (  / morison_liz  )


Host: Ebony Bennett, Deputy Director, the Australia Institute // @ebony_bennett (  / ebony_bennett  )


Producer: Jennifer Macey // @jennifermacey (  / jennifermacey  )


Edited by: Emily Perkins


Theme Music: Pulse and Thrum; additional music by Blue Dot Sessions


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