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Feb 2022
37m 43s

Essential poll analysis:​ Coalition’s na...

The Guardian
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Katharine Murphy analyses the Guardian Essential poll with Essential’s executive director Peter Lewis. They examine how people have reacted to the last two weeks of national security coverage and what this tells us about how voters scrutinise political messages. 
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