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This episode -

• Why does government suck?
• We find out just how many 'lobbyists' there are walking around parliament house. 
• A chat with Independent Senator David Pocock.

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Punter Citations

• The Guardian: Australia's political parties received $90m in dark money from donors during election year

• The Conversation: Lobbying 101: How interest groups influence politicians and the public to get what they want

• ABC News: Lobbyists outnumber politicians, code of conduct regulation

• Cambridge University Press: Testing Theories of American Politics: Elites, Interest Groups, and Average Citizens

• Grattan Institute: Who’s in the room? Access and influence in Australian politics

• The Conversation: Revealed: The extent of job swapping between public servants and fossil fuel lobbyists

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