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Edwards on Politics
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This is the minor parties’ time to shine

ANALYSIS: Neither major party has put forward a compelling case for why people should vote for them.

NBR political editor Brent Edwards speaks with Jonathan Mitchell.

Brent Edwards Thu, 20 Jul 2023

Elections are meant to be a contest of ideas.

But when it comes to the country’s two major parties new ideas seem few and far between. Instead the debate is often focused around the tired old chestnut of who can be tougher on crime and which party is the better economic manager.

There might have

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Brent Edwards Thu, 20 Jul 2023
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