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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, and

Election 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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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, and

Election 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.

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Adam Bandt sits down for a one-on-one interview with Ruby Jones.

This election, issues the Greens have championed for years, like an integrity commission and reducing emissions, are now finding a lot of popular support.

But the party finds itself at a crossroads. It’s been unable to increase the number of lower house MPs and senators it has at the federal level for over a decade.

Adam Bandt, the party’s leader, has ambitions to change this.

So, in his first federal election as leader, how has he shaped the party, is this a different kind of Greens campaign and would he really be able to work with a Labor party that views the Greens as toxic electorally?

Guest: Leader of the Australian Greens and federal MP for Melbourne, Adam Bandt.

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The war in Ukraine has led to soul searching about how Russian oligarchs have built cosy relationships with institutions around the world.

Lawyers and bankers in London have been warned by the British prime minister not to defend the wealth and reputations of Russian oligarchs who have ties to Vladimir Putin’s government.

And one of those oligarchs actually has a connection to Australia as well. Last year Roman Abramovich launched legal action in NSW.

Today, journalist for The Saturday Paper Kieran Pender on why a Russian oligarch launched a lawsuit in an Australian court. 

Guest: Lawyer and contributor to The Saturday Paper, Kieran Pender.

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The Labor Party officially launched their campaign on Sunday, unveiling new policies and making their most comprehensive pitch to voters so far.

But the policy offering remains slimmer than it was three years ago, which is part of what has been described as the party’s small target strategy.

So what is Labor actually offering? And who are they targeting with these election promises?

Today, national correspondent for The Saturday Paper, Mike Seccombe on the Labor Party’s policy platform and the demographic data that shaped it.

Guest: National Correspondent for The Saturday Paper, Mike Seccombe.

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As we enter the final weeks of the election campaign there’s one group of people more stressed, more disillusioned than most. Teenagers, desperate to see change but unable to vote to get their voice heard. 

Today, 7am producer Kara Jensen-Mackinnon on a day in the life of a teenager trying to make change happen before it’s too late.

Guest: Producer for 7am, Kara Jensen-Mackinnon.

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