Scandal after scandal has battered the authority of the government and diminished the trust the public has in our democratic institutions. Today, former leader of the federal Liberal Party John Hewson on how rorts, mates and marketing took over politics, and how we can take it back.

Guest: Former Liberal Party leader and contributor to The Saturday Paper John Hewson.

Background reading: How rorts, mates and marketing took over politics in The Saturday Paper

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