Article 4FM56 Our middle-aged Senate does not reflect Australia – can it be changed? | Conal Hanna

Our middle-aged Senate does not reflect Australia – can it be changed? | Conal Hanna

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Conal Hanna
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If at least one house of parliament was more representative of voters, maybe generational inequality would be less of an issue

Greg is a 56-year-old man from Brisbane. Which of these people do you think he has more in common with: Steve, a 52-year-old from Adelaide, or Melanie, a 24-year-old from Toowoomba?

It's Steve, right? Sure, they live in different states, but Melanie is a different gender, age and comes from a regional town.

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