INTERVIEW: Why is WA a battleground state?

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Why is WA a battleground state? Source: SBS News / Allan Lee

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John Phillimore is the Executive Director of the John Curtin Institute of Public Policy at Curtin University. He has been at Curtin for 17 years, and previously worked in government and for other universities. He has spoken to SBS WA Correspondent Christopher Tan about why Western Australia is seen as a battleground state in the upcoming election.

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