Michelle Grattan speaks with University of Canberra Vice-Chancellor Deep Saini about the week in Australian politics. They discuss the next hurdles in legislating the National Energy Guarantee now that it has passed the party room, cross-bench Senator Fraser Anning’s racist maiden speech, and the unified reaction from parliament in condemning it.

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