The University of Canberra’s Nicholas Klomp and Michelle Grattan discuss the week in politics, including whether the private lives of politicians are in the public interest, Cathy McGowan’s proposal to ban personal relationships between MPs and their staffers, Jacqui Lambie ousting Steve Martin from her party, and Labor MP Susan Lamb’s emotional story on why she holds dual citizenship.

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