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Politicians take note: good policy necessitates some people being worse off

By Crispin Hull
Updated April 24 2018 - 10:46pm, first published December 28 2016 - 10:45am

The last Newspoll for 2016 reinforced the basic political conundrum of this decade: Voters crying: "Me; me; me," But also demanding governments make sure they address all of the important national-interest matters: budget deficit, economic growth, education, health care and infrastructure.

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