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Seven prime ministers in 10 years and allegations of bullying and intimidation in parliament raise a serious question: Is the behavior of Australia's politicians getting worse? Politics in Australia have, in fact, always been adversarial. So are today's politicians any worse than their predecessors?

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Seven prime ministers in 10 years and allegations of bullying and intimidation in parliament raise a serious question: Is the behavior of Australia's politicians getting worse? Politics in Australia have, in fact, always been adversarial. So are today's politicians any worse than their predecessors?

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