The University of Canberra’s vice-chancellor and president, professor Deep Saini, and professorial fellow Michelle Grattan discuss the week in politics – including the US withdrawing from the Paris climate agreement, the controversy surrounding ASIO chief Duncan Lewis’ response to Pauline Hanson, the government under pressure with the release of the latest Newspoll, and Scott Morrison’s hint that we could expect a slowdown in the economy.

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