How representative are Australian politicians and candidates?

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The disparity between the careers of elected politicians and the jobs of most Australians is widening due to a “feedback loop” between the professional and political classes, experts have warned. der-represented and as a result are moving away from established parties and unions. “They’ve moved towards more issue-based politics such as the school strikes for climate and various GetUp campaigns that ran at the last election,” Walsh said. “They’re much more interested in key issues and the data suggests for this election it’s housing affordability and climate change.”