Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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With the election just three months away, Andrew sits down with a former councilman, a political commentator and a financial analyst to unpack The Opportunity Party's rise in the polls. Ashley Church questions whether TOP is really the centrist safe haven it claims to be, Dr Bryce Edwards from the Democracy Project weighs in on TOP's appeal to National's urban base (plus the Greens' campaign launch), and Grant Marshall from Christian Savings breaks down the practicalities of TOP's proposed Universal Basic Income.

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Timestamps
1:44 Ashley Church
8:25 Dr Bryce Edwards
16:28 Grant Marshall

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