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Episode: The truth behind Peter Duttonâs âstrongmanâ persona
Description: Peter Dutton is a lot of things: a right-wing firebrand, a former Queensland cop and a champion of what he believes are simple Australian values. But heâs also a multi-millionaire who colleagues describe as pleasant, shy, but fiercely ambitious.Lech Blaine spent months studying Peter Duttonâs past and political ascendency to discover who the leader of the opposition really is and whatâs underneath his âbad copâ exterior.Today, the author of the latest Quarterly Essay: Bad Cop, Lech Blaine, on whatâs driving Peter Duttonâs strongman politics.Socials: Sta...