If things are supposed to be slowing down for Christmas, well, nobody told our federal politicians. This week we had a mid-year economic update and a contentious debate about the Coalition’s nuclear energy plans.  

Today, chief political correspondent David Crowe joins Jacqueline Maley to look back at the political year and explore some of its themes.

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