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Frank Rindert Algra-Maschio, PhD Candidate, Social and Political Sciences, Monash University

From the doable to the downright impossible: your guide to making sense of election promises

Three weeks into the federal election campaign and both major parties have already pledged to spend billions in taxpayer dollars if elected on May 3.

But with so many policies announced — and surely more to follow — sometimes it can be hard to make sense of exactly what is being promised.

That ambiguity can come back to bite voters, and the government, during the next term.

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