Jun 28, 2026 – 4.00pmBenjamin Riley Stuart is frustrated with the current state of politics. He is dismayed at how bitterly divided the country is and infuriated with the politicians fuelling that division.“Everyone’s going to be so divided if we keep going, and we just need to love one another,” he says. “Because what do we got once we go? Love.”Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Sumeyya IlanbeyVictorian political correspondentSumeyya Ilanbey is the Victorian political correspondent for The Australian Financial Review.Fetching latest articles
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