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Given the expressed differences between the major parties, the future shape of the Australian financial planning industry will be determined by who wins the forthcoming federal election and by how much.
Recognising this fact and the direction of the most recent public opinion polls, do you believe financial planners or their representative organisations should now be playing an active part in the campaign process?
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