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The price of democracy in WA is $100

Tom McIlroyCanberra Bureau Chief

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What price democracy?

For West Australians, the price of a ringside seat to see Scott Morrison and Bill Shorten slug it out in the first leaders' debate of the election campaign was going to be a hefty hundred bucks apiece.

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Tom McIlroy is the Financial Review’s Canberra bureau chief based in the press gallery at Parliament House. He was previously the AFR’s political correspondent. Connect with Tom on Twitter. Email Tom at thomas.mcilroy@afr.com

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