Malcolm Mackerras AO on Ranking Australia’s PMs | “Good for a parlour game”

Who is Australia’s greatest prime minister & by what criteria should you even make the judgement?

On Afternoon Light #176 Georgina Downer speaks with Malcolm Mackerras AO, to engage in the fun but highly controversial task of ranking Australia’s prime ministers. No prizes for guessing who ended up at number one!

Malcolm Mackerras AO is Australia’s leading psephologist, having worked in the field for more than 50 years. He is known for inventing the Mackerras pendulum, which helps predict election results in a preferential voting system based around two major parties.