Furthermore, the subsidy that is the FDIC is paid for by the big players, and it allows marginal players into the field that distort lending more broadly given their explicit backing.

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Her party plans to field candidates in marginal federal constituencies, and she claims to have enough support to hold the balance of power in Canberra after the general election.

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