1996, 93.5 Minutes

Politics is a bruising business. The best policies in the world mean nothing unless you've got the numbers. This film takes a behind-locked-doors look at how politicians get the numbers. Every September Sydney's Leichhardt Council elects its mayor. Incumbent Larry Hand is popular with the citizenry but they don't vote for mayor, the 12 councillors do and after three years of Larry some of them are after his job.

A Film Australia and Arundel Films Co-Production in association with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Channel Four and La Sept ARTE.

Classification: M 15+ Consumer advice: Medium level coarse language

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Chris Oliver

Bob Connolly, Robin Anderson

Bob Connolly, Robin Anderson

Bob Connolly, Robin Anderson

Level: Secondary, Tertiary, Lifelong Learning

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