{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/60e274bc76d27e0012899999/61b8ff1e2e17f90014d5fdb1?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Dr Katie Allen MP - Liberal Member for Higgins","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/undefined/1625444333393-6a2258ffccca026b621d3ad01429ecd3.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Welcome to the last episode of season two! </p><p><br></p><p>Today we speak to Dr Katie Allen, Liberal Member for Higgins in Melbourne. She won the seat at the 2019 Federal Election. Before politics, Katie was a medical researcher&nbsp;In 2015 Allen was elected an Inaugural Fellow of the&nbsp;Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences.</p><p><br></p><p>At the 2019 election, the Liberals suffered a six-percent swing against them in Higgins, enough to drop the Liberal majority to 53 percent, making Higgins a marginal seat for the first time.</p><p><br></p><p>Get in touch with In the House and In the Senate:</p><p>Instagram: <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/inthehouseinthesenate/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@inthehouseinthesenate</a> / <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/alisha.aitkenradburn/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@alisha.aitkenradburn</a></p><p>Email: <a href=\"mailto:inthehouseinthesenate@gmail.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">inthehouseinthesenate@gmail.com</a></p><p><br></p><p>In the House and In the Senate is recorded on the lands of the Whadjuk people.</p>","author_name":"Alisha Aitken-Radburn"}