Insiders is insiders. How can they speak for ordinary Australia?

This morning I watched Insiders; the first episode of the year.

In the first 15 minutes, the three guests — Peter Hartcher, Shalailah Medhora and Katharine Murphy — have made reference to what the Australia people want and what the electorate is looking for. They made their statements with absolute certainty. And of course they all agreed with each other.

My simple question is how the hell do they know what they claim with certainty to know?

The three may know –may know — the views of their SMH, JJJ and Guardian audience. They may know the views of the inner, inner-city cafe sets where they socialise. They may know the views of their unrepresentative Twitter followers. They may even know the views of the Canberra…