All Hands on Deck symposium
A series of graphic recordings were created at the All Hands on Deck symposium, held at the University of Technology Sydney in July 2023.
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A series of graphic recordings were created at the All Hands on Deck symposium, held at the University of Technology Sydney in July 2023.
Your guide to how often voters go to the polls.
Australians were asked to pick a song for the national anthem in 1977.
Hear audio descriptions of political cartoons from Behind the Lines exhibitions.
False information from ancient times to the present.
Australians were asked to vote on whether men in National Service could be deployed to fight in World War One.
Your guide to misinformation and democracy.
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