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The Australia Institute is one of the country’s most influential public policy think tanks.
Tactics to help you navigate false information.
The vote tallying process in Australian federal elections explained.
Australians were asked to pick a song for the national anthem in 1977.
How parties and candidates campaign for your vote.
False information from ancient times to the present.
The start of the election process explained.
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