The Echidna
The Echidna is a weekday newsletter with a difference. Featuring the wit and insight of celebrated Australian journalists Garry Linnell and John Hanscombe, with the whimsical cartoons of Fiona Katauskas.
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The Echidna is a weekday newsletter with a difference. Featuring the wit and insight of celebrated Australian journalists Garry Linnell and John Hanscombe, with the whimsical cartoons of Fiona Katauskas.
Everything you need to know about a double dissolution.
Barbecue snags and voting explained.
Your guide to how often voters go to the polls.
In the 1951 referendum, Australia voted no on banning Communist ideology by the barest of margins.
We love talking to new venues about hosting our Behind the Lines political cartoon exhibition.
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