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The Nightly brings journalism, analysis, and commentary from Australia’s leading voices with a focus on politics, policy, business, and culture.
The Nightly brings journalism, analysis, and commentary from Australia’s leading voices with a focus on politics, policy, business, and culture.
What is a referendum? Why should you care? We’ve broken down everything you need to know, from A to Z.
The 1928 referendum asked Australians to change the way finances were managed by the Commonwealth and states.
Deep dive into stories about Old Parliament House, Australian history and democracy.
The vote tallying process in Australian federal elections explained.
In 1999 Australia voted no to replacing the Queen as our head of state with a president.
Australians were asked to vote on whether men in National Service could be deployed to fight in World War One.
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