Paul Zanetti
Paul Zanetti is a Queensland-based freelance cartoonist whose work is syndicated nationally and internationally.
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The powers and duties of the governor-general explained.
In the 1951 referendum, Australia voted no on banning Communist ideology by the barest of margins.
Everything you need to know about a double dissolution.
Common terms explained.
Everything you need to know about the 1975 double dissolution election.
For the first time in Australian history, a governor-general dismissed a prime minister and government.
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