Simon Letch
Simon Letch is an illustrator and editorial cartoonist for The Sydney Morning Herald and has worked for Fairfax Media for more than 10 years. On his X page he also describes himself as a ‘surfer at Bronte, cook at home’.
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The 1928 referendum asked Australians to change the way finances were managed by the Commonwealth and states.
The Gurindji strike and its legacy explained.
In 1999 Australia voted no to replacing the Queen as our head of state with a president.
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