Daily News
Originally titled the Labor Daily, from 1 December 1938 it became the Daily News which lasted until 1940.
Originally titled the Labor Daily, from 1 December 1938 it became the Daily News which lasted until 1940.
Is the dismissal of an elected government an event that could happen in countries other than Australia?
Everything you need to know about a double dissolution.
Stories and reflections from the day of the 1975 dismissal.
Explore political cartoons in Behind the Lines exhibitions online.
Australians were asked to pick a song for the national anthem in 1977.
How the head of the government can lose their position.
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