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.
Australians were asked to vote on whether men in National Service could be deployed to fight in World War One.
Everything you need to know about a double dissolution.
Hear audio descriptions of political cartoons from Behind the Lines exhibitions.
Your guide to the voting method we use in Australia.
How it works, why it matters and the power of your role in it.
Barbecue snags and voting explained.
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