Overland
Overland is a not-for-profit magazine with a proud history of supporting writers, and publishing ideas and voices often excluded from other places.
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Overland is a not-for-profit magazine with a proud history of supporting writers, and publishing ideas and voices often excluded from other places.
Stories and reflections from the day of the 1975 dismissal.
Explore political cartoons in Behind the Lines exhibitions online.
The Gurindji strike and its legacy explained.
In 1999 Australia voted no to replacing the Queen as our head of state with a president.
The powers and duties of the governor-general explained.
Is the dismissal of an elected government an event that could happen in countries other than Australia?
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