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The Daily Telegraph was founded in 1879, serving Sydney and the state of New South Wales.
Your guide to the voting method we use in Australia.
How the head of the government can lose their position.
The start of the election process explained.
In 1999 Australia voted no to replacing the Queen as our head of state with a president.
We love talking to new venues about hosting our Behind the Lines political cartoon exhibition.
Australians were asked to vote on whether men in National Service could be deployed to fight in World War One.
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