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How Preferential Voting Works (So You Don’t Vote For A Shit Party)

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2 years ago

How Preferential Voting Works (So You Don’t Vote For A Shit Party)

Tegan Jones

This Twitter Chatbot Will Hunt Down Your Closest Democracy Sausage (Plus Other Vital Election Information)

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2 years ago

This Twitter Chatbot Will Hunt Down Your Closest Democracy Sausage (Plus Other Vital Election Information)

Tegan Jones

Democracy Sausages Are Coming To Instagram (For Good Reasons)

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2 years ago

Democracy Sausages Are Coming To Instagram (For Good Reasons)

Tegan Jones

Instagram is getting political in the lead up to the 2019 Federal Election in the most crucial way possible – democracy sausage stickers.

Of Course There’s A ‘Bring Back The NBN’ Petition

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8 years ago

Of Course There’s A ‘Bring Back The NBN’ Petition

Luke Hopewell

Opinion: Australia Voted, Don’t Mourn For The National Broadband Network

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8 years ago

Opinion: Australia Voted, Don’t Mourn For The National Broadband Network

Luke Hopewell

I’m seeing a lot of people wailing on Twitter, Reddit and Facebook this evening, saying that the National Broadband Network is “dead”. “Goodbye, NBN”, one of my friends wrote. Here’s why you should stop being so dramatic.

Game Of Seats: How The Election Played Out For Geeks [Updated]

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8 years ago

Game Of Seats: How The Election Played Out For Geeks [Updated]

Luke Hopewell

Can Australia Afford The Coalition’s NBN?

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8 years ago

Can Australia Afford The Coalition’s NBN?

Rod Tucker - University Of Melbourne

Australian Liberal Candidate Wants To Shoot Suspects With Trackers From A Sniper Rifle

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8 years ago

Australian Liberal Candidate Wants To Shoot Suspects With Trackers From A Sniper Rifle

Luke Hopewell

Read that headline again. Slowly. Surely nobody thinks that shooting criminal suspects with trackers from a sniper rifle in Australia is a good idea, right? Wrong: Meet Ray King, the Liberal Party candidate for McMahon who thinks it’s a great idea.