The Wave
David Pope
The wave of ‘teal independents’ elected to the 47th parliament swept a cavoodle-carrying Anthony Albanese and the Labor Party into government after nine long years in opposition. It was only the fourth time since the Second World War that Labor had won government from opposition.
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1999: Republic referendum
In 1999 Australia voted no to replacing the Queen as our head of state with a president.
1916: Conscription
Australians were asked to vote on whether men in National Service could be deployed to fight in World War One.
1928: State debts
The 1928 referendum asked Australians to change the way finances were managed by the Commonwealth and states.
1951: Communists and communism referendum
In the 1951 referendum, Australia voted no on banning Communist ideology by the barest of margins.
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