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The Sun-Herald is an Australian newspaper published on Sundays in Sydney. It is the Sunday counterpart of The Sydney Morning Herald.
In 1999 Australia voted no to replacing the Queen as our head of state with a president.
False information from ancient times to the present.
How the head of the government can lose their position.
Stories and reflections from the day of the 1975 dismissal.
The Gurindji strike and its legacy explained.
How parties and candidates campaign for your vote.
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