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The Monthly is published 11 times a year to represent an independent voice in Australian media on national politics, society and culture.
Your guide to voting in Australian elections.
Stories and reflections from the day of the 1975 dismissal.
Australians were asked to pick a song for the national anthem in 1977.
The vote tallying process in Australian federal elections explained.
The Gurindji strike and its legacy explained.
False information from ancient times to the present.
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