8 things you need to know about the federal election on 2 July
Our election FAQ provides answers to 8 important questions about the federal election being held on 2 July.
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On This Day: Jack Lang dismissed as Premier of New South Wales
Did you know, there was another Dismissal, decades before Sir John Kerr sacked Gough Whitlam? On this day, 13 May, 1932, Governor Sir Philip Game sacked Jack Lang as Premier of New South Wales.
White Australia policy – the beginning of the end 50 years ago
Fifty years ago, on 9th March 1966, Hubert Opperman, the Minister for Immigration in the Coalition government led by Prime Minister Harold Holt, initiated immigration reforms that led to the final abolition of the White Australia policy seven years later.
Death, taxes … and democracy
Only two things are certain in life: death and taxes. Tax reform is again on the political agenda. Many don’t like them, but democratic revolutions have been prompted by them.
