Simon Letch
Simon Letch is an illustrator and editorial cartoonist for The Sydney Morning Herald and has worked for Fairfax Media for more than 10 years. On his X page he also describes himself as a ‘surfer at Bronte, cook at home’.
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Barbecue snags and voting explained.
Tactics to help you navigate false information.
Your guide to the voting method we use in Australia.
Deep dive into stories about Old Parliament House, Australian history and democracy.
Australians were asked to pick a song for the national anthem in 1977.
For the first time in Australian history, a governor-general dismissed a prime minister and government.
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