The Mercury (Hobart)
The Mercury is a daily newspaper, published in Hobart, Tasmania. The weekend issues of the paper are called Mercury on Saturday and Sunday Tasmanian.
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The Mercury is a daily newspaper, published in Hobart, Tasmania. The weekend issues of the paper are called Mercury on Saturday and Sunday Tasmanian.
The Gurindji strike and its legacy explained.
Everything you need to know about the 1975 double dissolution election.
In 1999 Australia voted no to replacing the Queen as our head of state with a president.
In the 1951 referendum, Australia voted no on banning Communist ideology by the barest of margins.
How the head of the government can lose their position.
We love talking to new venues about hosting our Behind the Lines political cartoon exhibition.
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