The Monthly
The Monthly is published 11 times a year to represent an independent voice in Australian media on national politics, society and culture.
The Monthly is published 11 times a year to represent an independent voice in Australian media on national politics, society and culture.
The 1946 referendum led to the pharmaceutical benefits scheme and the beginnings of universal healthcare.
Our collection captures the ideas, movements, people and events of Australian democracy.
How the head of the government can lose their position.
For the first time in Australian history, a governor-general dismissed a prime minister and government.
The start of the election process explained.
Common terms explained.
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