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From the secret ballot to compulsory voting: how Australia reinvented voting
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7:58Now PlayingFrom secret ballots to sausage sizzles, Australia does democracy differently. Join Julian O’Shea on this deep dive into the history of voting in Australia, including the invention of the secret ballot, how preferential voting works and how elections are held in Australia.
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Presenter and Producer: Julian O'Shea
Camera and Additional Production: Lewis Isaacs
Video Editing: Connor Fantasia-Serve
Commissioning Editor: Daniel Ahern
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