These bespoke Education shorts, based on the series, tell the remarkable story of Australia's democratic system. Follow Annabel Crabb through the '25 election, learn the unique history and see Australia's democracy in action.
Australian democracy is globally unique, with an emphasis on fairness. This episode explores how we arrived at a fairer way to vote, like our invention of the secret ballot.
Australia is among about 13% of democracies enforcing compulsory voting, maintaining turnout near 90% even as global rates decline. This episode deep dives into compulsory voting.
This episode explores preferential voting. Vaunted by mathematicians and theorists as a fairer way of voting, this system was adopted uniquely, by Australia in 1918.
