Katherine Allan

PhD Candidate, School of Historical and Philosophical Studies, Faculty of Arts, University of Melbourne

A young man votes in swimmers in Australia

Business & Economics

Go Figure

Why Australians are made to vote

The real secret to how and why Australia adopted compulsory voting was simplicity as well as a hint of classism

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