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EPISODE · Nov 11, 2025 · 33 MIN

Annabel Crabb on our 'unusual' democracy

from Politics Now · host Australian Broadcasting Corporation

With an impartial and beloved electoral body, preferential and compulsory voting — and of course election day sausage sizzles — Australia's democratic system is the envy of much of the world. Today, Annabel Crabb joins PK to explore what exactly makes our democratic processes so unique (and the democracy sausage is just one part).And it's the 50th anniversary of the Whitlam dismissal, all these years later how does the moment continue to shape politics and the way politicians — like the Prime Minister and Opposition leader — operate?Patricia Karvelas and Annabel Crabb break it all down on Politics Now.Watch Civic Duty here - https://iview.abc.net.au/show/annabel-crabb-s-civic-dutyGot a burning question?Got a burning political query? Send a short voice recording to PK and Mel for Question Time at [email protected]

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