The History of Voting

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Clip from Behind the News | ABC ME | May 24, 2016

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A "ghost" takes us through the history of voting in Australia, the fight for women and Indigenous Australians to earn the right to vote and a certain law that motivates a lot of adults to get to the ballot box.

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