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Topic : A significant political development in the 1920s

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Chapter 1 : Voting

Compulsory voting was first utilised in Australia in 1915 in a Queensland State election
Despite its recommendations, compulsory voting was sidelined until 1918 then 1924
Herbert Payne and Edward Mann successfully sponsored a bill to have compulsory voting in Commonwealth elections
Compulsory voting was utilised at a national level in 1925
Preferential voting was introduced in 1918
Preferential voting allowed voters to rank the political parties according to their personal preference
More Australian voters voted in elections and had more opportunity to express their political opinions

Chapter 2 : The Country Party

Chapter 3 : Unionism and the ACTU

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