
This 3-part docuseries tells the remarkable story of Australia's democratic system. Annabel Crabb unearths the individuals and stories behind the features that combine…
Documentary • Series • 2025 • 1 season
Starring: Annabel Crabb
Created by: Annabel Crabb

S1 E1 - Fairness
We begin with one of the enduring oddities of the Australian electoral system - preferential voting. Vaunted by mathematicians and theorists as a fairer way of voting. Adopted, uniquely, by Australia in 1918.
Nov 10, 2025 • 49m

S1 E2 - Disruption
In the early days, Parliament House hosted an all-male conclave of politicians and newspapermen, sharing a cramped environment and a complex code of conventions and mutual dependency. But the age of disruption has arrived.
Nov 17, 2025 • 49m

S1 E3 - People Power
Democracies operate according to rules, but they also change. Sometimes at the hands of visionary or power-hungry leaders, sometimes in response to external forces, and sometimes as a result of people power.
Nov 24, 2025 • 52m
Annabel Crabb's Civic Duty
This 3-part docuseries tells the remarkable story of Australia's democratic system. Annabel Crabb unearths the individuals and stories behind the features that combine to make Australian democracy globally unique.
Documentary • TV Series • 2025