Annabel Crabb's Civic Duty

Synopsis

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.

First Air Date: 2025-11-10

Last Air Date: 2025-11-24

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 3

Created By: Annabel Crabb

Networks: ABC TV

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Top Cast

Annabel Crabb as Self - Presenter

Seasons

Season 1 (2025)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Fairness (2025-11-10)

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.
Ep. 2: Disruption (2025-11-17)

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.
Ep. 3: People Power (2025-11-24)

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.