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Election quiz: have you been paying attention?

By Digital Storytelling Team, The Conversation

We’re at the tail end of five weeks of intense campaigning for the federal election. The major and minor parties, as well as independents, have thrown a slew of policies at the Australian people, most of which we’ve catalogued in our Policy Tracker.

There have also been memorable moments, a few fairly forgettable debates, and a whole lot of memes – both astute…

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