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• A crisp, surprising and timely analysis of Australia’s system of compulsory voting, brought to life by one of our brightest historians and released in advance of the 2019 Federal Election • With intelligence and conviction Brett presents an impassioned defence of compulsory voting, from the secret ballot to the election night party. She also presents an incisive and important contribution to ongoing political discussions around the US electoral college, the recent Brexit vote and the ever-changing Australian Prime Ministership of recent years • Judith Brett's recent biography of Alfred Deakin, The Enigmatic Mr Deakin, was awarded the National Biography Award and also shortlisted for the NSW and Queensland Premier’s Literary Awards • Author will be a guest of major festivals in 2019 • Publicity campaign will include author interviews on TV programs such as the Project and the Drum, radio interviews across Australia and New Zealand. Extracts to be placed with major online and print publications, such as the Weekend Australian and the Guardian • Major online campaign targeting political junkies and book lovers across the Fairfax network; feminist Mother’s Day ad campaign in literary and current affairs publications such as Spectrum, ABR, Monthly, Big Issue, and on social media; advertisements in bookseller newsletters and catalogues.