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POLITICAL CARTOONS

Browse Behind the Lines, our annual exhibition celebrating the year's best political cartoons.

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Visitors looking at the framed cartoons on the walls

STORIES

Zines: an independent platform for self-expression

Zines: an independent platform for self-expression

A conversation with zine maker, Bastian Fox Phelan.

A seat at the table

A seat at the table

Voting rights: an Australian story

How Billy Hughes lost the 1916 conscription referendum

How Billy Hughes lost the 1916 conscription referendum

A look at the reasons why Australia didn't adopt conscription during the First World War.

How are party leaders chosen?

How are party leaders chosen?

The way parties choose their leaders is a critical part of the parliamentary system, with basic principles.

Driving Mr Menzies

Driving Mr Menzies