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Explore political cartoons in Behind the Lines exhibitions online.
Browse all cartoonists featured in Behind the Lines.
For the first time in Australian history, a governor-general dismissed a prime minister and government.
How it works, why it matters and the power of your role in it.
In the 1951 referendum, Australia voted no on banning Communist ideology by the barest of margins.
The 1928 referendum asked Australians to change the way finances were managed by the Commonwealth and states.
The Museum of Australian Democracy acknowledges Australia's First Nations peoples as the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia. We recognise their continuing connection to land, waters and community. We respectfully acknowledge the role that First Nations people continue to play in shaping Australia's democracy. We also acknowledge the Ngunnawal, Ngunawal and Ngambri peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the region in which MoAD is located.
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