Alan Moir has been an editorial cartoonist for The Sydney Morning Herald since 1984 and, prior to that, for The Bulletin and The Courier-Mail. Moir was awarded a Churchill Fellowship in 1999. He has received two Walkley Awards for his work (2000 and 2006) and the United Nations Award for Political Cartooning in 1994. He was inducted into the Australian Cartoonists Hall of Fame in 2018.
Australians were asked to vote on whether men in National Service could be deployed to fight in World War One.
The 1946 referendum led to the pharmaceutical benefits scheme and the beginnings of universal healthcare.
How it works, why it matters and the power of your role in it.
For the first time in Australian history, a governor-general dismissed a prime minister and government.
Everything you need to know about a double dissolution.
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.
