Based in Tasmania, Chris Downes regularly draws for The Mercury (Hobart). He has also created works for MoAD and for the Lore podcast. Downes works for the Museum of Old and New Art (Mona). He created the book Mona's Ark (2021), a zoological appreciation of art from Mona's collection, which resulted in a 10-month residency at the museum. Downes won a Stanley Award in 2015.
False information from ancient times to the present.
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Your guide to voting in Australian elections.
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The 1928 referendum asked Australians to change the way finances were managed by the Commonwealth and states.
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