Ed Iffland
Edmund Iffland is a cartoonist working on Gadigal land in Sydney. He is a Stanley Award–winning animator, portrait artist, graphic designer, illustrator and political cartoonist.
Edmund Iffland is a cartoonist working on Gadigal land in Sydney. He is a Stanley Award–winning animator, portrait artist, graphic designer, illustrator and political cartoonist.
In 1999 Australia voted no to replacing the Queen as our head of state with a president.
Our collection captures the ideas, movements, people and events of Australian democracy.
Common terms explained.
How the head of the government can lose their position.
Is the dismissal of an elected government an event that could happen in countries other than Australia?
Your guide to how often voters go to the polls.
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