Born in Sydney, Lindsay Foyle has been drawing cartoons professionally since 1975. He was deputy editor of The Bulletin in the 1980s and worked as a journalist and cartoonist on The Australian from 1996 to 2009. He is a past president of the Australian Cartoonists' Association and has been active in the Media and Entertainment Arts Alliance for more than four decades.
What is a referendum? Why should you care? We’ve broken down everything you need to know, from A to Z.
Australians were asked to pick a song for the national anthem in 1977.
The 1946 referendum led to the pharmaceutical benefits scheme and the beginnings of universal healthcare.
In 1999 Australia voted no to replacing the Queen as our head of state with a president.
Explore political cartoons in Behind the Lines exhibitions online.
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.
