Peter Broelman is a former president of the Australian Cartoonists' Association, whose nationally syndicated cartoons appear in a wide range of publications, including The Canberra Times, The Advertiser, The Courier-Mail, The Geelong Advertiser and Sunraysia Daily. He has won three Stanley Awards for his editorial cartoons (2004, 2005 and 2009) and has twice been named Gold Stanley Cartoonist of the Year (2005 and 2009).
We love talking to new venues about hosting our Behind the Lines political cartoon exhibition.
In 1999 Australia voted no to replacing the Queen as our head of state with a president.
The start of the election process explained.
Australians were asked to vote on whether men in National Service could be deployed to fight in World War One.
For the first time in Australian history, a governor-general dismissed a prime minister and government.
Barbecue snags and voting explained.
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