One Big Happy Family
Mary Leunig, One Big Happy Family, 1992
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Mary Leunig, One Big Happy Family, 1992
A 1937 referendum asked Australians if the Commonwealth should regulate air travel.
Explore political cartoons in Behind the Lines exhibitions online.
Australians were asked to pick a song for the national anthem in 1977.
The start of the election process explained.
Browse all cartoonists featured in Behind the Lines.
How it works, why it matters and the power of your role in it.
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