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Explore political cartoons in Behind the Lines exhibitions online.
Our collection captures the ideas, movements, people and events of Australian democracy.
Browse all cartoonists featured in Behind the Lines.
Your guide to voting in Australian elections.
Australians were asked to vote on whether men in National Service could be deployed to fight in World War One.
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.
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