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Your guide to the voting method we use in Australia.
Hear audio descriptions of political cartoons from Behind the Lines exhibitions.
The powers and duties of the governor-general explained.
Our collection captures the ideas, movements, people and events of Australian democracy.
Browse all cartoonists featured in Behind the Lines.
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