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Browse all cartoonists featured in Behind the Lines.
Australians were asked to vote on whether men in National Service could be deployed to fight in World War One.
Barbecue snags and voting explained.
In 1999 Australia voted no to replacing the Queen as our head of state with a president.
The 1946 referendum led to the pharmaceutical benefits scheme and the beginnings of universal healthcare.
The vote tallying process in Australian federal elections explained.
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