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The powers and duties of the governor-general explained.
Australians were asked to vote on whether men in National Service could be deployed to fight in World War One.
Hear audio descriptions of political cartoons from Behind the Lines exhibitions.
Our collection captures the ideas, movements, people and events of Australian democracy.
The 1928 referendum asked Australians to change the way finances were managed by the Commonwealth and states.
How the head of the government can lose their position.
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