Brett Lethbridge is an artist, gallery owner and cartoonist. His editorial cartoons have appeared in Brisbane’s Courier-Mail and Sunday Mail since 1995 and have also been published by The West Australian. Lethbridge has won six Stanley Awards, including two Gold Stanleys (1997 and 1998).
In 1999 Australia voted no to replacing the Queen as our head of state with a president.
In the 1951 referendum, Australia voted no on banning Communist ideology by the barest of margins.
Hear audio descriptions of political cartoons from Behind the Lines exhibitions.
Barbecue snags and voting explained.
Deep dive into stories about Old Parliament House, Australian history and democracy.
The 1928 referendum asked Australians to change the way finances were managed by the Commonwealth and states.
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.
