Harry Bruce
Harry Bruce is based in North Queensland and has been drawing cartoons for regional newspapers including the Townsville Bulletin and the Cairns Post for more than 30 years.
Harry Bruce is based in North Queensland and has been drawing cartoons for regional newspapers including the Townsville Bulletin and the Cairns Post for more than 30 years.
For the first time in Australian history, a governor-general dismissed a prime minister and government.
The 1928 referendum asked Australians to change the way finances were managed by the Commonwealth and states.
The 1946 referendum led to the pharmaceutical benefits scheme and the beginnings of universal healthcare.
A 1937 referendum asked Australians if the Commonwealth should regulate air travel.
Australians were asked to pick a song for the national anthem in 1977.
Your guide to the voting method we use in Australia.
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.
