Sean Leahy is a political cartoonist for The Courier Mail in Brisbane. He also writes and draws the comic strip Beyond the Black Stump. He was previously cartoonist for Brisbane's Sunday Mail, Sunday Sun and the Daily Sun, as well as Perth's Sunday Times and The West Australian. In 2000 Leahy was awarded a Churchill Fellowship to undertake research into cartooning overseas.
The 1928 referendum asked Australians to change the way finances were managed by the Commonwealth and states.
Your guide to how often voters go to the polls.
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A 1937 referendum asked Australians if the Commonwealth should regulate air travel.
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