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The 1946 referendum led to the pharmaceutical benefits scheme and the beginnings of universal healthcare.
Browse all cartoonists featured in Behind the Lines.
How it works, why it matters and the power of your role in it.
We love talking to new venues about hosting our Behind the Lines political cartoon exhibition.
Australians were asked to vote on whether men in National Service could be deployed to fight in World War One.
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.
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