Daily News
Originally titled the Labor Daily, from 1 December 1938 it became the Daily News which lasted until 1940.
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Originally titled the Labor Daily, from 1 December 1938 it became the Daily News which lasted until 1940.
Browse all cartoonists featured in Behind the Lines.
We love talking to new venues about hosting our Behind the Lines political cartoon exhibition.
Your guide to how often voters go to the polls.
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.
For the first time in Australian history, a governor-general dismissed a prime minister and government.
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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