Browse all cartoonists featured in Behind the Lines.
For the first time in Australian history, a governor-general dismissed a prime minister and government.
The 1946 referendum led to the pharmaceutical benefits scheme and the beginnings of universal healthcare.
Our collection captures the ideas, movements, people and events of Australian democracy.
Your guide to voting in Australian elections.
We love talking to new venues about hosting our Behind the Lines political cartoon exhibition.
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.
