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False information from ancient times to the present.
Browse all cartoonists featured in Behind the Lines.
Our collection captures the ideas, movements, people and events of Australian democracy.
The 1946 referendum led to the pharmaceutical benefits scheme and the beginnings of universal healthcare.
Explore political cartoons in Behind the Lines exhibitions online.
In 1999 Australia voted no to replacing the Queen as our head of state with a president.
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