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Learn about how we can look after fish sustainably.
How Australia changed from imperial to decimal currency.
Significant Australian handshakes.
Explore the role of media in our democracy.
This rare hammered silver coin represents a foundational idea for the history of parliamentary democracy.
The APS Census reports reflect how staff feel about working at MoAD.
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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