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Australians were asked to pick a song for the national anthem in 1977.
False information from ancient times to the present.
Hear audio descriptions of political cartoons from Behind the Lines exhibitions.
Browse all cartoonists featured in Behind the Lines.
Deep dive into stories about Old Parliament House, Australian history and democracy.
Our collection captures the ideas, movements, people and events of Australian democracy.
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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