MoAD and the Courtyard Cafe are open. Some exhibitions will be closed from 14 July to early September 2025 for essential building works. Learn more
In 1999 Australia voted no to replacing the Queen as our head of state with a president.
Your guide to voting in Australian elections.
How parties and candidates campaign for your vote.
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 vote tallying process in Australian federal elections explained.
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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