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Barbecue snags and voting explained.
For the first time in Australian history, a governor-general dismissed a prime minister and government.
Common terms explained.
Browse all cartoonists featured in Behind the Lines.
False information from ancient times to the present.
The 1928 referendum asked Australians to change the way finances were managed by the Commonwealth and states.
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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