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Your guide to voting in Australian elections.
What is a referendum? Why should you care? We’ve broken down everything you need to know, from A to Z.
Hear audio descriptions of political cartoons from Behind the Lines exhibitions.
Your guide to misinformation and democracy.
In 1999 Australia voted no to replacing the Queen as our head of state with a president.
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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