The Courier (Ballarat)
The Courier (Ballarat) has been published since 1867, reflecting the city, highlighting its issues and telling its stories, its tragedies and triumphs.
The Courier (Ballarat) has been published since 1867, reflecting the city, highlighting its issues and telling its stories, its tragedies and triumphs.
For the first time in Australian history, a governor-general dismissed a prime minister and government.
Australians were asked to vote on whether men in National Service could be deployed to fight in World War One.
Barbecue snags and voting explained.
Our collection captures the ideas, movements, people and events of Australian democracy.
Hear audio descriptions of political cartoons from Behind the Lines exhibitions.
In 1999 Australia voted no to replacing the Queen as our head of state with a president.
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.
