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The Herald was first published in Melbourne in 1861 before being merged with The Sun News Pictorial in 1990 to form the Herald-Sun.
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The Herald was first published in Melbourne in 1861 before being merged with The Sun News Pictorial in 1990 to form the Herald-Sun.
Your guide to the voting method we use in Australia.
Browse all cartoonists featured in Behind the Lines.
Deep dive into stories about Old Parliament House, Australian history and democracy.
For the first time in Australian history, a governor-general dismissed a prime minister and government.
Hear audio descriptions of political cartoons from Behind the Lines exhibitions.
Australians were asked to pick a song for the national anthem in 1977.
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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