The Herald (Melbourne)
The Herald was first published in Melbourne in 1861 before being merged with The Sun News Pictorial in 1990 to form the Herald-Sun.
The Herald was first published in Melbourne in 1861 before being merged with The Sun News Pictorial in 1990 to form the Herald-Sun.
The start of the election process explained.
The 1928 referendum asked Australians to change the way finances were managed by the Commonwealth and states.
In 1999 Australia voted no to replacing the Queen as our head of state with a president.
In the 1951 referendum, Australia voted no on banning Communist ideology by the barest of margins.
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.
