The Saturday Paper
The Saturday Paper is a weekly newspaper dedicated to narrative journalism.
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The Saturday Paper is a weekly newspaper dedicated to narrative journalism.
Explore political cartoons in Behind the Lines exhibitions online.
For the first time in Australian history, a governor-general dismissed a prime minister and government.
Everything you need to know about a double dissolution.
In 1999 Australia voted no to replacing the Queen as our head of state with a president.
The vote tallying process in Australian federal elections explained.
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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