Finding our heart
Learn about First Nations culture, history and traditions.
Finding our heart, by Thomas Mayor with illustrations by Blak Douglas, encourages us all to understand the past so that we can create a shared future.

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Finding our heart, by Thomas Mayor with illustrations by Blak Douglas, encourages us all to understand the past so that we can create a shared future.
When Australia’s voting age was lowered to 18 years.
How Australia changed from imperial to decimal currency.
How referendum votes differ between Australia and Britain.
These artists use embroidery to make change.
Listen to the stories about the prime ministers' wives.
Learn about all the different plants and animals around us and how they live together.
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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