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Inspire positivity and collaboration.
 
Book a guided tour of Old Parliament House and discover significant moments in Australia's political history.
 
How suffragettes fought and endured for voting rights.
 
Assist students in formulating questions for lines of inquiry.
 
Join our team and help us tell the story of Australian democracy.
 
Susan Ryan became part of the political system so that she could help make a fairer world for women.
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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