NAIDOC week
Explore a range of exciting activity ideas to celebrate NAIDOC week.
This matrix has activities, recipes and our list of favourite First Nations picture books.
MoAD and the Courtyard Cafe are open. Some exhibitions and rooms are closed for essential building works. Learn more
This matrix has activities, recipes and our list of favourite First Nations picture books.
Hear the stories of significant First Nations Australians who have worked to create democratic change.
How the head of the government can lose their position.
The way parties choose their leaders is a critical part of the parliamentary system, with basic principles.
Australians were asked to vote on whether men in National Service could be deployed to fight in World War One.
How referendum votes differ between Australia and Britain.
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. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should be aware that this website may contain images, voices and names of deceased people.
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