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How parties and candidates campaign for your vote.
Deep dive into stories about Old Parliament House, Australian history and democracy.
Stories and reflections from the day of the 1975 dismissal.
The Gurindji strike and its legacy explained.
In 1999 Australia voted no to replacing the Queen as our head of state with a president.
The start of the election process 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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