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Learn more about your role in a healthy, balanced democracy.
Souvenirs and stories from Queen Elizabeth’s 1954 visit to Old Parliament House.
See the Clerk of the Senate's office as it was on the day of the 1975 dismissal.
Explore the surprisingly humble office where Gough Whitlam, Malcolm Fraser and Bob Hawke once led the country.
A meeting place that's always been the centre of the action.
Discover the inner workings of the public service.
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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