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A Black and White Issue

Scott Morrison is in Antarctica saying to penguins and a panda wearing a fake nose, 'and keep an eye out for any Chinese spies!'

The Coalition government pledged $804 million in funding for strategic and scientific programs in Antarctica, which included a plan to fly surveillance drones and long-range helicopters over the continent. China, which has been expanding its own programs in Antarctica, condemned the plan as part of the ‘Morrison government’s anti-China agenda’.

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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