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An independent Australian website for news, investigations, analysis and opinion across politics, world affairs, business, society and culture.
An independent Australian website for news, investigations, analysis and opinion across politics, world affairs, business, society and culture.
Australians were asked to pick a song for the national anthem in 1977.
For the first time in Australian history, a governor-general dismissed a prime minister and government.
A 1937 referendum asked Australians if the Commonwealth should regulate air travel.
We love talking to new venues about hosting our Behind the Lines political cartoon exhibition.
The 1928 referendum asked Australians to change the way finances were managed by the Commonwealth and states.
Your guide to how often voters go to the polls.
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.
