Your guide to misinformation and democracy.
Your guide to voting in Australian elections.
The 1928 referendum asked Australians to change the way finances were managed by the Commonwealth and states.
Explore political cartoons in Behind the Lines exhibitions online.
Our collection captures the ideas, movements, people and events of Australian democracy.
In 1999 Australia voted no to replacing the Queen as our head of state with a president.
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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