The Australia Institute
The Australia Institute is one of the country’s most influential public policy think tanks.
The Australia Institute is one of the country’s most influential public policy think tanks.
For the first time in Australian history, a governor-general dismissed a prime minister and government.
The 1928 referendum asked Australians to change the way finances were managed by the Commonwealth and states.
Australians were asked to pick a song for the national anthem in 1977.
How it works, why it matters and the power of your role in it.
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.
