The Australian
The Australian, with its Saturday edition, The Weekend Australian, is a broadsheet newspaper published since 1964.
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The Australian, with its Saturday edition, The Weekend Australian, is a broadsheet newspaper published since 1964.
The start of the election process explained.
Barbecue snags and voting explained.
Browse all cartoonists featured in Behind the Lines.
Hear audio descriptions of political cartoons from Behind the Lines exhibitions.
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.
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