Finding our heart
Learn about First Nations culture, history and traditions.
Finding our heart, by Thomas Mayor with illustrations by Blak Douglas, encourages us all to understand the past so that we can create a shared future.
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Finding our heart, by Thomas Mayor with illustrations by Blak Douglas, encourages us all to understand the past so that we can create a shared future.
In remembrance of Tom Uren.
For Simultaneous Storytime 2024, repurpose objects to design and create new art.
We make a house out of cardboard with lights that we can switch off.
A beloved toy koala gifted to Australia's 100,000th British post-war migrant.
Tells the story of the conservation of Sir Edmund Barton's coatee.
How a referendum compares to a plebiscite.
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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