NAIDOC week
Explore a range of exciting activity ideas to celebrate NAIDOC week.
This matrix has activities, recipes and our list of favourite First Nations picture books.
MoAD and the Courtyard Cafe are open. The House of Representatives chamber will be closed from 3-5 November for an event. Some exhibitions and rooms are closed for essential building works. Learn more
This matrix has activities, recipes and our list of favourite First Nations picture books.
A 1937 referendum asked Australians if the Commonwealth should regulate air travel.
Our volunteers are ambassadors for MoAD, sharing the stories of Old Parliament House.
Wikileaks' Julian Assange is convicted under the US Espionage Act, his supporters see him as a whistleblower.
How the Second World War influenced changes to Australian immigration.
Visit MoAD from your classroom and get young people talking about democracy, leadership and sustainability.
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