Trailblazing women in our democracy
Explore the significant contributions of women to our democracy.
This resource includes 9 creative and research activities that relate to Ladies in the house and History detective podcast episodes.

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This resource includes 9 creative and research activities that relate to Ladies in the house and History detective podcast episodes.
This poster identifies key concepts, competencies and knowledge indicators for media literacy.
The architect of Old Parliament House would be surprised to find this building still standing today!
In the 1951 referendum, Australia voted no on banning Communist ideology by the barest of margins.
Descriptions and sounds from the past.
Lift the handle and listen for the dial tone.
Old Parliament House was the home of Australia's government from 1927 to 1988.
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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