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In 1999 Australia voted no to replacing the Queen as our head of state with a president.

Our collection captures the ideas, movements, people and events of Australian democracy.

Australians were asked to vote on whether men in National Service could be deployed to fight in World War One.

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A 1937 referendum asked Australians if the Commonwealth should regulate air travel.

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